2011 Phase I - Coulter Translational Research Award Recipients

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2011 Phase I

2011 Coulter Translational Research Award Recipients

Career Awardee: Tejal Desai
Clinical CO-Investigator: Robert Bhisitkul
Institution: University of California, San Francisco
Project Title: Nanostructured Thin Film Devices for Intraocular Drug Delivery

Career Awardee: Michael Detamore
Clinical CO-Investigator: Vincent Key
Institution: Kansas University
Project Title: Microsphere-Based Gradient Plugs for Osteochondral Regeneration

Career Awardee: Andreas Hielscher
Clinical CO-Investigator: Rajeev Dayal
Institution: Columbia University
Project Title: Optical Tomographic Imaging of Peripheral Arterial Disease in Diabetic Patients

Career Awardee: Arash Kheradvar
Clinical CO-Investigator: Elaine Tseng
Institution: University of California, Irvine
Project Title: Development of a Novel Self-expandable Bioprosthetic Heart Valve for Percutaneous Delivery and Implantation

Career Awardee: Katherine Kuchenbecker
Clinical CO-Investigator: David Lee
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Project Title: Vibrotactile and Auditory Feedback for Robotic Minimally Invasive Surgery

Career Awardee: Jennifer Laurence
Clinical CO-Investigator: Parvesh Kumar
Institution: Kansas University
Project Title: Targeted Delivery of Platinum to Treat Head and Neck Cancer Using an Inline Metal-binding Tag

Career Awardee: Marian McCord
Clinical CO-Investigator: Melanie Joy
Institution: North Carolina State University
Project Title: Hemofiltration Device for Hyperphosphatemia Treatment

Career Awardee: James McGrath
Clinical CO-Investigator: Jeremy Taylor
Institution: University of Rochester
Project Title: Silicon Nanomembranes for Wearable Hemodialysis Systems

Career Awardee: Prabhas Moghe
Clinical CO-Investigator: Renu Virmani
Institution: Rutgers University
Project Title: NanoLipoBlockers: Designing A New Class of Atherosclerotic Plaque-Passivating Coronary Devices

Career Awardee: Scott Nyberg
Clinical CO-Investigator: Gregory Gores
Institution: Mayo Graduate School - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
Project Title: Spheroid Reservoir Bioartificial Liver using Primary Human Hepatocytes from FAH-Deficient Pigs

Career Awardee: Jenna Rickus
Clinical CO-Investigator: Raghavendra Mirmira
Institution: Purdue University
Project Title: Biosilicification of Pancreatic Islets to Treat Diabetes

Career Awardee: Christopher Rylander
Clinical CO-Investigator: John Robertson
Institution: Virginia Tech
Project Title: Fiberoptic Microneedle Device for Malignant Glioma (MG) Therapy

Career Awardee: Shramik Sengupta
Clinical CO-Investigator: John Pardalos
Institution: University of Missouri, Colombia
Project Title: Electrical System for Accelerated Blood Cultures

Career Awardee: Balaji Sitharaman
Clinical CO-Investigator: Jeffrey Hellinger
Institution: Stony Brook University
Project Title: Pre-clinical Evaluation of Carbon Nanostructure-Based High-Performance Contrast Agent for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Career Awardee: Nitish Thakor
Clinical CO-Investigator: Peter Gehlback
Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Project Title: Low Cost Retinal Imager for Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy

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