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Artificial Intelligence in Oncology Symposium | Virtual Event October 19-20, 2020

The Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) at CWRU is delighted to be working with the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center to bring you the second Artificial Intelligence in Oncology Symposium.

Three CCIPD papers recently published

Congratulations to Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD) researchers on three recently published papers.

Machine Learning Working Group virtual meeting, July 31, 2-3pm ET

Please join CCIPD for a virtual Machine Learning Working Group Meeting on July 31st, from 2-3pm EDT. Mirabela Rusu, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology at Stanford University, will present “A RAPSODI of Radiology and Pathology Images to Learn MRI Signatures of Prostate Cancer".

Pranjal Vaidya awarded ACM SIGHPC Computational & Data Science Fellowship

Congratulations to Pranjal Vaidya, PhD student, biomedical engineering and the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics, for having been awarded the very competitive ACM SIGHPC Computational & Data Science Fellowship.The award includes $15,000 to support Pranjal towards the completion of her PhD.

Scientists work to freeze-dry synthetic platelets

Newest research at Case Western Reserve University funded by $3.8 million U.S. Dept. of Defense grant, seeks to aid soldiers on battlefield

Catherine Jayapandian, PhD receives Neptune Kidney Consortium Award

Congratulations to Catherine Jayapandian, PhD, Senior Research Associate in the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD), who has been awarded a one-year $57,500 Career Enhancement Award from the Neptune Kidney Consortium.

Radiomics Can Identify High-Risk Early Stage Lung Cancer

Anant Madabhushi, PhD, a professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio, commented that the new study is "complementary and supports the premise that radiomics both from inside and outside the tumor can tell us about outcome and treatment response."

CCIPD researchers awarded patents

On June 23rd, 2020, two patents were awarded to inventors from the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD): “Intra-Perinodular Textural Transition (IPRIS): A Three Dimensional (3D) Descriptor for Nodule Diagnosis on Lung Computed Tomography (CT) Images” and “Treatment planning and evaluation for rectal cancer via image analytics”. Congratulations to Anant Madabhushi, Satish Viswanath, Mehdi Alilou and Jacob Antunes. Read details about the patents below.

Madabhushi presents July 8 virtual lecture at Memorial Sloan-Kettering

CCIPD Director Anant Madabhushi, PhD will be giving the virtual professorship lecture, "Artificial Intelligence and Computational Imaging in Radiology and Pathology: Implications for Precision Oncology", with the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Department of Medical Physics on July 8, 3-4 pm EDT.

Johnson & Johnson Announces Winners of 2020 Women in STEM2D Scholars Award

TECHNOLOGY: Pallavi Tiwari, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Case Western Reserve University – Tiwari is spearheading cutting-edge research in the field of computational imaging, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to address some of the most critical clinical problems in brain tumors.

Johnson & Johnson Announces Winners of 2020 Women in STEM2D Scholars Award

The six winners are assistant professors or senior lecturers and represent women leaders in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, Manufacturing and Design;

Each winner will receive $150,000 in funding and three years of mentorship from Johnson & Johnson to support cutting-edge research on clinical trials, origami-inspired robotics, planetary systems, hospital lighting, and the treatment of brain tumors and bowel diseases.

Machine Learning Working Group meeting, June 22nd, 12-1pm

Dr. Feixiong Cheng, Assistant Professor, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, will present his work focusing on "Network Medicine for Cardio-Oncology and COVID-19".

As pandemic pounds U.S. universities, federal support helps their labs stay afloat

COVID-19 hasn’t relieved him of any of those duties, says Dominique Durand, a professor of neural engineering at Case Western Reserve University. Like most professors, Durand functions as the de facto owner of a small business, with responsibility for hiring people, meeting payroll, and maintaining inventory. 

CCIPD Undergraduate Students receive SOURCE Summer Research Funding

Congratulations Katelin Amann, Jihan Zhang, Vinayak Sharma, Avani Muchhala, Daniel Shao, Ruyuan Zuo, and Hoa Le!

Rakesh Shiradkar and team receive 2020 CTSC Annual Pilot Award

Congratulations to Rakesh Shiradkar, PhD, and team, who received one of seven annual pilot awards supported by the Clinical & Translational Science Collaborative (CTSC). 

Haima Therapeutics licenses synthetic platelet technology from Case Western Reserve University for hemostatic therapy

Haima Therapeutics has executed an exclusive license agreement with Case Western Reserve University to research, develop and market artificial platelet technologies to treat patients with various bleeding disorders.

Nerve stimulation helps manage pain without opioids

NIBIB’s HEAL grantees develop a new type of injectable electrode for neuromodulation therapy
 

2020 Doctoral Excellence Award

Nathaniel Braman, advised by Anant Madabhushi at the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD), has received the 2020 Doctoral Excellence Award for Biomedical Engineering from the School of Medicine.

What Does International Collaboration Mean For You?

Anant Madabhushi, PhD was interviewed by Life Sciences/Global Engage about knowledge sharing across the global science community. Madabhushi will be speaking at the 6th Digital Pathology & AI Congress: USA in November 2020.

Neuroscientists Think They've Found a Previously Unknown Form of Neural Communication

Scientists think they've identified a previously unknown form of neural communication that self-propagates across brain tissue, and can leap wirelessly from neurons in one section of brain tissue to another – even if they've been surgically severed.