AHNS 2026 International Conference on HNC
Congratulations to Nikhita Santebennur for her podium presentation entitled “Improving Accuracy of Oral Cancer Screening with ESS” and to Ruby Nguyen for his poster presentation entitled “Social and Structural Determinants of Health as Predictors of 90 Day Readmission Following Head and Neck Cancer Surgery”. A huge thank you to the many faculty, staff, and student co-authors […]
Milestones and Meals: A Night to Celebrate the Lab’s Successes
The OTO-COATI lab comes together for dinner to celebrate recent NIH grant submissions, conference presentations, and a successful annual audit of the lab’s clinical research studies. A huge thank you to our research specialist, Lucas Berry, for keeping our research projects in fantastic regulatory order!
The Lab Presents at COSM 2026
Congratulations to OTO-COATI Lab medical students Emma Kraus, Lalita Sabat, Sarah Chang, and Shivani Patel, and faculty, Drs. Krisciunas, Tracy, and Grillone for presenting multiple posters at the 2026 Combined Otolaryngology Spring Meetings (COSM) in Phoenix, Arizona.
New Research Publication: Spectroscopy Works Across Oral Cavity Sites
The OTO‑COATI Lab is pleased to announce a new paper in the American Journal of Otolaryngology: “A prospective cohort study testing whether oral cavity mucosal tissue variability influences elastic scattering spectroscopy (ESS) measures,” made available online April 14, 2026. Authors include Mitali Sakharkar (BU medical student, OTO‑COATI Lab), Gabriele Spokas (UNC graduate student, OTO‑COATI Lab), […]
Congratulations to Mitali Sakharkar for Matching into Otolaryngology Residency
We are delighted to congratulate Boston University medical student Mitali Sakharkar on matching into the otolaryngology residency program at the University of Miami! Mitali joined the OTO‑COATI Lab during her first year of medical school and has since made important contributions to our studies on acute respiratory failure survivors and spectroscopy for cancer detection. Over […]
Welcome Anna Jacobson & Dr. Anand Devaiah to the OTO-COATI Lab
We are pleased to welcome research assistant Anna Jacobson and Boston Medical Center otolaryngologist Dr. Anand Devaiah to the OTO‑COATI Lab. Dr. Devaiah — professor of otolaryngology, neurosurgery, and ophthalmology at the Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine — has long been a friend of the lab. He joins us to lead NIH‑funded […]
Congratulations to Lucas Berry for Earning SOCRA Certification
The OTO‑COATI Lab congratulates Lucas Berry, the lab’s research specialist, on earning the Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) credential from the Society of Clinical Research Associates (SOCRA). Lucas joined the OTO‑COATI Lab in 2020 and is the lab’s longest‑serving staff member. He plays a central cross functional role in the Lab, contributing expertise in research […]
New Research Publication: Laryngeal Edema & Aspiration in Acute Respiratory Failure Patients
We’re excited to share a new paper from the OTO‑COATI Lab, published in the European Archives of Oto‑Rhino‑Laryngology and made available online March 5, 2026: “Identifying the association between post‑extubation laryngeal edema and aspiration in acute respiratory failure patients.” Authors include Devin Lucas (OTO-COATI Lab clinical research coordinator), Ryan Peterson, Jared Rieck, Moses Owusu, Edel […]
New Research Publication: Racial Representation Disparity in HNC Trials
The OTO-COATI Lab is pleased to announce a new paper published in Head & Neck: “The Persistence of Racial Representation Disparity in Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Trials in the United States: A Temporal Analysis of 20 Years of Data,” available online February 13, 2026. Authors include medical student and OTO-COATI lab member Lalita Sabat, […]
VOTE for the OTO-COATI Lab in the 2026 STAT MADNESS Competition
A collaborative research project conducted by Boston Medical Center’s OTO-COATI Lab and Boston University College of Engineering’s BMO Lab is competing in STAT MADNESS – a nation-wide March Madness bracket-style competition, but for innovative scientific research instead of basketball. Please support our labs by voting for our project after logging into or creating your account […]