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New NIH Award Supporting Research on Bladder Cancer Surgical Treatment
Jul. 9, 2013—The National Institute of Health has awarded the Advanced Robotics and Mechanism Applications (ARMA) a two year grant for exploratory research on use of snake-like robots for resection of bladder cancer tumors. This research is lead by Dr. Nabil Simaan (Department of Mechanical Engineering) and Dr. Duke S. Herrell (Department of Urology). This project focuses...
ViSE Researchers Awarded NIH R01 for Robotic Skull Base Surgery
Jul. 8, 2013—A team of ViSE researchers including Dr. Kyle Weaver, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and Dr. Paul Russell, Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology led by Dr. Robert Webster, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering were recently awarded a National Institutes of Health R01 grant to support a project entitled “Robotic Natural Orifice Skull Base Surgery.” The objective of this...
ViSE Seminar Series: Sacral Neuromodulation in Children For Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction: preliminary results, SC 5326, Tuesday July 9, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Jul. 8, 2013—Title: Sacral Neuromodulation in Children For Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction: Preliminary results Speaker: Dr. John C. Pope, IV, MD, Professor of Urologic Surgery; Pediatrics, VUMC Date: ****TUESDAY****, July 9, 2013 Time: 11:50am social, noon start Place: Stevenson Center 5326 Project abstract: Purpose: Sacral neuromodulation for refractory urinary dysfunction in pediatrics has shown promising results. We...
Olympus International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS) Best Paper Award
Jun. 28, 2013—Another interdisciplinary medicine and engineering collaboration receives award! Ramya Balachandran research assistant professor and member of the Vanderbilt Initiative in Surgery and Engineering (ViSE), was awarded with the OLYMPUS ISCAS Best Paper Award at the 17th Annual Conference of the International Society for Computer Aided Surgery (ISCAS) held June 26-29 in Heidelberg Germany. Her co-authors...
ViSE Researchers Awarded R01 for Robotic Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
Jun. 27, 2013—A team of ViSE researchers led by Dr. Robert Webster was recently awarded a National Institutes of Health R01 grant to support a project entitled “Safe, rapid access to the internal auditory canal for acoustic neuroma.” This project proposes to apply image-guided parallel robotic technology to assist surgeons with acoustic neuroma surgery. The core hypothesis of...
ViSE Seminar Series:Dream big and think small: Opportunities and challenges in minimally invasive neurosurgical oncology , SC 5326, Thursday June 27, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Jun. 19, 2013—ViSE Seminar Series Dream big and think small: Opportunities and challenges in minimally invasive neurosurgical oncology Thursday June 27, 2013 Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Speaker: Lola B. Chambless, M.D. Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery Assistant Residency Program Director, Department of Neurological Surgery Vanderbilt University School of Medicine Abstract: Minimally...
ViSE Seminar Series: IOHO (in our humble opinions): NIH Grant Tips, Experiences, & Review, SC 5326, Thursday June 13, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Jun. 7, 2013—Title: IOHO (in our humble opinions): NIH Grant Tips, Experiences, & Review Speakers: Melissa Skala, Bob Webster, and Mike Miga Date: June 13, 2013 Time: 11:50 social, noon seminar start Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Abstract: This seminar will be an overview of grant-writing mechanisms, submission strategies, and understanding the process of review for federal funding...
ViSE Seminar Series: Computational modeling of vocal fold vibration for basic and clinical applications in laryngology, SC 5326, Thursday May 30, 11:50. Lunch provided.
May. 20, 2013—ViSE Seminar Series Computational modeling of vocal fold vibration for basic and clinical applications in laryngology Thursday May 30, 2013 Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Speakers: Bernard Rousseau, Ph.D., CCC-SLP Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology Assistant Professor of Hearing and Speech Sciences Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Director, Laryngeal Biology Laboratory...
Seminars of Interest to ViSE
May. 14, 2013—Upcoming opportunities to learn more about research funding support, May 21 and 22. SBIR / STTR Workshop, May 21st 9:30am – noon, Stevenson 5326, School of Engineering, Vanderbilt University Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a competitive but growing program that encourages researchers and domestic small businesses to engage in collaborative Research/Research and Development...
ViSE 2013 Summer Seminar Series
May. 9, 2013—The 2013 ViSE Summer Seminar Series features an exciting line-up of educational and informative presentations: May 30, 2013 Haxoiang Luo, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Bernard Rousseau, Department of Otolaryngology SC – 5326, 11:50-1:10pm June 13, 2013 NIH Grant Writing & Review Workshop; Melissa Skala, Bob Webster, & Mike Miga SC – 5326, 11:50-1:10 June...
ViSE Seminar Series: Medical Image Processing and Visualization in Virtual Environments, SC 5326, Thursday May 2, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Apr. 26, 2013—ViSE Seminar Series: Medical Image Processing and Visualization in Virtual Environments Thursday May 2, 2013 Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Speaker: Bennett Landman PhD Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Abstract: This intensive hands-on course explored the use of and interaction with medical imaging data in immersive virtual environments....
ViSE Seminar Series: Robotic Transurethral Prostatectomy. SC 5326, Tuesday April 30, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Apr. 24, 2013—ViSE Seminar Series: Robotic Transurethral Prostatectomy Tuesday April 30, 2013 Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Speakers: Duke Herrell, MD; Urology Robert Webster, PhD; Mechanical Engineering Abstract: The overarching objective of our research is a teleoperated robotic system capable of removing the entire prostate (radical prostatectomy) via the urethra. Our proposed...
ViSE Seminar Series: Investigational Device Exemptions: What Level of Oversight is Required for Your Human Subjects Device Research? SC 5326, Thursday April 25, 11:50. Lunch provided.
Apr. 15, 2013—ViSE Seminar Series: Investigational Device Exemptions: What Level of Oversight is Required for Your Human Subjects Device Research? SC 5326, Thursday April 25, 11:50. Lunch provided. Speaker: Presented by Barbara Gibson, Regulatory Affairs Officer; Vanderbilt Human Research Protection Program Location: Stevenson Center 5326; Time: 11:50 (lunch), noon (seminar start) Abstract: An overview of FDA and...
Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (AQL) Best Paper Award
Apr. 15, 2013—Another interdisciplinary medicine and engineering collaboration receives award! The Otolaryngology and Mechanical Engineering collaboration received the 10th International Conference on Advances in Quantitative Laryngology, Voice and Speech Research (AQL) Best Paper Award. Papers were judged by a multi-disciplinary award committee to have the greatest positive impact on the overall mission of AQL and were scored based on...
NSF pre-doctoral fellowship awarded
Apr. 15, 2013—Congratulations to Richard Hendrick, Ph.D student in Mechanical Engineering and ViSE affiliate, for being awarded an NSF pre-doctoral fellowship. Hendrick was funded through a one-year ViSE grant prior to his NSF fellowship award. His research is in surgical robotics, and specifically in minimally invasive urologic surgery. He is advised by Prof. Robert Webster.