Fresh Faces at the CCTS
CCTS Welcomes New Program Co-Directors for Pilot Studies Program
The CCTS is proud to welcome Vish Subramaniam, PhD and Henry Xiang, MD, MPH, PhD as the new Co-Directors of the Pilot Translational and Clinical Studies Program. We are excited about the new chapter in pilot program leadership and the unique strengths and expertise that Dr. Subramaniam and Dr. Xiang will bring to the program as well as the CCTS as a whole.
Vish Subramaniam, PhD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE), andProfessor of the Chemical Physics Program at The Ohio State University (OSU). He is the Director of the Applied Physics Laboratory in MAE. Dr. Subramaniam earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Columbia University, and his PhD from Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Subramaniam’s research in the biomedical sciences is currently focused on in the mechanisms of interaction between low-frequency (<500 kHz) electromagnetic (EM) waves and tissues and cells, with applications in hindering cancer metastasis, cancer detection and imaging, development of electroceutical treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacterial biofilm infections and wound healing, and malaria detection.
Henry Xiang, MD, MH, PhD, is a Professor of Pediatrics at The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine. He is the founding Director of Center for Pediatric Trauma Research and Research Core Director of Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. Dr. Xiang earned a MD & a master degree from Tongji Medical University, China. He earned a PhD from College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University. Dr. Xiang has served and continues to serve national and international leadership roles. His expertise includes innovative patient-centered outcome research methods, medical applications of virtual reality, and global collaboration in trauma/emergency medicine research. Dr. Xiang’s research has been continuously funded by local, state, federal grants since 2004 and he received multiple national awards.
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