Nimmi Ramanujam
Distinguished Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University;Department of Pharmacology & Cancer Biology, Duke University;Global Health Institute, Department of Pharmacology and Cell Biology, Duke University;Center for Global Women's Health Technologies, Duke University
关注
立即认领
分享
关注
立即认领
分享
基本信息
浏览量:15
职业迁徙
个人简介
Ramanujam addresses pressing challenges in women’s cancers, specifically, cervical and breast cancer. Ramanujam creates technologies that transform complex diagnostic instruments and therapies into accessible, affordable, and appropriate solutions. Several of these products are now being used in several countries in the U.S., Latin America, and Africa. She has developed a network of partners including academic institutions and hospitals, non-governmental organizations, ministries of health, and commercial partners to implement these technologies in diverse healthcare settings globally.
She has used her expertise in imaging and human-centered design to develop the Pocket colposcope which is on the WHO list of devices for cervical cancer imaging. A sister device, the Callascope is a self-use speculum-free imaging device, which allows women to screen themselves privately without the need for an intrusive pelvic exam. She has developed a translational microscope called the CapCell Scope to identify biomarkers of metabolism that reflect tumor behavior, including growth, proliferation, and treatment resistance, aimed at informing drug selection for breast cancer treatment. She has developed an ultra-low-cost injectable liquid ablation therapy that disrupts tumors locally as well as elicits an anti-tumor immune response to address an important gap – the lack of access to surgery to the world’s most vulnerable populations.
She has used her expertise in imaging and human-centered design to develop the Pocket colposcope which is on the WHO list of devices for cervical cancer imaging. A sister device, the Callascope is a self-use speculum-free imaging device, which allows women to screen themselves privately without the need for an intrusive pelvic exam. She has developed a translational microscope called the CapCell Scope to identify biomarkers of metabolism that reflect tumor behavior, including growth, proliferation, and treatment resistance, aimed at informing drug selection for breast cancer treatment. She has developed an ultra-low-cost injectable liquid ablation therapy that disrupts tumors locally as well as elicits an anti-tumor immune response to address an important gap – the lack of access to surgery to the world’s most vulnerable populations.
研究兴趣
论文共 257 篇作者统计合作学者相似作者
按年份排序按引用量排序主题筛选期刊级别筛选合作者筛选合作机构筛选
时间
引用量
主题
期刊级别
合作者
合作机构
JOURNAL OF BIOPHOTONICS (2024)
Gatha Adhikari, Venkata Polavarapu Sarojasamhita, Vene Richardson Powell, Asma Farooqui, Maya Budzinski, David T. Garvey,Jeffrey Yang,David Katz,Brian Crouch,Nimmi Ramanujam,Jenna L. Mueller
IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering/IEEE transactions on biomedical engineeringpp.1-11, (2023)
Optics and Biophotonics in Low-Resource Settings IX (2023)
Tri T. Quang,Jeffrey Yang, Michele L. Kaluzienski, Anna Parrish, Asma Farooqui,David Katz,Brian Crouch,Nimmi Ramanujam,Jenna L. Mueller
Bioengineeringno. 11 (2023): 1246-1246
Cancer researchno. 5_Supplement (2023): P6-01
Current oncologyno. 3 (2023): 2751-2760
Molecular cancer research : MCRno. 10 (2023): 995-1009
Jackson B. Coole,Ruchika Mitbander,David Brenes,Alex Kortum,Yajur Maker,Eliane Monteiro,Arlete Mariano,Ricardina Rangeiro, Guilhermina Tivir,Hira Atif,Celda Mavume,Nafissa Osman,Carla Carrilho,Rosita Mugolo,Andrea Neves,Shababa Matin,Richard A. Schwarz,Jennifer Carns,Mila P. Salcedo,Nirmala Ramanujam,Ellen Baker,Cesaltina Lorenzoni,Kathleen M. Schmeler,Rebecca Richards-Kortum
加载更多
作者统计
#Papers: 257
#Citation: 10607
H-Index: 51
G-Index: 99
Sociability: 6
Diversity: 3
Activity: 39
合作学者
合作机构
D-Core
- 合作者
- 学生
- 导师
数据免责声明
页面数据均来自互联网公开来源、合作出版商和通过AI技术自动分析结果,我们不对页面数据的有效性、准确性、正确性、可靠性、完整性和及时性做出任何承诺和保证。若有疑问,可以通过电子邮件方式联系我们:report@aminer.cn