Medical Physics
Faculty: Prof. Edward Lipson
Edward Lipson’s research spans three areas (one basic
and two applied): a) photosensory transduction in model microrganisms, b)
human-computer interface (HCI) technologies and distributed medical
intelligence (DMI; related to “telemedicine”), and c) medical imaging.
Lipson’s basic research on sensory transduction began with studies of an
organism called Phycomyces, but in recent years has shifted to the
Chlamydomonas project led by Kenneth Foster. Professor Lipson is
co-principal investigator on the grant "Nonlinear Dynamics of Cellular
Signal Transduction" from the National Institutes of Health, of which
Prof. Foster is the principal investigator. The HCI/DMI work, described at
http://www.pulsar.org (jointly led by David Warner MD, PhD and by Lipson),
includes development of core technology (electronic devices, sensors,
transducers, and software) for applications in disabilities, healthcare,
national security, etc. (supported by a grant from the defense
department). The main effort to date on the medical imaging project, led
by Prof. Andrzej Krol of Upstate Medical University (Radiology) involves
noninvasive nuclear medicine and magnetic resonance imaging approaches for
diagnosis of breast cancer as noninvasive alternatives to surgical biopsy
following suspect mammograms. A related project involves nuclear
cardiology. Prof. Lipson is an adjunct professor of Radiology at Upstate
and Prof. Krol is adjunct in our department. See
http://www.ecs.syr.edu/research/imaging/. Visit Lipson's Home
Page.
