April 21, 2025
BME Faculty Dr. Bing Yu has been awarded a Way Klinger Research Fellowship and Way Klinger Sabbatical Fellowship in support of his efforts to advance technologies for disease diagnosis and treatment evaluation. The awards were presented on Thursday March 27th at Marquette’s Distinguished Scholars reception, where 11 other Marquette faculty were named recipients of various awards offered in recognition and support of high-achieving researchers and scholars whose current investigations show great promise. The Way Klinger Fellowship has been awarded to Dr. Yu so that he may advance novel breast cancer diagnosis technology, and the Way Klinger Sabbatical Fellowship will allow him the opportunity to focus on advancement of his career in biomedical research.
Dr. Yu’s research efforts have a proven track record of excellence, winning multiple awards—including Marquette's Lawrence G. Haggerty Faculty Award for Excellence in Research, the We Care Award from the MCW Department of Surgery, as well as the Cancer Center Pilot Award—for initiatives seeking to reduce the re-excision rate of breast conserving surgery. Most recently, Dr. Yu has been named Researcher of the Year by Marquette’s Opus College of Engineering, an annual award granted to a select research faculty member in honor of outstanding contributions to their particular field of knowledge.
Dr. Yu’s ongoing breast cancer research focusses on developing a deep learning-enabled, deep ultraviolet scanning microscope (DDSM) that allows for rapid, high-contrast evaluation of fresh tumor specimens during breast conserving surgery. This immediate assessment will eliminate the need for time-consuming and costly histopathology, allowing diagnosis on the day of the lumpectomy or excision visit, and reducing the need for return trips to the healthcare offices and re-excision. The integration of deep-learning technology will facilitate accurate evaluation of a given specimen.
In response to his receipt of the Way Kilnger Fellowship, Dr. Yu offered the following:
“I want to start by saying thank you to Helen and the Way Klingler family for your generous support through the awards. I hope to honor these awards’ spirit of academic discovery and positive impact through my research in novel optical technologies to improve disease diagnosis and treatment.”
Through his work, Dr. Yu consistently utilizes the resource-rich setting provided by the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical engineering, engaging in cross-disciplinary collaboration, and providing a dynamic learning experience for students of all levels. In addition, initiatives demonstrate a commitment to delivering affordable healthcare solutions accessible to individuals in all settings.
Directed by Dr. Bing Yu, the Biophotonics Laboratory at the Marquette-MCW Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering develops innovative optical devices that are more compact, accurate, reliable, and cost-effective, with applications for cancer detection and therapeutic monitoring, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
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