Nigeria’s Prof. Dr. Samuel Achilefu invented high-tech infrared goggles which enable Doctors to see cancer cells during surgery. They ensure that no tumour cell is left unremoved. A blue light glows when it’s spotted. He owns 59 patents in USA. He won the 2014 St. Louis Award. He also won the 2011 and 2015 St. Louis Innovator Award. He is Vice Chair for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University School of Medicine. He is the Director of the Washington University Molecular Imaging Center and Theranostic Innovation Program. He is the Co-Director of the Center for Multiple Myeloma Nanotherapy and Co-Leader of the Oncologic Imaging Program of the Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Washington University. He is a Professor of medicine, biochemistry and molecular biophysics, and biomedical engineering.
