U-LINK Chronic Diseases

U-LINK Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases are long-lasting conditions that generally persist for a year or more and require ongoing medical attention or limit daily activities. These diseases typically progress slowly and can be managed but are not usually cured. Some examples include heart disease, diabetes, cancer, hypertension, obesity, and Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. These diseases often share risk factors like poor diet, lack of physical activity, smoking, and excessive alcohol use. Effective management often includes lifestyle changes, medication, and regular monitoring. Chronic diseases can significantly affect a person's quality of life, and prevention or early intervention can help reduce their impact. This “U-LINK Chronic Diseases” call for applications is intended to catalyze interdisciplinary collaborations to understand and lower the rising rates of chronic diseases affecting our health.

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Asthma Under Artificially Intelligent Robot (AIR) Control: Robotic Support for Pediatric Education

Team: Cynthia Foronda (Nursing and Health Studies), Ubbo Visser (Computer Science), Monica Cardenas (Pediatrics), Kasia Pasternak (Computer Science), Karina Gattamorta (Nursing and Health Studies), Bridgette Johnson (Nursing, Jackson Health System)

Predict Acute Exacerbation of COPD by Tracking real-time changes in physiological metrics and environmental stressors

Team: Naresh Kumar (Public Health Sciences), Michael Campos (Pulmonary Medicine), Yan Guo (Biostatistics)

Precision Phenotyping of Comorbid Alzheimer’s Disease and Depression for Personalized Neuromodulation Treatment

Team: Yingchun Zhang (Biomedical Engineering), James Galvin (Cognitive Disorder), Daniel Jimenez (Psychiatry), Pradip Pattany (Diagnostic Radiology)

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PHASE: A CFIR-Guided, Patient-Centered PREVENT + Heart-Age Tool to Catalyze Cardiovascular Prevention Across Diverse Clinics

Team: Yue Pan (Public Health Sciences), Claudia Martinez (Cardiovascular), Audrey Harkness (Nursing and Health Studies), Daniel Jimenez (Psychiatry), Daniel Feaster (Biostatistics)

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Optimization of MMP-13 Inhibitor Selectivity to Prevent and Reverse Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

Team: Sandra Rieger (Biology), Yangbo Feng (Pharmacology)

Feasibility and Acceptability of an AI Therapist Twin Delivering Familias Unidas, an Evidence-based Drug Abuse and Mental Health Intervention for Hispanic Youth

Team: Guillermo (Willy) Prado (Nursing and Health sciences), Yannine Estrada (Nursing and Health Sciences), Yelena Yesha (Computer Science), Jacqueline Le Moigne (Computer Science)

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Integrating Digital Twin Technology with the Mouse Limb Ischemia Model

Team: Minghui Cheng (Civil & Architectural Engineering, Architecture), Zhao-Jun Liu (Surgery), Omaida Velazquez (Surgery)

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Leveraging Independent Grocers as Community Health Hubs: A Transdisciplinary Approach to Address Obesity in Miami-Dade’s Underserved Areas

Team: Hadis Dastgerdizad Elyaderani (Global Health Studies & Department of Sociology & Criminology), Sara StGeorge (Prevention Science & Community Health Division, Public Health Sciences Department), Rhonda Trust (Communication Studies, School of Communication)

Toward Digital Twin-Assisted Muscle-Network Trainer for Rehabilitation Process of Stroke-Induced Motor Impairments

Team: Ye Hu (Industrial and Systems Engineering), Leslie Morse (Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation), Yingchun Zhang (Biomedical Engineering)

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Discovery and Validation of Chaos Driven Physiological Sleep-PTSD Biomarkers

Team: Cheng-Bang Chen (Industrial and Systems Engineering), Diane Lim (Sleep Medicine)

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