Rik Dhar and Meni Wanunu 

Sponsor: KRI/DARPA

SNAPS: Stepper-Track Nanopore Array for Protein Sequencing 

This project develops a new technology to read the sequence of proteins directly, similar to how DNA sequencing works. The SNAPS platform uses tiny pores to analyze individual protein molecules in real time, overcoming major limitations of current methods that require large samples and cannot read long protein sequences intact. This breakthrough technology could rapidly detect engineered biological threats and advance personalized medicine by providing detailed protein information currently unavailable with existing tools.