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Georgia Tech Researcher Receives $2.9M Grant to Develop Ingestible Probes for Breath-Based Cancer Detection

As the second-leading cause of cancer death in the U.S., colorectal cancer is rising in the number of cases in younger adults. To combat this and offer a less-invasive alternative to a colonoscopy, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Leslie Chan and her lab has been awarded a grant to develop an innovative diagnostic to detect colorectal cancer through a simple breath test. Read more.

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Photo of Leslie Chan and graduate student Vishal Manickam
Leslie Chan and Vishal Manickam, graduate student who works on the design and testing of the ingestible probes.

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The grant will fund the development of cutting-edge technology that could detect colorectal cancer through a simple breath test.

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Contact: Kelly PettyCommunications ManagerWallace H. Coulter Depratment of Biomedical Engineering

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  • Created:06/16/2025
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