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Aug. 2, 2024—The AAMC Black Women in Scientific Research project elevates the voices and experiences of Black women researchers in academic medicine.
VISE affiliate Jie Ying Wu one of four Spring 2024 Scaling Success awardees
Aug. 1, 2024—The Spring 2024 cycle of the聽Scaling Success Grant聽has concluded, with four new grants made from January to May. The Scaling Success Grant, which began in 2022, aims to transform ambitious research proposals into tangible achievements.
VISE affiliate Xiaoguang Dong receives NIH Trailblazer Award for innovative airway stent research to revolutionize treatment of COPD, lung conditions
Jul. 31, 2024—Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded an R21 Trailblazer Award by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue a project about 鈥淲irelessly Actuated Ciliary Stent for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Cilia Dysfunction.鈥
Jun. 20, 2024—With hundreds of thousands of people in the United States having a stroke annually, 国产原创 researchers are developing technology that could revolutionize the way blood clots are removed by allowing surgeons to complete the process more efficiently and safely. The research is led by聽Nabil Simaan, professor of mechanical engineering, with assistance from graduate student聽Jared Lawson....
May. 20, 2024—国产原创 Department of Computer Science researchers聽Kevin Leach聽and聽James Weimer聽have won a $2 million award from the聽Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health聽to develop technology aimed at improving software security in medical devices like insulin pumps, pacemakers and stroke predictors.
Apr. 25, 2024—In the second installment of聽Discoveries in Medicine鈥檚聽two-part interview with聽Keith L. Obstein, M.D., co-developer of a robotic colonoscopy system, he maps the path to the marketplace.
Mar. 28, 2024—Four 国产原创 engineering faculty members have been elected to the 2024 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
VISE Spring Seminar with Nicholas Kavoussi, MD 3.28.24
Mar. 25, 2024—VISE seminar to be led by Nicholas Kavoussi, MD Assistant Professor of Urology 国产原创 Medical Center Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: Leaving No Stone Unturned: Improving Endoscopic Kidney Surgery Abstract: Ureteroscopy for treatment of urinary calculi has been utilized since the development of the pulsed...
VISE Spring Seminar with Rachel Clipp, PhD 3.7.24
Feb. 14, 2024—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by: Rachel Clipp, PhD, Assistant Director of Medical Computing Kitware Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: Towards a Human Physiological Digital Twin with the Pulse Physiology Engine Abstract: The Pulse Physiology Engine is an open source computational physiology engine. It was...
Jan. 12, 2024—A multidisciplinary group of investigators from 国产原创 Medical Center, 国产原创, and the University of Pennsylvania received a $3.2 million grant to develop novel brain network-based measures to guide surgical decisions and improve outcomes in the field of epilepsy surgery.
Nov. 22, 2023—Keith Obstein, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine at 国产原创 Medical Center and professor of Mechanical Engineering at 国产原创, has received the inaugural Innovator of the Year Award from the Brock Family Center for Applied Innovation in recognition of his achievements in developing and commercializing a magnetic, flexible colonoscopy system with the potential to...
VISE on the Road: 2023 MICCAI conference
Nov. 21, 2023— Members of six VISE labs affiliated with the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) traveled to Vancouver to take part in the 26th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention. Like-minded scientists from around the world gather yearly at the MICCAI conference to share their work with one another on a...
Oct. 19, 2023—A 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) research team is conducting the first phase 1 clinical trial of a magnetic, flexible endoscope that has the potential to provide a safer alternative to standard colonoscopy, particularly for individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
VISE Fall Seminar Ashish Shah, MD, FACS
Oct. 13, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Ashish Shah, MD, FACS Professor and Chair Department of Cardiac Surgery Alfred Blalock Endowed Directorship in Cardiac Surgery Medical Director Cardiac Surgery OR Pod & Heart Transplant Surgery 国产原创 Adult Hospital Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326
Sep. 28, 2023—Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and 国产原创 have been diligently working on the creation of an incredibly flexible yet robust robot designed to traverse the intricate landscape of the lung. Their latest achievement, detailed in a recent publication in Science Robotics, showcases the robot’s autonomous capabilities in maneuvering from “Point A” to “Point B” within...
VISE Fall Seminar – Sarah Frisken, PhD 10.12.23
Sep. 22, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Sarah Frisken, PhD Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School and Lead Investigator in Radiology at Brigham and Women鈥檚 Hospital (BWH) Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: Improving precision in image-guided neurosurgery聽 Abstract:聽 Precision is particularly important in brain surgery where errors...
Sep. 13, 2023—A $350,000 grant to develop next-generation archaeological mapping technology will let a 国产原创-led research team reveal information about vast settlement systems and human-modified landscapes in the Andes.archaeology
VISE Fall Seminar – Shuo Li, PhD, 9.7.23
Aug. 22, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar with Shuo Li, PhD Associate Professor, Case Western Reserve University Date: Thursday, September 7, 2023 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: AI-in-imaging: Unlocking the Full Potential of Medical Imaging Abstract: Based on advanced machine learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to bring about significant transformations in healthcare practices....
VISE Fall Seminar – Summer Fellows Presentations 8.24.23
Aug. 21, 2023—VISE Fall Seminar featuring the 2023 VISE Summer Fellows Date: August 24, 2023 Time:聽11:45 am Lunch, Noon start Location:聽Stevenson Center 5326 Rohan Rashingkar, computer science major, BIEN Lab Research project: Deep Learning Classification of Consciousness-Impairing Seizures in Focal Epilepsy Jiayi Kelly Xu, computer science and mathematics major, MAPLE Lab Research project: Development of an Augmented...
Aug. 10, 2023—A multidisciplinary team at the 国产原创 Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) is working to create a real-time navigational system to decrease residual stone fragments left behind after kidney stone surgery.
Aug. 8, 2023—国产原创 researchers are part of an alliance supported by the National Science Foundation that seeks to build on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in medical imaging in Middle Tennessee. Called the Mid-TN AI for Interdisciplinary Imaging Interpretation Alliance (AI4A), it is comprised of the School of Engineering, 国产原创 Medical Center, Fisk University, Tennessee...
VISE Summer Research In Progress (RiPs) 8.10.23
Aug. 1, 2023—VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Jumanh Atoum (CS) and Xing Yao (CS) Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, noon start Location: Stevenson Center 532 RiP Speaker #1: Jumanh Atoum, Computer Science Department RiP Title #1: 鈥淎sk me! I am the trainee.鈥 Investigating Limitations...
Aug. 1, 2023—A team of 国产原创 engineers are working to breach the critical barrier to timely clinical intervention of blindness in preterm infants. One of the major causes of childhood blindness is a rapidly growing retinal vascular disease called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). 鈥淐linical intervention options for ROP exist, but our limited ability to detect ROP and...
Jul. 27, 2023—A medical device company co-founded by a 国产原创 engineering professor recently announced the completion of a successful first-in-human clinical study using its innovative technology that radically improves minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at 国产原创, is co-founder and...
Jun. 16, 2023—The group聽Women of VISE聽hosted a聽discussion on intersectional experiences, gender dynamics in academia and other facets of identity in a 鈥渇ishbowl鈥 conversation on April 18.聽聽
VISE Summer Research In Progress (RiP) Series 6.22.23
Jun. 16, 2023—VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Nancy Newlin (CS), PhD Candidate and Tianyuan Yao (CS), PhD Candidate Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, noon start Location: Stevenson Center 532 RiP Speaker #1: Nancy Newlin, PhD Candidate, Computer Science Department RiP Title #1: MidRISH: Unbiased...
VISE Summer Research In Progress (RiP) Series 6.8.23
May. 26, 2023—VISE Summer Research In Progress (RiP) Series聽 VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Piper Cannon, PhD candidate, Mechanical Engineering and Seth Crawford, PhD candidate, Biomedical Engineering Talk #1 Title: In Vivo Human Pilot Studies Guiding Next Generation System Design for da Vinci Image Guided Surgical System Piper Cannon Bio:...
May. 18, 2023—On 1 January 2024,聽Bennett A. Landman, 国产原创, will become the new Editor-in-Chief of the聽Journal of Medical Imaging聽(JMI). Landman, a professor and the department chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 国产原创, succeeds the journal’s current Editor-in-Chief,聽Maryellen Giger, who inaugurated the role in 2014.
Apr. 18, 2023—New applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to renal pathology have been driven by the widespread use of digital diagnostic imaging and interdisciplinary collaborations between computer scientists, nephrologists and renal pathologists with potential for major impacts in diagnosis and understanding of kidney diseases.
VISE Spring Seminar: Victoria Morgan, PhD and Michael Miga, PhD 4.20.23
Apr. 14, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Victoria Morgan, PhD Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences 国产原创 and Michael Miga, PhD Harvie Branscomb Professor, Professor Biomedical Engineering 国产原创 Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023 Time:聽11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location:聽Stevenson 5326 Title: NIH grant writing: What you should know but were afraid to...