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RESEARCH & COMMERCIALIZATION NEWS
- Optometry and Physics Team Receives U.S. Patent
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From left: Dr. Carl Bassi, Michael Howe, Wayne Garver
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UMSL faculty from the College of Optometry (Dr. Carl Bassi, Associate Professor and Director of Research and Graduate Studies; and Michael Howe, Senior Research Engineering Technician) and the Department of Physics (Wayne Garver, Research Scientist and Lecturer) are inventors on United States Patent No. 7,686,452, which issued on March 30, 2010. The patent protects the Quantitative Three Dot (Q3D), the first device to quantitatively measure visual suppression in children and adults. It is one of eight U.S. patents issued on UMSL technologies since 2000.
The Quantitative Three Dot (Q3D) device quantitatively measures visual suppression in patients and is designed to fit on the end of a standard power supply handle found in most clinics and doctor's offices.
Vision disorders are the fourth most prevalent class of disability in the United States and the most prevalent handicapping condition in childhood. Early detection of visual suppression increases the likelihood of effective treatment and decreases the negative impact of conditions such as amblyopia (lazy eye), which affects approximately 3% of children and is the most common cause of monocular visual impairments in young and middle-aged adults.
Able to detect very small impairments and changes in suppression, the Q3D can catch suppression earlier than current methods. Quantified measurement allows for tracking intervention progress over time.
The University is working to commercialize this important device, which showed excellent results in a clinical trial conducted at Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center.
We will begin to feature new U.S. patents issued to the University and the UMSL inventors in "Spirit of Innovation."
Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal
- UMSL Faculty Member Wins "National Impact" Award
Dr. Rajiv Sabherwal, Emory C. Turner Professor of Information Systems, was recognized at the 2010 Gateway to Innovation Conference for most positively representing the St. Louis information technology community on the national stage in 2009. In the nomination packet, Dr. Mary Lacity, Professor of Information Systems at UMSL, among his many awards and accomplishments noted Dr. Sabherwal's work as co-chair of the 2010 International Conference of Information Systems, which will bring approximately 1,200 people from more than 50 countries to St. Louis this December Also nominated for this award were Emerson and UniGroup, Inc.
Two additional awards were given at the conference -- one for Community Outreach and one for Business Innovation. Winners will be featured in an upcoming issue of Commerce Magazine.
The annual one-day Gateway to Innovation Conference brings together IT leaders and thinkers from across the nation and the St. Louis region for an opportunity to learn, network and collaborate. The 2010 conference, held April 20 at the Chase Park Plaza, explored how IT drives growth across industries including the life sciences, finance and manufacturing. The event was sold out with approximately 650 attendees.
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THE BASICS: Policies & Procedures
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March 2010
External Funding Sources |
| Federal |
$874,119 |
| Other University |
$189,230 |
| State of Missouri |
$7,295 |
| TOTAL |
$1,070,644 |
March 2010
External Funding Purposes |
| Instruction |
$577,023 |
| Other Sponsored Activity |
$55,296 |
| Research |
$438,325 |
| TOTAL |
$1,070,644 |
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