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VISE affiliates secure $3 million NIH grant to study sustained attention in epilepsy patients
Aug. 28, 2019—A team led by a neurosurgeon-scientist and an engineering professor who specializes in techniques for analyzing functional neuroimaging data has received a $3 million basic research grant (R01) from the NIH to study disturbances in brain networks related to attention lapses and cognitive deficits in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Dr. Dario Englot and...
Aug. 14, 2019—A Feasibility Study on Central Airway Obstruction Removal
VISE affiliate receives Early Career Award
Jul. 25, 2019—Catie Chang, PhD, has received the 2019 Early Career Achievement Award from a society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. Chang, an assistant professor of computer science, electrical engineering and computer engineering, was honored this week at the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBS) conference. Specifically, the award cites her 鈥渋nnovative聽contributions...
Jul. 18, 2019—国产原创 collaborators focused on minimally invasive prostate surgery are developing an endoscopic robotic system with two-handed dexterity at a much smaller scale than existing options.
Jul. 16, 2019—Three engineering faculty have been named to the Center for Teaching鈥檚 Junior Faculty Teaching Fellows program. Audrey Bowden Audrey Bowden, associate professor of biomedical engineering and associate professor of electrical engineering; Justus Ndukaife, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science; and Ipek Oguz, assistant professor of computer science and computer engineering; will receive $2,000...
Jun. 28, 2019—Eleven faculty-led proposals have been selected by the Office of the Provost for 2019 Discovery Grants, which advance new ideas and cutting-edge scholarship in the university鈥檚 core disciplines.
Jun. 17, 2019—The聽国产原创 Data Science Institute聽welcomed its first cohort of undergraduate summer research fellows in early June. The Data Science Institute Summer Research Program aims to engage students who are interested in data science-related research with 国产原创 faculty.
VISE Summer Seminar – Irina Roof, PhD
Jun. 6, 2019—VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Irina P. Roof, PhD Staff Applications Scientist, Zeus Industrial Products, Inc. Date: June 20, 2019 Time: noon lunch, 12:10 p.m. start Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Title: 鈥淧olymer Extrusions in Catheter Based Delivery Devices: an Introduction to Materials, Properties and...
May. 17, 2019—The faculty members will hold the title of Chancellor Faculty Fellow for two years and will be supported by an unrestricted allocation of funds which can be used to support innovative research, scholarship and creative expression activities that advance the career of the awardee.
Two VISE affiliates named 2019 NSF Graduate Fellows
Apr. 22, 2019—Two biomedical engineering graduate students who participate in the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering have received three-year fellowships from the National Science Foundation. The prestigious awards aim to identify individuals who will contribute significantly to scientific innovation and teaching. Sarah Goodale, a VISE affiliate in the Chang Lab, said she is extremely honored to...
Apr. 15, 2019—The 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) team of Robert Webster III, PhD, and Duke Herrell, MD, have received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop a new surgical robot for endoscopic transurethral prostatectomy.
Apr. 10, 2019—Researchers from the School of Engineering and 国产原创 Medical Center are working to improve outcomes for children with significant hearing loss by providing individualized, prescription-like programming for their cochlear implants.
Apr. 5, 2019—Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos聽presented prestigious university awards to seven faculty members at the Spring Faculty Assembly. The awards recognize teaching, research, service and commitment to diversity, and recipients are honored for their contributions and commitment to the university.
VISE affiliate takes part in Capitol Visit Day with the OSA Foundation
Apr. 5, 2019—An assistant professor of biomedical engineering was part of the National Photonics Initiative delegation for Capitol Visit Day. Yuankai Kenny Tao, a VISE affiliate and director of the DIIGI Lab, was invited by the Optical Society of America Foundation (OSAF). 鈥淚t was a really unique opportunity to understand the research and development funding priorities, not...
VISE affiliates to develop hand-held surgical robot for minimally invasive prostate surgery
Apr. 2, 2019—The 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) team of Robert Webster III PhD and Duke Herrell MD is developing a surgical robot for endoscopic transurethral prostatectomy. The collaboration between a mechanical engineer (Webster) and a urologic surgeon (Herrell) resulted in an award of $2.1 million from a National Institutes of Health R01 grant to...