THE CURRENT ISSUE IS THAT MOST SEAFOOD IMPORTED INTO THE US IS NOT CHECKED FOR ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES DESPITE BEING PRODUCED ABROAD IN FARMS THAT PROPHYLACTICALLY USE ANTIBIOTICS TO PREVENT INFECTIONS AND OPTIMIZE GROWTH. ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES IN SEAFOOD CAN CAUSE ANTIBIOTIC DRUG RESISTANCE IN PEOPLE, WHICH IS WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO ROUTINELY MONITOR AND LIMIT THEIR OCCURRENCE. CURRENTLY, HOWEVER, ROUTINE MONITORING OF IMPORTED SEAFOOD PRODUCTS IS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO TECHNOLOGICAL LIMITATIONS. THIS PROPOSAL SEEKS TO OVERCOME THIS TECHNOLOGICAL LIMITATION BY DEVELOPING A NOVEL HAND-HELD DEVICE THAT ENABLES RAPID ISOLATION AND DETECTION OF SEVERAL ANTIBIOTICS OF CONCERN IN SEAFOOD WITH A CELL PHONE CAMERA. THE RESEARCH ALSO AIMS TO UTILIZE THIS TECHNOLOGY TO THOROUGHLY INVESTIGATE THE OCCURRENCE OF ANTIBIOTIC CONTAMINATION IN IMPORTED SEAFOOD PRODUCTS. ENABLING ROUTINE MONITORING OF ANTIBIOTIC RESIDUES IN SEAFOOD WILL ALLOW US TO UNDERSTAND THE EXTENT OF RESIDUE CONTAMINATION IN IMPORTED SEAFOOD WITHIN THE US, WHILE BETTER EMPOWERING REGULATORY AGENCIES AND SUPPLIERS TO ENSURE THAT NON-CONTAMINATED SEAFOOD REACHES CONSUMERS. ULTIMATELY, THIS RESEARCH MAY HELP REDUCE THE BURDEN OF ANTIBIOTIC DRUG RESISTANCE CONTRIBUTED BY SEAFOOD IMPORTS, WHICH CURRENTLY ACCOUNT FOR AT LEAST 80% OF SEAFOOD CONSUMED IN THE US.