Pictured are a blood pressure machine and medication as hypertension is a leading cause of stroke. (StevePB/Pixabay)
Published December 5, 2024, last updated on December 6, 2024 under Research News
Duke Global Health Institute awarded three pilot grants during the fourth quarter of 2024. The one-year grant will fund groundbreaking research by interdisciplinary teams to incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) with global health. Their work will prioritize health equity, low-resourced areas and global health partners. Pilot grants aid researchers in leveraging preliminary findings and data to obtain larger awards of external funding. Each grant is $25,000 and can be used for project components such as supplies, research-related travel, graduate students and research assistances.
Two of the awardees are from DGHI - Alvan Ukachukwu, M.D., director of neurosurgery research at the Duke Global Neurosurgery and Neurology and an institute affiliate and Wenhui Mao, Ph.D., an assistant director of programs at Duke Global Health Innovation Center and an instructor of global health. Learn more about the awardees and their work below:
Recipient: Alvan Ukachukwu
Project Title: Improving Stroke Management with Artificial Intelligence: Automated Lesion Segmentation of Cranial CT Imaging of Adult Stroke Patients in A Low-resource Setting
Recipient: Wenhui Mao
Project Title: Impacts, Costs and Benefits of Applying AI Tools in Global Health
Recipient: Leonor Corsino
Project Title: Pilot testing “DeepDKD Plus” to predict diabetic kidney disease using retinal images in adult patients with diabetes in the Dominican Republic
