Honor:

2017 Women In STEM research award winner

Title:

assistant professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department 

Winning project:

Development of Novel Theranostics for the Simultaneous Detection and Treatment of Amyloid Diseases.

Project focus:

Chi’s work looks at developing theranostic agents for the simultaneous detection and treatment of amyloid diseases, which are the cause of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. Her project aims to diagnose and treat these diseases.