TEDxFIU: Using smart particles to cure cancer

By Joel Delgado ’12 MS ’17 

Dr. Carolyn D. Runowicz, a gynecologic oncologist and researcher at FIU’s Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, and Sakhrat Khizroev, a physicist and electrical engineer, explained how nanotechnology could cure ovarian cancer at TEDxFIU 2015.

By using nanoparticles to target specific cancer cells while avoiding damage to healthy cells, the duo has eradicated cancer cells in mice, potentially offering a new and innovative treatment using nanotechnology.

An international leader in women’s health and gynecologic cancer, Runowicz’s research has focused on the development, initiation and conduct of clinical trials in gynecologic cancer and in cancer prevention.

Khizroev is an inventor with an expertise in electron and nuclear spin physics. During the past few years, he has overseen research that has led to pioneering discoveries in oncology, neurodegenerative diseases, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and HIV/AIDS.

Enjoy their TEDxFIU 2015 talk featured above.