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Brian T Crouch is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Duke University and serves as the Assistant Director of Research for the Center for Global Women's Health Technologies (GWHT). His research bridges oncology, translational research, and global health with a focus on developing low-cost diagnostic and therapeutic technologies for resource-limited settings.
Education:
- Ph.D., Duke University, 2018
Dr. Crouch specializes in translating diagnostic technologies from bench to bedside using in vitro cell culture, small animal models, fluorescence microscopy, image processing, machine learning, and clinical trial design. His work centers on innovative strategies to induce anti-tumor immune responses following ablative therapy, particularly through ethyl-cellulose ethanol gel systems and optical metabolic imaging for cancer applications in underserved regions.
His publication record (2017-2024) reveals consistent focus on tumor ablation techniques, metabolic imaging of residual disease, and resource-appropriate technology development. Key themes include ethyl-cellulose ethanol gel distribution optimization, chemotherapy-induced metabolic reprogramming visualization, and Hsp90-based diagnostic tools for breast cancer, demonstrating strong interdisciplinary collaboration across engineering and oncology.
Dr. Crouch teaches multiple Bass Connections Global Health Research Team courses (GLHLTH 796T/795T/396T/395T) and biomedical engineering project courses (BME 493/494, EGR 393/491). As GWHT Assistant Director of Research, he leads initiatives developing women's health technologies for global deployment, indicating active grant acquisition and project management in global health innovation.
He operates within Duke's Center for Global Women's Health Technologies, focusing on translational pipelines from laboratory development to clinical implementation in low-resource environments through cross-disciplinary engineering and medical partnerships.
