will focus on cellular and molecular biology , with particular attention to chronic diseases such as cancer , cardiovascular disease , diabetes , obesity-related illnesses , and addiction . A new initiative with the Puerto Rico INBRE will promote student exchanges and research collaborations in searching for new therapeutics from natural products .
Marshall University Innovators Selected for Prestigious NIH-Funded Entrepreneurship Program
Two Marshall University innovators , Brad Profitt , DC , DPT , DScPT , and M ’ Hamed Turki , MD , have been selected to participate in the National Institutes of Health ( NIH ) -funded IDeA Regional Entrepreneurship Development ( I-RED ) Program , facilitated by the XLerator Network . Profitt is a co-founder of Ortho-HAB , LLC and an associate professor at the Marshall University School of Physical Therapy . He has developed KneeXT , a groundbreaking medical device designed to aid in the recovery of knee extension and flexion post-trauma , injury or surgery . Turki , a gastroenterology fellow at the Marshall University Joan C . Edwards School of Medicine , has invented an oropharyngeal cannula that attaches to a bite guard . This device facilitates the passage of endoscopes and helps prevent hypoxia during upper endoscopies , enhancing patient safety and procedural efficiency . Turki is currently working through the testing phase of his project through a collaboration with Intermed Labs , West Virginia Junior College , and Mon Health .
Image : Dr . M ' hamed Turki ( right ) and Intermed CEO Dr . Tom McClellan test his device on a mannequin .
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