Biography

Seda is a molecular biologist with postgraduate training in molecular life sciences and global health. She previously held roles at FIND before joining the Denkinger group as Technology Lead for the R2D2 TB Network initiative. Now leading a research group in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at the Heidelberg University Hospital, she focuses on advancing diagnostics for infectious diseases in resource-limited settings through innovation and evidence-based solutions.

Expertise

TB Diagnostics
Public Health

Key Impacts

Leveraging oral swab-based molecular diagnostics for scalable TB detection

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024
Bridging the gap: Strategic integration of near-point of care NAAT tests to achieve universal TB diagnosis coverage

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024
Pulmonary Tuberculosis Detection with the Pluslife MiniDock MTB Test and Molbio Truenat Ultima Using Tongue and Sputum Swabs

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024
Drug resistance detection from swab samples - A proof of principle pilot study using Molbio Truenat MTB-RIF-Dx and MTB-INH assays

Impact details available upon request.

Source: Conference 2024

Research Summaries