Rebecca Richards-Kortum is the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Bioengineering at Rice University, Houston, where her research group is currently developing miniature microscopes and low-cost imaging systems to enable early detection of precancerous changes in living tissue. In collaboration with colleagues at Rice University and the Texas Medical Center, she has developed a four-year multi-disciplinary education and training program that promotes engineering and engineering technology on a global scale. Prior to working at Rice University, Dr Richards-Kortum was Professor of Biomedical Engineeri...