Research Interests
Biophotonics, laser-excited luminescence spectroscopy, room temperature phosphorimetry, synchronous luminescence spectroscopy, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy, field environmental instrumentation, fiberoptics sensors, nanosensors, biosensors and biochips for the protection of the environment and the improvement of human health. More at vodinh.pratt.duke.edu
Selected Grants
RAPID System for Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancer in Low-Resource Settings
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027NINDS Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurosurgery
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2025Nanoplasmonic Biosensor Using Olfactory Receptor System: Phase 2
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2022 - 2025Molecular Biomarker Study: Duke Pilot Project-Phase II
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by VA San Diego Healthcare System · 2024 - 2024Plasmonic nanoparticle-mediated immunotherapy to treat metastatic cancer
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2024RAPID System for Early Detection of Head and Neck Cancer in Low-Resource Settings
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2027NINDS Research Education Programs for Residents and Fellows in Neurosurgery
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2025Nanoplasmonic Biosensor Using Olfactory Receptor System: Phase 2
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · 2022 - 2025Molecular Biomarker Study: Duke Pilot Project-Phase II
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by VA San Diego Healthcare System · 2024 - 2024Plasmonic nanoparticle-mediated immunotherapy to treat metastatic cancer
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2024Integrated Acoustofluidic Plasmonic Molecular Diagnostic System for Detecting MicroRNA Biomarkers
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2023Molecular Biomarker Study: Duke Pilot Project - Phase 1
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by VA San Diego Healthcare System · 2023 - 2023Postdoctoral Training in Genomic Medicine Research
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2023Product Development of the Vertical Integrated Flow Assay System Technology (VERIFAST) for Multiplex Pathogens Detection
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Arizona · 2020 - 2023Plasmonics-Enhanced Optical Imaging Systems for Bioenergy Research
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2018 - 2022CA181292 Targeted Gold Nanoparticles (AuNPs) for Potent Alpha-Particle Radiotherapy of Brain Cancer
ResearchMentor · Awarded by United States Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity · 2019 - 2022Synergistic Immuno-Photo-Nanotherapy for Bladder Cancer
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by Department of Defense · 2017 - 2020Training in Medical Imaging
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2003 - 2020GAANN - Department of Chemistry
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by Department of Education · 2015 - 2019Multi-functional Plasmonics Nanoprobes for Cellular Sensing and Imaging
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2015 - 2019Duke University Program in Environmental Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2013 - 2019Flavoprotein Autofluorescence Imaging in AMD
ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2018Nanoplasmonics-based molecular analysis tool for molecular biomarkers of cancer
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2018Special-shaped, low-cost, metal nanoparticles for advanced obscurants
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Luna Innovations Inc. · 2017 - 2018Bloodborne tropical pathogen detection using multiple nanophotonic arrays
ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2017Advanced Development of Medical Countermeasures to Enhance Platelet Regeneration
ResearchProject PI · Awarded by Department of Health and Human Services · 2016 - 2017Plasmonics-Active SERS Nanoplatforms for In Vivo Diagnostics
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency · 2012 - 2016Nanoplatform for Tracking Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Migration
ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons · 2015 - 2016Does Cytoplasmic PELP1 Predict Resistance To Tamoxifen Chemoprevention?
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2015Design and Synthesis of Plasmonic Hollow Nanoparticles for Advanced Obscurants
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Luna Innovations Inc. · 2013 - 2014Europtrode XI (XI Conference on Optical Chemical sensors and Biosensors), April 1st- 4th, Barcelona, Spain 2012
ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2012Nanobiosensors for Probing Chemical Exposure and Metabolism Pathways of Individual Living Cells
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2007 - 2012Ultra-High Throughput Screening (u-HTS) Based on Surfaced Raman Scattering
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2006 - 2011Dynamic Testing of Signal Transduction Deregulation During Breast Cancer Initiation
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by US Army Medical Research and Materiel Command · 2009 - 2011Fiber Optics and III-Nitride Materials-based Chemical and Biological Sensing
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Army Research Office · 2007 - 2009Advanced Multispectral Imaging (MSI) for Medical Diagnostics
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2008External Relationships
- Minutia, Inc.
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