Professor Andrew Dunn of the Department of Biomedical Engineering has been selected as a 2009 recipient of the Coulter Foundation Early Career Award for Translational Research.
Professor Andrew Dunn of the Department of Biomedical Engineering has been selected as a 2009 recipient of the Coulter Foundation Early Career Award for Translational Research. The Coulter Career Award is major recognitions of early achievements and research leadership in the biomedical field.
"Andy Dunn is one of the brightest young biomedical engineers in the country, a true leader in medical imaging", said Professor Nicholas A Peppas, Chair-designate of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
"Andy's exceptionally innovative work on optical imaging techniques for imaging brain function seeks to integrate innovative photonics and computational techniques in order to solve important research questions in stroke, migraine, functional mapping during neurosurgery, and Alzheimer’s disease", continued Peppas. "We are very proud of the major developments and the leading position of his medical work. His pioneering work will contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of our patients in Texas and the United States by especially leading to new techniques for early detection and imaging of stroke, migraine and Alzheimer's disease".
Professor Dunn's award and grant ($ 240,000 over 2 years) will fund a major medical project he has initiated with Douglas Fox, MD, who is Executive Medical Director of the NeuroTexas Institute at St David's hospital in Austin, Texas. Dr. Andrew K. Dunn earned his Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin in 2000 and spent several years as a scientists at Harvard University.
He joined the faculty of the UT Cockrell School of Engineering in 2005.
This is the fifth Coulter Career Award received by a faculty member of the BME Department in the last three years, a truly unique national achievement. Previous University of Texas BME recipients of the Coulter Award include Professors Mia Markey, Krish Roy, James Tunnell and John Zhang.
