A research team led by Dalin Tang, professor of mathematical sciences and biomedical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), has received a five-year, $1.8 million award from the National Science Foundation to conduct a comprehensive study of the growth, progression, and rupture of human atherosclerotic plaque, a medical condition that is closely related to most cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and heart attack. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the developed world.
