by | Oct 22, 2019 | Kharasch, Evan, Morrissey, Jeremiah, Singamaneni, Srikanth, Tadepalli, Sirimuvva
— Technology Description
An interdisciplinary team of researchers at Washington University have developed a sensitive, shelf-stable, label-free system for quickly quantifying biomarkers in point-of-care settings (e.g., office, ambulance or battlefield). Localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) off…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Colditz, Graham, Corcoran, Heather
— Zuum is a health-risk assessment software that serves as a prognostic for various types of cancer.
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Dodt, Jeremy, Hughes, Scott, Mantia, Jill, Melnek, Christine, Reynolds, Steven, Whipple, Toni
— Background: Current EHR systems require that scheduling changes are performed by the scheduling team acting as a “hub”. The provider is unable to see availability of rooms and resources, especially of those that open up due to pending cancellations. This results in inefficiencies that co…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Chen, Hong, Dunn, Gavin, Leuthardt, Eric, Petti, Allegra
— Background: The American Brain Tumor Association reports that about 80,000 of the estimated 700,000 Americans that live with a brain tumor have been diagnosed in 2017. The surgery required for a traditional brain tumor biopsy entails making a hole in the skin and skull, placing a needle probe, and r…
by | Oct 22, 2019 | Banan, Babak, Chapman Sr., William, Lin, Yiing
— Background: In the U.S., ~15,000 adults and children are medically approved for a liver transplant and ~6,000 liver transplants are performed each year. Unfortunately, 30% of donor livers are unsuitable for transplantation while 1,500 patients per year die waiting for liver a transplant. The high de…