Dr. Nir Peled - Fulbright Visiting Scholar from Israel
Field: Medicine/Oncology
Host Institution: University of Colorado Cancer Center
Grant Dates: 2008-2010
Fulbright Visiting Scholar Dr. Nir Peled in the laboratory
Dr. Nir Peled was an Israeli oncologist currently on a Fulbright Scholar grant at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. While on his grant he conducted a study focusing on early detection of lung cancer by exhale breath analysis. As part of his research, he is developing a “cancer sniffer” – a device that samples the breath of lung cancer patients before and after definitive therapy and analyzes the breath sample for a volatile organic compound that is a biomarker for lung cancer. This groundbreaking apparatus will also serve as an early detector for other forms of cancer, including breast and colon cancers. The University of Colorado and the Israel Institute of Technology, Technion, in Haifa, Israel, which developed the technology, expect that the device will hit the market in about four years, but its potential to save lives is already evident.
Dr. Peled’s Fulbright grant has already impacted his academic career with the opportunity to write two review papers and collaborate on three book chapters about lung cancer with colleagues from the University of Colorado. Dr. Peled says, “My Fulbright post-doctoral research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center is already one of the strongest experiences I have had in my career.” Dr. Peled returned to Israel at the conclusion of his Fulbright grant and is leading a research team focusing on translational research.
To the U.S.-Israel Fulbright Program