Winston Liu Presents at 2025 Dysphagia Research Society Conference
OTO-COATI Lab member and Boston University undergraduate student Winston Liu recently presented at the 2025 Dysphagia Research Society (DRS) Annual Conference held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 25-28, 2025. His poster, titled “Python-Powered Expert-Driven Anatomic Delineation for BRACS Rating,” describes his research project co-authored by Winston, Lucas Berry, and Dr. Gintas Krisciunas. The DRS conference, […]
New Research Publication: Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy for Intraoperative Oral Cancer Mucosal Margin Guidance
We are excited to announce the publication of a new article titled “Elastic Scattering Spectroscopy for Intraoperative Oral Cancer Mucosal Margin Guidance: Initial Results from a 104-Patient Cohort” in the American Journal of Otolaryngology. The paper was made available online on March 5, 2025. This innovative paper highlights the promising role of elastic scattering spectroscopy […]
Devin Lucas’s Art Featured in BUMC Art Days 2025
If you’re familiar with the OTO-COATI lab, then you probably know that Devin Lucas is a stellar study coordinator. But did you know that she’s also an amazing artist? Devin’s art was recently featured at Boston University Medical Campus’s (BUMC) Art Days 2025 exhibition. Started by Boston University President Emeritus Aram Chobanian, Art Days is […]
New Review of Multilingual PROMs for Dysphonia Published in the Journal of Voice
We are excited to announce that our lab’s latest study, titled “Comprehensive Review of Multilingual Patient-Reported Outcome Measures for Dysphonia”, will be published in the Journal of Voice and is available online as of January 16, 2025. Authored by Grace Chow, Dr. Maxwell Sher, Dr. Gintas Krisciunas, and Dr. Lauren Tracy, this study addresses a […]
New Study on Non-Invasive Screening for Laryngeal Cancer Published in American Journal of Otolaryngology
We are excited to announce that our lab’s latest study, “Non-invasive screening for laryngeal cancer using the oral cavity as a proxy for differentiation of laryngeal cancer versus leukoplakia: A novel application of ESS technology and artificial intelligence supported statistical modeling,” has been published in the American Journal of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery, […]
The Lab Builds Gingerbread Houses
The OTO-COATI Lab celebrated the 2024 holiday season by building gingerbread houses together. With a mansion, a party house, and a porch in the neighborhood, should these researchers should go into (gingerbread) real estate? Probably depends on when they’re hungry. Happy holidays!
Devin Lucas Receives 2nd Place Award for Best Oral Presentation at the ESSD 2024 Annual Congress
We are proud to announce that Devin Lucas, a research coordinator in the OTO-COATI lab, has received the 2nd Place Award for Best Oral Presentation at the prestigious European Society for Swallowing Disorders (ESSD) 14th Annual Congress. The event took place from September 23-27, 2024, and brought together leading researchers and clinicians from around the […]
Grace Chow Presents at the 2024 Fall Voice Conference
Last October, OTO-COATI research coordinator Grace Chow represented the lab at the 2024 Fall Voice Conference. The focus of the Fall Voice Conference is the clinical care of patients with voice-related difficulties and how clinical and basic science research guide clinical care. At the conference, hosted in Charlotte, NC, Grace presented the project, “Comprehensive Review […]
Launch of The OTO-COATI Lab Website
Though Boston University’s Otolaryngology Clinical Outcomes, Assessment, & Technological Innovation (OTO-COATI) Lab has contributed to advancements in otolaryngology research for many years, we have done so relatively under the radar – at least on the internet. With the launch of the OTO-COATI Lab website, there is now a perfect online space to not only display […]