Fiscal Year 2006 Awards

(*= New CIMIT Investigator)

Blood pressure measurement by touch: a glove or wand probe for use in hazardous environments
Harry Asada, PhD, MIT

Percutaneous valve working group
Don Baim, MD, BWH

Micromirror based 3-D endoscopy
Jonathan Bernstein, PhD, Draper

Wearable wireless sensor network to monitor motor recovery in post stroke patients
*Paolo Bonato, MD, SRH

3-D biomaterial structures for endothelial cells tissue engineering applications
Jeffrey Borenstein, PhD, Draper

Endoscopic core biopsy needle with flexural members
*William Brugge, MD, MGH

Development of the ORF concept at BWH
Raphael Bueno, MD, BWH

Continuous cardiac output monitoring for combat casualty care
Richard Cohen, PhD, MIT

Local incorporation of anti-neoplastic agents into surgical resection margins using a minimally invasive delivery system
Yolanda Colson, MD, BWH

Computational tools for interventional radiology – application to stroke diagnosis
Stephane Cotin, PhD, MGH

Fellowship in integrative cardiac intervention
*Michael Davidson, MD, BWH

Multimodality image-guided therapy
Randy Ellis, MD, BWH

Technology for advanced CT-guided biopsy
Randy Ellis, MD, BWH

Device for harvesting and transfecting fat MSC for use in bone repair
Christopher H Evans, PhD, BWH

Optical enhancement in videofetoscopy
*Dario Fauza, MD, CHB

Artificial protons: micro-resonant devices for high sensitivity three-dimensional localization in medicine
John Frangioni, MD, PhD, BIDMC

Medical device plug-and-play interoperability standardization program development
Julian Goldman, MD, MGH

A needle guidance system for percutaneous, image-guided biopsies
*Rajiv Gupta, MD, PhD, MGH

Percutaneous, image-guided cochlear implantation using a high-resolution flat-panel CT: feasibility demonstration
*Rajiv Gupta, MD, PhD, MGH

A novel negative pressure ventilation system
Yandong Jiang, MD, MGH

Ambulatory practice of the future
*David Judge, MD, MGH

Chemoembolization for hepatocellular carcinoma
Daniel Kohene, MD, PhD, MGH

Connected health initiative: creating a roadmap for the management of hypertension and diabetes within a virtual practice at MGH
*Joseph Kvedar, MD, Partners

Injectable nanofiber delivery of siRNA to myocardium
Richard Lee, MD, BWH

Remotely monitored inhaler to predict and prevent asthma attack
Bruce Levy, MD, BWH

A microphysiometer for quantitative measurements of mitochondrial function
*Vamsi Mootha, MD, MGH

Enhanced arthroscopic repair of meniscal injuries
Martha Meany Murray, MD, CHB

Planning and development of a hybrid cardiovascular operating room
*Prem Shekar, MD, BWH

Optical frequency domain interferometry for the determination of cerebral aneurysm rupture risk
Gary Tearney, MD, PhD, MGH

Endoscopic surgery working group
Christopher Thompson, MD, BWH; David Rattner, MD, MGH

A translational study of photodynamic manipulation of TGFß signaling pathways in preclinical models- minimally invasive to counteract cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis
*Christine Towle, PhD, MGH

Novel clinical diagnostics using differential mobility spectrometry and bioinformatics pattern recognition
*Malinda Tupper, PhD, Draper

Tele-linkage of prehospital health care providers with in-hospital trauma team
George Velmahos, MD, MGH

Portable insufflator device for reduction of intra-abdominal bleeding in field applications
George Velmahos, MD, MGH

Novel technology for transvenous catheter-based chronic intrapericardial therapeutics
Richard Verrier, MD, BIDMC

Improved guidance for minimally invasive interventions
Kirby Vosburgh, PhD, BWH, MGH

Small well plates
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, MIT

Improved analysis for patient-specific epilepsy surgical planning
*Simon Warfield, MD, CHB

Hallucination monitoring using near-infrared spectroscopy
*Anthony Weiss, MD, MGH

Real-time control of 3D-slicer visualization using coordinates from electrophysiological catheter tracking system
Carl-Fredrick Westin, PhD, BWH

Localized and sustained polymeric delivery of siRNA for treatment of pancreatic cancer
*Edward Whang, MD, BWH

A new apparatus for the effective testing of cutting-edge heart valve therapies
Jennifer White, MD, MGH

Microfluidic device for low-cost screening of newborns for severe combined immune deficiency
*George Whitesides, PhD, Harvard

Chemiluminescent medical devices
*Maxwell Weinmann, MD, BWH

Composite titanium/bioengineered dental tissue implants
Pamela Yelick, PhD, Forsyth