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VISE Fall Seminar with Ilker Hacihaliloglu, Ph.D.,11.7.24
Oct. 8, 2024—Join us for our next Fall Seminar with our guest, Ilker Hacihaliloglu, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Radiology Department of Medicine University of British Columbia, Canada Co-founder of PONS Inc. Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 11:45 for lunch; noon start Title: AI-integrated point of care ultrasound imaging for decentralized healthcare Abstract: Noncommunicable...
Quest to develop fully autonomous surgical robot attracts award up to $12 million from ARPA-H
Sep. 24, 2024—A surgical robot capable of performing an entire surgery without human intervention: That’s the goal of a landmark, multi-institution project being led by a Vanderbilt engineer that recently received an award up to $12 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).
VISE Fall Seminar with Victoria Morgan, PhD
Sep. 19, 2024—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Victoria Morgan, PhD Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Biomedical Engineering Neurology and Neurological Surgery Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, October 3, 2024 Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Time: 11:45 for lunch; noon start Title: MRI network neuroplasticity in focal epilepsy: biomarkers and beyond Abstract: Patients...
VISE Seminer with Garrett Coyan, MD, MS
Aug. 28, 2024—Join us for our next VISE Fall Seminar with Garrett Coyan, MD, MS Assistant Professor of Cardiac Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, September 5, 2024 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, talk starts at noon Location: Stevenson Center 5326 Title: Bioinspired Heart Valve Design: A Tale of Medical Device Development and...
Jie Ying Wu research focusing on eye-gaze tracking system could dramatically improve kidney stone surgery training
Aug. 26, 2024—When kidney stone surgery is performed using an endoscope, about a fourth of those patients will require a repeat surgery within 20 months due to residual stone fragments being left behind. These remaining pieces can lead to obstruction, pain, kidney injury and recurrent infections. Gaining and assessing surgical experience in endoscopic kidney stone surgery is...
AAMC highlights six Black women in scientific research including VISE affiliate Audrey Bowden
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 Scaling Success Grant 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 “Wirelessly Actuated Ciliary Stent for Minimally Invasive Treatment of Cilia Dysfunction.”
VISE affiliates’ novel catheter-based technology to make endovascular procedures more efficient and safe
Jun. 20, 2024—With hundreds of thousands of people in the United States having a stroke annually, Vanderbilt 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 Nabil Simaan, professor of mechanical engineering, with assistance from graduate student Jared Lawson....
Vanderbilt Researchers receive $2 million ARPA-H award to improve software security in medical devices
May. 20, 2024—Vanderbilt Department of Computer Science researchers Kevin Leach and James Weimer have won a $2 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop technology aimed at improving software security in medical devices like insulin pumps, pacemakers and stroke predictors.
Robotic System Aims to Democratize Colonoscopy
Apr. 25, 2024—In the second installment of Discoveries in Medicine’s two-part interview with Keith L. Obstein, M.D., co-developer of a robotic colonoscopy system, he maps the path to the marketplace.
VISE Affiliates Dawant, Klein-Gardner, Landman elected as new AIMBE fellows
Mar. 28, 2024—Four Vanderbilt University 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 Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: 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: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: 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...
VISE affiliates receive NIH grant to fund novel brain network approach to improve epilepsy surgery
Jan. 12, 2024—A multidisciplinary group of investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, 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.
VISE affiliate Keith Obstein receives inaugural Brock Family Center Innovator of the Year Award
Nov. 22, 2023—Keith Obstein, MD, MPH, professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University, 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 Vanderbilt 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...
VISE-affiliated researchers conduct phase 1 trial of novel magnetic endoscope for colonoscopies
Oct. 19, 2023—A Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital Date: Thursday, October 26, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326
Targeted cancer therapy: AI-powered robot navigating lung tissue
Sep. 28, 2023—Researchers from UNC-Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt University 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’s Hospital (BWH) Date: Thursday, October 12, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Improving precision in image-guided neurosurgery Abstract: Precision is particularly important in brain surgery where errors...
Wernke and Huo awarded NEH grant to conduct the largest archaeological imagery survey in the Western Hemisphere using AI
Sep. 13, 2023—A $350,000 grant to develop next-generation archaeological mapping technology will let a Vanderbilt-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: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: 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: 11:45 am Lunch, Noon start Location: 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...
VISE team works to develop 3D navigation system to better treat kidney stones
Aug. 10, 2023—A multidisciplinary team at the Vanderbilt 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.
VISE affiliates part of an alliance supported by the NSF to boost AI-imaging in Middle Tennessee
Aug. 8, 2023—Vanderbilt 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, Vanderbilt University 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: “Ask me! I am the trainee.” Investigating Limitations...
VISE affiliates awarded $2.3M NIH grant to combat childhood blindness
Aug. 1, 2023—A team of Vanderbilt 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). “Clinical intervention options for ROP exist, but our limited ability to detect ROP and...
VISE Affiliate Robert Webster’s company makes successful first-in-human clinical study using novel device for endoscopic surgery
Jul. 27, 2023—A medical device company co-founded by a Vanderbilt 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 Vanderbilt University, is co-founder and...
Q&A: Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering hosts discussion on intersectionality, gender dynamics and identity
Jun. 16, 2023—The group Women of VISE hosted a discussion on intersectional experiences, gender dynamics in academia and other facets of identity in a “fishbowl” conversation on April 18.