{"670583":{"#nid":"670583","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Simpler Approach to Prevent Cervical Cancer Makes Collegiate Inventors Competition Finals","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EA group of Georgia Tech students is looking to prevent cervical cancer and other gynecological diseases with a new approach to testing that could increase access to healthcare and turn a wasted resource into a valuable tool.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ETheir idea, a simple menstrual pad add-on to collect blood for lab screening, has earned them one of five \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.invent.org\/collegiate-inventors\/finalists\u0022\u003Efinalist spots in the national Collegiate Inventors Competition\u003C\/a\u003E Oct. 24-25. They\u2019ll compete against other undergraduate teams for $10,000, mentoring from experienced inventors, and a patent acceleration certificate from the U.S. Patent and Trade Office.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe team also is competing for a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/CICPC2023\u0022\u003EPeople\u2019s Choice Award that\u2019s based on online voting\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe are trying to end the stigma against periods \u2014 that\u0027s one of our biggest missions behind the product \u2014 and we want to increase access to healthcare. Nearly all cervical cancers are preventable with earlier screening and testing for HPV,\u201d said team member Rhea Prem, referring to the human papilloma virus that causes cervical cancer. \u201cWe want healthcare to be on your own terms so that you feel in control of your health, and you feel control over what you\u0027re doing with your body.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/coe.gatech.edu\/news\/2023\/10\/simpler-approach-prevent-cervical-cancer-makes-collegiate-inventors-competition-finals\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead about the team\u0027s FADpad kit on the College of Engineering website.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EStudents create a multilayered menstrual pad add-on that collects blood samples for gynecological disease screening.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Students create a multilayered menstrual pad add-on that collects blood samples for gynecological disease screening."}],"uid":"27446","created_gmt":"2023-10-23 14:11:13","changed_gmt":"2023-12-12 19:37:22","author":"Joshua Stewart","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-10-23T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"672129":{"id":"672129","type":"image","title":"FADpad Team at Capstone","body":"\u003Cp\u003EThe FADpad team, from left, Netra Gandhi, Girish Hari, Rhea Prem, and Ethan Damiani. (Photo Courtesy: FADpad)\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","created":"1698070284","gmt_created":"2023-10-23 14:11:24","changed":"1698070284","gmt_changed":"2023-10-23 14:11:24","alt":"The FADpad team at Capstone Design Expo wearing T-shirts with their FADpad logo. From left, Netra Gandhi, Girish Hari, Rhea Prem, and Ethan Damiani. (Photo Courtesy: FADpad)","file":{"fid":"255317","name":"FADpad-Capstone-Netra-Gandhi-Girish-Hari-Rhea-Prem-Ethan-Damiani-t.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/23\/FADpad-Capstone-Netra-Gandhi-Girish-Hari-Rhea-Prem-Ethan-Damiani-t.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/10\/23\/FADpad-Capstone-Netra-Gandhi-Girish-Hari-Rhea-Prem-Ethan-Damiani-t.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":2521319,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/10\/23\/FADpad-Capstone-Netra-Gandhi-Girish-Hari-Rhea-Prem-Ethan-Damiani-t.jpg?itok=6VXLd7go"}}},"media_ids":["672129"],"groups":[{"id":"1237","name":"College of Engineering"},{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"}],"categories":[{"id":"145","name":"Engineering"},{"id":"193157","name":"Student Honors and Achievements"}],"keywords":[{"id":"182402","name":"Collegiate Inventors Competition"},{"id":"594","name":"college of engineering"},{"id":"192259","name":"cos-students"},{"id":"192250","name":"cos-microbial"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWritten by Matthew Kistner\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EFor more information:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jstewart@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJoshua Stewart\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Engineering\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["jstewart@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}