Category: Kudos
Siu and team receive patent for simulator
Joseph Siu, PhD, along with Carl Nelson, PhD, and Hesham Ali, PhD, recently received a patent for a Portable Camera Aided Simulator (PortCAS) for Minimally Invasive Surgical Training. PortCAS is the first product their research team developed in their start-up company, Adeptus Interactive, currently incubated in UNeTECH. PortCAS is a portable and low-cost trainer for […]
Jul 1, 2022

MLS faculty receive EchoInnovation Grant
Medical Laboratory Science faculty Marnie Imhoff and Linsey Donner, PhD, were recently awarded $5,000 by the 2022 Echo360 Innovation Grant Program. The EchoInnovation Grant focuses on providing software solutions that will help teachers and trainers develop engaging practices that improve learner outcomes. The grant provides financial support to implement one of the following products: Dojo360, […]
Jun 23, 2022

American Lung Association funds grant to study nutrition and asthma in pregnant women
Jana Ponce, PhD, and Corri Hanson, PhD, are co-investigators on the recently funded grant, “Influence of Omega-3 Status on Asthma Health During Pregnancy,” from the American Lung Association. This 2-year, $95,000 grant is a collaboration with Mount Sinai and Duke University. Dr. Hanson explains the study in layman’s terms: Pregnant women with asthma are at […]
Jun 22, 2022

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