Sara Salahi

Sara Salahi, M.S.

(Ph.D. in progress)
  • Position:
    Graduate Student - Ph.D.

    Biomedical Engineering

    Radiation Oncology

    Duke University (Durham, NC)

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  • Advisor:

    Mark Dewhirst

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  • Degrees:
     
    Ph.D. (in progress), Biomedical Engineering, Duke University (Durham, NC)
     
    M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University (Durham, NC)
     
    B.Sc., Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
     
    B.Sc., Computer Engineering, Northwestern University (Evanston, IL)
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  • Past Advisors:
     
    Xu Li (as Undergraduate Student)
     
    Allen Taflove (as Undergraduate Student)
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  • Research:
    Development of hyperthermia and radiometric systems for treatment and diagnosis of cancer.

    I have optimized the design of a microwave/RF antenna for focused heating of tumors in mice to study the effects of heating in conjunction with a) radiation therapy and b) heat-activated chemotherapy.

    One prototype is currently being used in mouse studies to observe the effects of heat with chemotherapy in bladder cancer.

    Another prototype, with some modifications based on its utility, is being developed for mouse window chamber studies where the utilization of heat therapy as a means to more effectively deliver chemotherapy across the blood-brain barrier will be studied.

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  • Other Experience:

    2006 Medtronic, Inc. Summer Research Associate

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  • Honors:

    2007-present NSF Fellow

    2010 STM New Investigator Award

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Sara Salahi's Posters and Presentations (1)

  • Microwave applicator for localized heating in small animals (presentation)

    Sara Salahi, Paolo Maccarini, Kavitha Arunachalam, Wiguins Etienne, Chelsea Landon, Brant Inman, Mark Dewhirst, Paul Stauffer

    Society of Thermal Medicine, 2010 Annual Meeting; 04/2010

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