2012 RESEARCH AWARDS

1.-Sleep Related SUID Monitoring System based on CO2 Sensor Technology

2.-Good Hearing, Steady feet - Development auditory devices that improve hearing and decrease the 

risk of falls

3.-Implementation, validation, and translation of a hyper-spectral imaging device for fast skin cancer diagnosis 

4.-Computerized Infusion and Monitoring System for Fetal Blood Transfusion 

5.-Development of A Wireless Implantable Closed-Loop Device for Major Depressive Disorder 

6.-A Near‐Infrared Brain Imaging System for the Continuous Bedside Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure Buildup in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury

The following are the Principals Investigators (PI) and Titles of the six research awards. The award period is from May 1, 2012, through April 30, 2013.

1. George Alexandrakis Ph.D., UTA, "A Near‐Infrared Brain Imaging System for the Continuous Bedside Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure Buildup in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury" has been selected for funding in the amount of $100,000.

2. Heather Beardsley Ph.D., UTA, "Sleep Related SUID Monitoring System based on CO2 Sensor Technology" has been selected for funding in the amount of $100,000.

3. Nicoleta Bugnariu, PT, Ph.D., UNTHSC, "Good Hearing, Steady feet - Development auditory devices that improve hearing and decrease the risk of falls" has been selected for funding in the amount of $100,000.

4. Hanli Liu, Ph.D., UTA, "Implementation, validation, and translation of a hyper-spectral imaging device for fast skin cancer diagnosis" has been selected for funding in the amount of $100,000.

5. Issa M. S. Panahi, Ph.D., UTD, "Computerized Infusion and Monitoring System for Fetal Blood Transfusion" has been selected for funding in the amount of $100,000.

6. Yuan Bo Peng, M.D. Ph.D., UTA, "Development of A Wireless Implantable Closed-Loop Device for Major Depressive Disorder" has been selected for funding in the amount of $105,900.