Biomedical Optics Lab

Dr. Guoqiang Yu Awarded AHA Grant (7.1.2009)

Dr. Guoqiang Yu Awarded AHA Grant (7.1.2009)

Dr. Guoqiang Yu (PhD), Assistant Professor in the Center for Biomedical Engineering, was recently awarded a two year grant-in-aid from the American Heart Association (AHA) for a project entitled, “A Portable Optical Flow-Oximeter for Assessment of Cerebral Hemodynamics and Metabolism during Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)”. This study is a multi-disciplinary effort involving collaboration with Dr. Don Hayes (MD, Co-Investigator), Assistant Professor of Pediatrics–Pulmonology, of the University of Kentucky Good Samaritan Hospital Sleep Disorders Center.