Video: Dr. Bahram Moasser
Watch a video in which Dr. Bahram Moasser explains his work with catalysis. (Video: Todd Chappell)
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Dr. Bahram Moasser Targets Cancer Biomarkers
Thanks to the work of researchers like Dr. Bahram Moasser, doctors may soon be able to perform a bit of "preventative maintenance" on their patients. With a simple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam, physicians may be able to tell if a patient is susceptible to—or is already showing early indications of—a deadly disease such as cancer.
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Student Profile: Louisa Warren
"Dr. Moasser explained his projects in a language that I could understand after only a semester of chemistry. I also liked the opportunity to start research in a new lab so that I could see everything from the beginning."
Student Profile: Ayodele Ogunkoya
"Undergraduate research will be extremely helpful for me because there is a lot of experience gained from working in the lab. One develops a thought process of how to work in the lab and become more efficient, so I think research helps to make you more disciplined, which can be helpful for any line of work."
Student Profile: Kamilla Esfahani
"We used ultrasound to visualize patients' sciatic and saphenous nerves, which are located in the back of the knee. This technique is a new frontier for anesthesiologists. It promises to be a more effective process of nerve blocking, which is injecting anesthesia around specific nerves to numb up a region of the body."
Insight: Dr. Bahram Moasser
What is the best piece of advice you could give to your students?
Think broadly. There is something to be learned in every observation and every experiment, even failed results or those that didn't turn out as expected. They sometimes have the deepest secrets buried in them.