neuroscience institute - News - The Coastal Star2024-03-29T00:48:20Zhttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/neuroscience+instituteHealth Notes: Neurologist joins Boca Raton Regional; teen reaches finals in 3M Scientist Challengehttps://thecoastalstar.com/profiles/blogs/health-notes-neurologist-joins-boca-raton-regional-teen-reaches-f2017-11-01T17:02:43.000Z2017-11-01T17:02:43.000ZThe Coastal Starhttps://thecoastalstar.com/members/TheCoastalStar<div><p><strong>By Christine Davis</strong></p>
<p><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960752079,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img width="325" src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960752079,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" alt="7960752079?profile=original" /></a> <strong>Pooja Patel</strong>, M.D., is now part of Boca Raton Regional Hospital’s Marcus Neuroscience Institute and BocaCare physician network and will be director of the institute’s epilepsy monitoring unit. <br /> She is a board-certified general neurologist who is fellowship-trained in clinical neurophysiology. Patel’s clinical specialties include epilepsy and headaches.</p>
<p style="text-align:center;"> <br /><a href="{{#staticFileLink}}7960752263,original{{/staticFileLink}}"><img src="{{#staticFileLink}}7960752263,original{{/staticFileLink}}" class="align-center" width="600" alt="7960752263?profile=original" /></a><em>FAU High’s Devin Willis, 14, made a machine that he says can improve cancer diagnoses. <strong>Photo provided</strong></em></p>
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<p> While he did not take the top prize, Florida Atlantic University High School freshman <strong>Devin Willis</strong>, 14, did compete as a finalist in the Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge in October. <br /> He developed a “Slidemap” machine that improves the speed and accuracy of a cancer diagnosis. Using a 20X microscope, the machine captures several images of a tumor at the cellular level, then uses an algorithm to stitch the images together. The final image is passed through a neural network to analyze the tumor and determine whether it’s benign or cancerous. <br /> “I recently read that when pathologists were given the same tissue sample, they agreed on a diagnosis only 75 percent of the time,” Devin said. “I hope this machine can create more consistency among diagnoses.” <br /> He got the idea for “Slidemap” from his dad, Scooter Willis, who works in data analytics for cancer research.<br /> “My dad knew I loved robotics and computer programming and thought this would be a great project for me,” Devin Willis said. <br /> He’s been building and developing “Slidemap” since he was in sixth grade. Last year, he made a two-minute video about his invention and submitted it to the Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge. He was chosen as a finalist in June.<br /> <br /> <strong>Florida Atlantic University’s Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine</strong> unveiled its newly expanded 8,000-square-foot <strong>Clinical Skills Simulation Center</strong> in October. At its ribbon-cutting ceremony, nurses participated in exercises using human-like mannequins that simulate medical emergencies, and first-year medical students practiced their skills while working with actors posing as patients. Jeff Atwater, vice president for strategic initiatives and CFO; Dean Phillip M. Boiselle, M.D.; Senior Associate Dean Sarah K. Wood, M.D.; and community leaders were in attendance.<br /><br /> <em>Send health news to Christine Davis at cdavis9797@gmail.com.</em></p></div>