Grant: Canada Research Chairs
University of Waterloo
$100,000.00
Medical Imaging Systems
FY 2020-21
Summary
Cancer and heart disease are the two leading causes of death in Canada, with incidence rates increasing year after year. Early screening and detection is paramount, particularly given significantly increased survival rates and improved quality of life when detected early. Dr. Wong is developing several integrative medical imaging systems that combine hardware-software co-design using a systems perspective for aiding doctors in making fast, well-informed clinical decisions and treatment planning. Working with clinical institutions, this translational research will enable early detection of cancer and heart disease, and enable early, minimally-invasive treatment for improving patient recovery times and quality of life.
Program
Canada Research Chairs
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
1000231926
Name nom
Wong, Alexander
Department département
Systems Design Engineering
Organization id
33
Institution établissement
University of Waterloo
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2020
Competition year année de concours
2017
Award amount
100000
Program id
CRC
Program name en
Canada Research Chairs
Program name fr
Chaires de recherche du Canada
Group en
Discovery grants programs
Group fr
Programmes de subventions à la découverte
Committee code
9998
Committee name en
Canada Research Chair Selection Committee
Committee name fr
Comité de sélection des Chaires de recherche du Canada
Area of application code
9999
Area of application group en
Not available
Area of application group fr
Non disponible
Area of application en
Not available
Area of application fr
Non disponible
Research subject code
1900
Research subject group en
Biomedical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie biomédical
Research subject en
Biomedical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie biomédical
Partie
0
Nb partie
0
Application title
Medical Imaging Systems
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Cancer and heart disease are the two leading causes of death in Canada, with incidence rates increasing year after year. Early screening and detection is paramount, particularly given significantly increased survival rates and improved quality of life when detected early. Dr. Wong is developing several integrative medical imaging systems that combine hardware-software co-design using a systems perspective for aiding doctors in making fast, well-informed clinical decisions and treatment planning. Working with clinical institutions, this translational research will enable early detection of cancer and heart disease, and enable early, minimally-invasive treatment for improving patient recovery times and quality of life.
