2023 NIMHD DEBUT Prize

NIMHD funds the DEBUT Healthcare Technologies for Low-Resource Settings prize, which challenges the next generation of biomedical engineers develop technology solutions to meet the health care needs of underrepresented populations in low-resource settings. Learn more about DEBUT.

Healthcare Technologies for Low-Resource Settings Winner

Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland

Project Title: DioTeX

Team Members: Cassandra Parent (CEO), Amanda Ruci, Feiyang Huang, Eric Simon, Ellie Zhang

DioTeX is an accessible and accurate point-of-care internal hemorrhage diagnostic tool with the potential to improve assessment and treatment of internal trauma while saving lives. This testing device is easy to use and requires minimal training, making it an important tool for low resource and rural settings.

Press release, Aug. 25, 2023: NIH Selects Undergraduate Winners of 2023 DEBUT Challenge for Impressive Medical Device Designs

All 2023 DEBUT Challenge winners

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