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VISE Spring Seminar – Joshua Gafford, PhD – 2.2.23
Jan. 20, 2023—VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Joshua Gafford, Ph.D. Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer EndoTheia Date: Thursday, February 2, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: EndoTheia: Augmenting the Capabilities of Flexible Endoscopes Abstract: Historically, clinical applications of flexible endoscopes have been primarily diagnostic in nature due to fundamental...
AP News: Vanderbilt professors’ firm develops ‘breakthrough device’
Jan. 17, 2023—NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A company co-founded by Vanderbilt University professors has received a special designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for a breakthrough device.
A multidisciplinary team of VISE affiliates has advanced its work to develop new tools for intraoperative imaging during ophthalmic surgery
Jan. 10, 2023—Technology driven by deep-learning model delivers 4D video-rate imaging, improves precision
Company co-founded by VISE affiliate receives distinguished FDA breakthrough device designation for minimally invasive surgical tool
Jan. 10, 2023—A company co-founded by Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at Vanderbilt University, has received a breakthrough device designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that could open the door for new diagnostic and therapeutic applications of flexible endoscopy.
VISE Spring Seminar -Shawniqua Williams Roberson, MEng, MD
Dec. 15, 2022—VISE seminar to be led by Shawniqua Williams Roberson, M.Eng., M.D. Assistant Professor Departments of Neurology and Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Medical Center Vanderbilt University Date: Thursday, January 19, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Neural Signal Processing Applications in Disorders of...
VISE affiliate James Weimer and one other Vanderbilt faculty member win ‘TIME’ Best Inventions of 2022
Dec. 5, 2022—Two Vanderbilt faculty who conducted translational research have received the distinction of Best Invention of 2022 from TIME magazine. “These winning innovations exemplify the transformative potential of university research when it aims to solve society’s most urgent problems, and when universities partner with the broader innovation ecosystem to bring new solutions to market faster,” Vanderbilt Chancellor Daniel...
VISE hosts notable attendees from AES Annual Meeting
Nov. 22, 2022—The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering is taking advantage of a five-day annual meeting in Nashville of the American Epilepsy Society by inviting two notable doctors to the VISE December seminar and symposium series. Dr. Martha Morell will deliver the Dec. 7 keynote address during the VISE 11th Annual Surgery, Intervention, and Engineering Symposium,...
VISE Fall Seminar with Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD 12.1.22
Nov. 16, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Hal Blumenfeld, MD, PhD Loughridge Williams Professor Director, Yale Clinical Neuroscience Imaging Center (CNIC) Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Neurosurgery Yale University School of Medicine Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Stimulation of...
VISE affiliate’s research selected as one of TIME’s 200 best inventions of 2022
Nov. 11, 2022—James Weimer’s group research, licensed to Neuralert, was selected as one of TIME magazine’s 200 best inventions of 2022.
VISE affiliate receives prestigious NIH award for her research on Alzheimer’s Disease
Nov. 4, 2022—Biomedical engineering doctoral student Sarah Goodale has been awarded a National Institute on Aging Transition to Postdoc Fellowship for her proposed work on investigating fatigue and sleep disturbance symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease and their relationship with functional and structural properties of the brain and intellectual decline.
VISE Fall Seminar Hervé Lombaert, PhD 11.17.22
Nov. 1, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Hervé Lombaert, PhD Associate Professor Canada Research Chair in Shape Analysis in Medical Imaging ETS Montreal, Canada Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Geometric deep learning – Examples on brain surfaces Abstract: How...
Engineering researcher Catie Chang harnesses the power of computational analysis to gain new insights into how the brain works
Nov. 1, 2022—Advances in neuroimaging over the past 25 years have ushered in nothing short of a revolution in technology for understanding the human brain. These new technologies have opened broad vistas for scientists, from being able to pinpoint regions of the brain responsible for various functions and behaviors to targeting new treatments for illnesses ranging from...
VISE Fall Seminar Jie Ying Wu, PhD 11.3.22
Oct. 28, 2022—VISE Fall Seminar to be led by Jie Ying Wu, PhD Assistant Professor, Computer Science Vanderbilt University Date: Thursday, November 3, 2022 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Building better tools for surgeons through machine learning Abstract: Training for surgeons has long relied on the...
KUDOS – October 2022
Oct. 26, 2022—Share your good news with the VISE community by filling out this form. Benoit Dawant, Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of VISE, was recognized by The Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) in the 2022 Master Innovator class. Other awardees include Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Michael Goldfarb, H....
VISE affiliates participate in Vanderbilt Innovation Ambassadors Program
Oct. 17, 2022—The Vanderbilt Innovation Ambassadors Program is an initiative to provide Vanderbilt and Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers with better peer-delivered access to assistance and information about innovation and entrepreneurship on campus