A group of scientists have combined medicine and advanced nanotechnological engineering to create a smarter, more targeted therapy that could overcome the most lethal gynecologic cancer.
Dr. Carolyn D. Runowicz, a gynecologic oncologist and researcher at FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, and Dr. Sakhrat Khizroev, a physicist and electrical engineer, are using nanotechnology to selectively target cancer and possibly offer an new and innovative treatment. An international leader in women’s health and gynecologic cancer, Runowicz’s research has focused on the development, initiation and conduct of clinical trials in gynecologic cancer and in cancer prevention. Khizroev is an inventor with an expertise in electron and nuclear spin physics. During the past few years, he has overseen research that has led to pioneering discoveries in oncology, neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and HIV/AIDS.
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