Justin T. Baca
Contact
jtbaca@salud.unm.edu
Phone: 505 272-0430
Mailing Address
MSC11 6025
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM 87131-1070
Associate Professor
Emergency Medicine
Education
M.D. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, 2009
Ph.D. University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, Chemistry, 2007
A.B. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, Chemistry and Physics, 2001
Biography
Dr. Baca’s research focuses on developing point-of-care diagnostics and devices. As a practicing emergency medicine physician with a research background in analytical chemistry, he works with a broad range of clinicians, scientist, and engineers to develop and test new technologies in a clinical setting. His recent work includes developing a hand-held sensor for rapid detection of Ebola virus, developing a device to aid in transporting bariatric patients, and developing an autonomous autoinjector to reverse opioid overdose.
He is also currently developing microneedle technologies to extract and analyze interstitial fluid. The overall goal of the project is to develop wearable, minimally invasive sensors to monitor biochemical changes in vivo. As a CTSC KL2 scholar, he is applying this technology to understand the development of chronic pain in acute inflammatory neuritis.
