March 29, 2024

The Cancer Prevention & Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) has awarded grants totaling more than $2 million to two University of Texas at Dallas engineers for their research to develop technologies for early detection of oral cancers and to deliver medication past the blood-spinal cord barrier. Dr. Baowei Fei, professor of bioengineering, received a $1 million grant to develop a handheld imaging tool for early detection of oral and oropharyngeal cancers. Dr. Zhenpeng Qin, associate professor of mechanical engineering and bioengineering, also was awarded $1 million to advance his work to deliver medication to treat spinal cord tumors.

Read more about the news: https://news.utdallas.edu/health-medicine/cprit-grants-2024/