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Downsizing the fight with cancer | Efstathios Karathanasis | TEDxCWRU

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Efstathios (Stathis) Karathanasis is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology at Case Western Reserve University School Medicine, where he serves as the Associate Chair of the School of Medicine component of the Biomedical Engineering Department. A native of Greece, Dr. Karathanasis graduated from Aristotle University with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering before coming to the University of Houston to complete his PhD. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Georgia Institute of Technology, where he studied imaging nanoprobes and its use in molecular imaging to monitor cancer therapies. Dr. Karathanasis heads the Omega Laboratory for Cancer Nanotechnology, which specializes in using nanotechnology to develop therapeutics and imaging agents to treat some of the most harmful tumors. In his talk, Dr. Karathanasis will give an overview of nanotechnology and its impact in treating cancer in the near future.

www.tedxcwru.com Efstathios (Stathis) Karathanasis is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology at Case Western Reserve University School Medicine, where he serves as the Associate Chair of the School of Medicine component of the Biomedical Engineering Department. A native of Greece, Dr. Karathanasis graduated from Aristotle University with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering before coming to the University of Houston to complete his PhD. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship at Georgia Institute of Technology, where he studied imaging nanoprobes and its use in molecular imaging to monitor cancer therapies. Dr. Karathanasis heads the Omega Laboratory for Cancer Nanotechnology, which specializes in using nanotechnology to develop therapeutics and imaging agents to treat some of the most harmful tumors. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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