BOTLab receives B-BIC pilot grant for optical cardio-pulmonary monitoring
The BOSTON BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION CENTER has awarded the BOTLab a pilot grant to accelerate our ultra-fast frequency domain diffuse optical technology towards commercialization
Category: Lab Updates
BOTLab gets $240k from American Cancer Society (ACS)
The ACS has awarded the BOTLab a new Mission Boost grant to move our wearable breast cancer probe to the clinic. See more about the Mission Boost Mechanism here: https://www.cancer.org/research/we-fund-cancer-research/apply-research-grant/grant-types/mission-boost-grants.html
American Cancer Society publishes an article on our wearable tech
See this great article about our wearable tech on the ACS website https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/new-device-aims-to-use-light-to-predict-how-well-chemotherapy-treats-breast-cancer.html
Fei Teng defends his Ph.D.
Fei Teng (ECE) successfully defended his Ph.D. on August 9th!
The BOTLab’s first Ph.D. student successfully defends
Yanyu Zhao successfully defended his Ph.D. on July 10. Congratulations to Yanyu! Yanyu is staying with the BOTLab as a postdoc in the near-term.
Ph.D. student Syeda Tabassum wins best-paper runner up at SPIE Photonics West
see the bottom of the page: https://spie.org/PWB/conferencedetails/breast-and-reproductive-systems?SSO=1
Ph.D. student Hannah Peterson is awarded an F31 fellowship for her work in imaging pediatric sarcoma
Hannah has received 3 years of funding from the prestigious F31 mechanism for her project: “Clinical Feasibility of Chemotherapy Monitoring for Sarcoma with Diffuse Optical Spectroscopic Imaging”
Roblyer visits University of Sao Paulo, in Sao Carlos, Brazil
Professor Roblyer visited the University of Sao Paulo in Sao Carlos over spring break. He gave a seminar on BOTLab work, and got to learn all about the fabulous research in photodynamic therapy happening at the center. Thanks To Cristina Kurachi for hosting.
BOTlab research featured on Department of Defense (DOD) CDMRP website
Link to DOD article
Kavon Karrobi awarded a F99/K00 from the NCI
Botlab Ph.D. student Kavon Karrobi was recently awarded a prestigious F99/K00 from the NCI. This is a new mechanism that provides support for both Ph.D. work and a postdoctoral fellowship. From the NCI: The NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition (F99/K00) Award supports outstanding Ph.D. and other Research Doctoral candidates complete their dissertation research training […]