Research Interests
Biomedical engineering, biophotonics, women's cancers, global health, engineering design
Selected Grants
Duke Research Training Program in Surgical Oncology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2024 - 2029A single shot therapy will accelerate the elimination of breast cancer
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2024 - 2028The Duke Preparing Research scholars In bioMEdical sciences (PRIME): Cancer Research Program
ResearchPreceptor · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2023 - 2028Development of CapCell Scope for Metabolic Imaging of Tissue Heterogeneity and Therapy Response
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2028Technology-enabled Single-Visit Model for Cervical Cancer Prevention at the Community Level
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 2022 - 2027Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health - BIRCWH
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2027Duke Center for Advancement of Child Health (CAtCH).
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026Understanding metabolic and vascular vulnerabilities of residual disease in triple negative breast cancer to inform on treatment strategies
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2023 - 2025Increasing Accessibility of Laparoscopic Surgery in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2025Duke Women's Reproductive Health Research Scholars
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · 2020 - 2025Partnership to establish a practice based network to assess for head and neck cancers using a low-cost portable flexible nasopharyngoscope
ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2025Ignite: Empowering Local Students through STEM Curricula
Institutional SupportPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Burroughs Wellcome Fund · 2020 - 2024Novel see and treat strategies for cervical cancer prevention in low-resource settings
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2024Closing the gap between identification and treatment of cervical abnormalities in Lima, Peru through integration of pocket colposcopy, telemedicine and visual counseling
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by US Agency for International Development · 2019 - 2023Translational Research in Surgical Oncology
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2002 - 2022Culturally appropriate screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer in East Africa
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2021HOPE: Women helping women fight cervical cancer through self-HPV and VIA testing
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Prevent Cancer Foundation · 2020 - 2021A novel platform to image metabolic reprogramming of residual disease and recurrence in HER2+ breast cancer
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2020Enhanced ethanol ablation as a surgical-alternative for head and neck cancer treatment in resource-limited settings
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2020Training in Medical Imaging
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2020A novel strategy to see and treat breast cancer: translation to intra-operative breast margin assessment
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2019Development of a low-cost tool for self, speculum-free, automated cervical cancer screening
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by VentureWell · 2018 - 2019Towards a viable solution for a see and treat paradigm for cervical pre-cancer in East Africa
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2018Speculum-free gynecology with applications to primary and secondary prevention of cervical cancer
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina Biotechnology Center · 2017 - 2018A Novel Optical Spectral Imaging System for Rapid Imaging of Breast Tumor Margins
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2017Enhanced Design Experiences for Duke BME Students
Inst. Training Prgm or CMECo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2017Targeted Chemoprevention of Breast Cancer: From the Bench to Clinical Testing
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2015Harnessing the power of light to see and treat breast cancer
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command · 2009 - 2015Smart Optical Sensor for Detection of Cervical Cancer In the Developing World
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2015Automated Micromanufacturing for Optical Sensing and Computational Imaging, Metamaterials, and Quantum Computing
EquipmentCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Air Force Office of Scientific Research · 2012 - 2014A Fluorescence Histology System for In Vivo Breast Tumor Margin Assessment
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2011 - 2013Can Optical Spectroscopy Predict Early Treatment Response in Solid Tumors
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2012A Smart Fiber Optic Sensor for in Vivo Tissue Optical Spectroscopy
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2012Investigation of Anti-Angiogenic Mechanisms Using Novel Imaging Techniques
FellowshipMentor · Awarded by US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command · 2009 - 2012Diagnosis of Breast Cancer using Optical Spectroscopy
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2010Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Improving Breast Core Needle Biopsy
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command · 2006 - 2009Multi-Label Molecular FLIM of Breast Cancer
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2009Fiber Probe Design for Epithelial Precancer Detection
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2009Optical Spectroscopy and Multiphoton Imaging for the Diagnosis and Characterization of Hyperplasias in the Mouse Mammary Gland
FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command · 2005 - 2007Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy Guided Breast Needle Biopsy
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2005 - 2007External Relationships
- Calla health Foundation
- Zenalux Biomedical
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