EE Professor Thomas O'Sullivan's research continues to play a transformative role in improving health outcomes for women.
With a new grant, researchers at the University of Notre Dame and the Tecnológico de Monterrey School of Medicine and Health Sciences aim to improve breast cancer diagnostics for thousands of women in resource-limited communities. Thomas O'Sullivan, associate professor at University of Notre Dame, Department of Electrical Engineering, will collaborate to gather clinical and cultural feedback while using NearWave — a battery-powered imaging device that his lab developed to characterize breast lesions. Dr. Daly Avenda?o, MD, PhD is also bringing expertise to this pilot study, which looks to optimize the breast diagnostic imaging procedure for low and middle-income settings in Mexico while evaluating the accuracy of breast malignancy diagnosis in patients scheduled for breast biopsies. “By addressing global health concerns through reciprocal and translational research, and by strengthening our partnerships in Mexico, we are working together as a force for good to improve health standards for women facing breast cancer here in Indiana and around the world,” said Nydia Morales-Soto, PhD, assistant director of the Eck Institute for Global Health at the University of Notre Dame and co-Principal Investigator on the project. Learn more about applications for the award, which was made possible by the Indiana CTSI and the IU Center for Global Health Equity’s Reciprocal Innovation Grants Program. https://lnkd.in/eEW4n-8d Photo by Barbara Johnston/University of Notre Dame
