Our monthly PATHS-UP publication list in April 2022. Please read the abstracts below : A touch-based multimodal and cryptographic bio-human–machine interface | PNAS The awareness of the individuals’ biological status is critical for creating interactive environments. Accordingly, we devised a multimodal cryptographic bio-human–machine interface (CB-HMI), which seamlessly translates touch-based entries into encrypted biochemical, biophysical, and […]
Dr. Jessica Ramella-Roman Speaking at The Summer 2022 Diabetesmine #DDATA
Dr. Jessica Ramella- Roman, PATHS-UP executive committee member, co-lead of Thrust 3 will be speaking at the upcoming Summer ’22 DiabetesMine D-Data ExChange event. Dr Ramella-Roman specializes in Design of wearable devices for diverse populationsIf you would like to attend the event please use the link provided belowSummer 2022 DiabetesMine D-Data ExChange Tickets, Thu, Jun […]
Wireless device to provide new options for colorectal cancer treatment
PATHS-UP Faculty Member Dr. Sung II Park and his research team were recently featured in a news article involved in the development of a wireless device offering treatment for colorectal cancer. For those diagnosed with colorectal cancer, surgery has been the only option that offers a solution. Unfortunately, surgery is frequently complicated by disease recurrence […]
2021 Seed Fund Winners
PATHS UP is happy to announce the following winners for this years Seed Fund Application. This year, $115,000 was awarded in total to 4 faculty and 3 students. Innovation Seed Fund Program For the faculty awards of $25,000 each were granted to the following: Dr. Joshua Hutcheson – Low-cost Assessment of Cardiac Function and Remodeling […]
New SLC members
Introducing the newest Student Leadership Council members. Read their bios here.
Data Science for Health: Q&A with D2K Postdoc Research Fellow – Souptik Barua
PATHS-UP Innovation Seed Fund Winner, Dr. Souptik Barua, was recently interviewed by the Data to Knowledge Lab at Rice University on how he uses data science for health. Read the full Q&A on the D2K News Site!
PATHS-UP Inclusivity Statement
PATHS-UP is committed to a culture of inclusivity, and all of our members reject and condemn all forms of racism, discrimination, brutality and violence. As an NSF Engineering Research Center whose focus is to develop health technologies and systems for underserved and underrepresented populations, we actively promote diversity and inclusion within our field not limited […]
JBO Webinar Series: Hot Topics in Biomedical Optics
Brian Pogue has organized a webinar series, sponsored by the Journal of Biomedical Optics, featuring hot topics in biomedical optics. The speakers and moderators are JBO editors and guest editors, and the first two topics in the series will be tied to upcoming special sections for JBO: Monday, 15 June, 12 pm–1:30 pm EDT: “Artificial […]
ERC Planning & Insight Committee (EPIC) Schedule
PATHS-UP is committed to providing a holistic experience for all members of our team. To ensure we do not miss an opportunity, we have recently created an ECR Planning & Insight Committee (EPIC). Members of the EPIC committee represent key players from three of the four pillars. They include Culture of Inclusion, Innovation Ecosystem, Workforce […]
2020 PATHS-UP Innovation Seed Fund Winners
PATHS-UP is happy to announce the 2020 Innovation Seed Fund Winners. A total of $90,000 of grants were awarded to students and faculty this year,
Congratulations to TJ Falohun for Winning 2nd Place in the NSF ERC Perfect Pitch Competition
Congratulations to PATHS-UP’s own TJ Falohun for earning 2nd place in the NSF ERC “Perfect Pitch” Competition on October 25th, 2019.
PATHS-UP Enters New Partnership with the FDA
PATHS-UP is excited to announce our newest innovation partnership and Industry/Practitioner Advisory Board Member – the United States’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Congratulations to Dr. Dino Di Carlo on NIBIB Grant at UCLA
Congratulations to Dr. Dino Di Carlo from UCLA on receiving a new R25 grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.
PATHS-UP Seed Fund Awards
The PATHS-UP team is happy to announce the following recipients of the Seed Funding awards.
PATHS-UP member, Dr. Aydogan Ozcan, elected to the National Academy of Inventors
Congratulations to Dr. Aydogan Ozcan, PATHS-UP Thrust 2 Co-Lead, on being elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.
PATHS-Up Director of Diversity and Inclusion Theresa Chatman recommended to NSF ERC Planning Committee
Congratulations to Theresa Chatman, PATHS-Up Director of Diversity and Inclusion, who will serve on the 2019 NSF ERC Biennial Meeting Planning Committee.
PATHS-UP Director Gerard Cote is named a Texas A&M System Regent Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Cote for being selected as one of the 15 faculty of the Texas A&M System to be named Regent Professor!
Research into wearable medical device receives backing from telemonitoring company Coordination Centric
The Texas A&M Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP) has been working since September 2017 to study remote wearable technology to help people monitor and manage diabetes and heart disease in underserved communities.
Dr. Temi (Olubanjo) Prioleau receives a tenure track faculty appointment at Dartmouth College
Dr. Prioleau is currently a PATHS-UP postdoctoral fellow doing research under the advisement of Dr. Sabharwal and Dr. Veeraraghavan at Rice University. She has been working on PATHS-UP activities since the very beginning, lending her expertise and enthusiasm even before receiving the official award notification.
PATHS-UP’s Members win runner-up for Best Poster Presentation Award at the IEEE Body Sensor Network conference
A poster presentation by a team of researchers in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Texas A&M University, received runner up for Best Poster Award in the student poster competition at the 2018 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on Body Sensor Networks in March.