Akemi Martins Higa

Akemi Martins Higa is currently pursuing the bachelor’s degree in biological sciences from the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Sorocaba, Brazil. She was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1992. She joined the GNN Research Group in 2012, studying the immobilization of enzymes on atomic force microscopy tips. Since 2013, she has studied the development of quantum dots functionalization techniques to cover them with biomolecules, such as antibodies and antigens. The main purpose of her studies with the group is to develop a nanobiosensor that promotes an accurate and early diagnosis for multiple sclerosis disease.