PBL research project “Patch-IT” selected to be part of Postdoctoral Excellence Programme
The BRCCH (Botnar Research Centre for Child Health) has announced five research projects within its new initiative Postdoctoral Excellence Programme (PEP). PEP Fellow Kanika Dheman will join the Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET (PBL) headed by Dr. Michele Magno to work on “Patch-IT”, a monitoring project for sepsis detection in neonatal intensive care.
Neonatal sepsis has a high incidence globally and is a major cause of mortality worldwide. The project Patch-IT at the Center for Project-Based Learning D-ITET proposes a solution for improved neonatal sepsis monitoring and management. The team aims to develop a multi-sensor electronic epidermal system that incorporates wire-free, battery-free, non-invasive and autonomous monitoring of multiple vital signs continuously and in real time. The device will also employ in-sensor data analytics powered by state-of-the-art sensor-fusion algorithms to enable personalised patient monitoring.
Congratulations to Michele and Kanika!
Postdoctoral Excellence Programme
The BRCCH announces five research projects within its new initiative, Postdoctoral Excellence Programme (PEP). The programme aims to foster the next generation of scientific leaders who will pursue interdisciplinary and step-changing research to address critical unmet needs and challenges in global paediatric health. Together with established Host Principal Investigators and Collaborators, PEP Fellows will implement highly translational and ambitious research proposals over the next three years.