SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: D. Keith McInnes, Health Law, Policy & Management, SPH Co-Pls: Thomas Byrne, Social Welfare Policy, SSW This project aims to develop text messaging interventions for homeless patients that will promote greater access to chronic disease self-management and outpatient care. To do so, the team will work with homeless patients […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Gerald Denis, Medicine, MED Co-Pls: Naomi Ko, Medicine, MED; Mayank Varia, RISCS This project aims to bridge the gap between available medical data and the regressive infrastructure of clinical data sharing. After analyzing datasets held by researchers at BU’s School of Medicine, the team will establish a common format […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Daniel Fulford, Occupational Therapy, SAR Co-Pls: Richard West, Computer Science, CAS; Yuting Zhang, Computer Science, MET Social isolation occurs as a result of mental health conditions such as depression and schizophrenia, which can lead to further disability and early mortality. Medication can reduce many symptoms of mental health conditions […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES Pl: Janusz Konrad, Electrical & Computer Engineering, ENG Co-Pls: Jordana Muroff, Clinical Practice, SSW This project aims to develop an objective, automatic, real-time method for rating room clutter from images according to the CIR scale. Currently, Hoarding Disorder symptoms are examined using a self-report and clinical review. The Clutter Image Rating […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Vijaya Kolachalama, Medicine, MED Co-PIs: Katya Ravid, Medicine, MED; Vipul Chitalia, Medicine, MED; David Salant, Medicine, MED The project proposes to use artificial intelligence (AI) methods to derive quantitative information from the kidney biopsy images that can guide the development of effective treatments. The burden of chronic kidney disease is enormous both for patients […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Gene Stanley, Physics, Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering and Physiology (CAS, ENG & MED) Co-PIs: Marc Howard, Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS; Howard Eichenbaum, Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS This project aims to study neural time series in a wide range of animal models and brain regions using sophisticated methods from statistical physics. […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: David Somers, Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS Co-PIs: David Osher, Psychological & Brain Sciences, CAS The project proposes the establishment of a reproducibility engine for neuroimagers, employing the power of the Massachusetts Open Cloud (MOC), which will empower researchers to easily and quickly analyze hundreds of subjects and either replicate, […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Noora Lori, International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies The project seeks to create the backend of the Urban Refuge, beta-test and launch the product in Amman in 2017. Urban Refuge is a smartphone application providing refugees with new tools for navigating insecurity and managing crises. Furthermore, Urban Refuge […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Kirill Korolev, Physics, CAS Co-PIs: Daniel Segre, Biology, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Engineering (CAS & ENG) The project aims to develop a computational tool that can use microbial genomes to predict microbial interactions and ultimately ecosystem dynamics. Beyond prediction, this computational tool will be used to develop design principles for artificial […]
SPRING 2017 RESEARCH INCUBATION AWARDEES PI: Adam Guren, Economics, CAS This project seeks to create a scalable structural database that allows for relational queries to make the Nielsen data more easily used for research. This project will have broader impacts across Boston University as many faculty across the university have expressed interest in extracting from […]