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Fellowbook News

AIMBE Fellowbook collects news stories highlighting the members of the AIMBE College of Fellows. Read the latest stories, jump to the College Directory, or search below to find the newest research, awards, announcements and more for the leaders of the medical and biological engineering community.

 

 

Acoustic Metamaterial Noise Cancellation Device

Xin Zhang | Via Boston University | February 26, 2019

 Xin Zhang, Boston University College is Engineering professor of ME, MSE, ECE, BME, and Reza Ghaffarivardavagh, mechanical engineering graduate researcher in Zhang’s lab, have designed an acoustic metamaterial and noise cancellation device capable of blocking up to 94% percent of the transmitted sound energy while preserving air flow. Read more about this acoustic metamaterial […]

Oxygen-tracking method could improve diabetes treatment

Daniel Anderson | Via MIT | February 25, 2019

Transplanting pancreatic islet cells into patients with diabetes is a promising alternative to the daily insulin injections that many of these patients now require. These cells could act as a bioartificial pancreas, monitoring blood glucose levels and secreting insulin when needed. For this kind of transplantation to be successful, scientists need to make sure that […]

Oxygen-tracking method could improve diabetes treatment

Robert Langer | Via MIT | February 25, 2019

Transplanting pancreatic islet cells into patients with diabetes is a promising alternative to the daily insulin injections that many of these patients now require. These cells could act as a bioartificial pancreas, monitoring blood glucose levels and secreting insulin when needed. For this kind of transplantation to be successful, scientists need to make sure that […]

New biomaterial could improve bone grafting

Craig Duvall | Via Vanderbilt | February 25, 2019

A new biomaterial-based bone graft extender created by Vanderbilt and U.S. Army researchers has the potential to improve treatment of critical orthopedic conditions. While a graft using a patient’s own bone – typically from the pelvis or femur – for re-implantation is considered the standard technique to repair, replace or regenerate bone tissue, limitations exist… […]

Tejal Desai Named Director of UCSF Health Innovation Via Engineering Program

Tejal Desai | Via UCSF | February 15, 2019

A new initiative at UC San Francisco will bring together engineers to tackle some of the most urgent challenges in health. The Health Innovation Via Engineering (HIVE) program will be led by Tejal Desai, PhD, the chair of the Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, a joint department of the UCSF Schools of Pharmacy and […]

Dawn Elliott honored by Orthopaedic Research Society

Dawn Elliott | Via University of Delaware | February 15, 2019

Some professors shine most brightly in the lab. Others are particularly excellent mentors, inspiring students and other faculty members to reach new heights in their careers. Then, there are those who excel at both. Dawn Elliott, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware, is being recognized as one of those […]

Case Western Reserve researchers observe waves ‘leap’ across cut in brain tissue; ‘ephaptic coupling’ said to be producing self-propagating waves unknown until now

Dominique Durand | Via Case Western Reserve | February 14, 2019

Biomedical engineering researchers at Case Western Reserve University say they have identified a previously unidentified form of neural communication, a discovery that could help scientists better understand neural activity surrounding specific brain processes and brain disorders. “We don’t know yet the ‘So what?’ part of this discovery entirely,” said lead researcher Dominique Durand, the Elmer […]

Medical Research Powered by Data

Isidore Rigoutsos | Via HPCwire | February 14, 2019

“We’re all the same, but we’re unique as well. In that uniqueness lies all of the answers….” Mark Tykocinski, MD, Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Thomas Jefferson University Getting the answers to what causes some people to develop diseases and not others is driving the groundbreaking medical research being conducted by the Computational […]

AI predicts common childhood ailments better than some physicians

Kang Zhang | Via AI in Healthcare | February 13, 2019

Researchers in China have developed an AI-based natural language processing algorithm which processes free text from physician notes in electronic health records (EHRs) to predict common ailments in a pediatric population. The algorithm outperformed junior physicians in diagnosing some illnesses. Their findings were published in Nature. “AI-based methods have emerged as powerful tools to transform […]

Elizabeth Hillman’s Magic Microscopes: Seeing Inside the Brain

Elizabeth Hillman | Via Columbia University | February 11, 2019

Biomedical Engineer Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, a principal investigator at Columbia’s Zuckerman Institute, is inventing new kinds of microscopes that create 3D movies of life in action. Her microscopes are helping researchers see the brain in a whole new light. On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we hope that girls around the […]

First-in-Man Experience with Non-Occlusive Helical Balloon Catheter In the Delivery of TAVI Heart Valves

David Williams | Via AIMBE | February 11, 2019

At the end of January, 2019, a woman with severe aortic valve stenosis was successfully treated with a replacement valve in the world-famous Groote-Schuur Hospital, South Africa, using highly innovative delivery technology developed by Strait Access Technologies, a spin-out company of the University of Cape Town (UCT). The procedure was carried out by Dr. Jacques […]

First-in-Man Experience with Non-Occlusive Helical Balloon Catheter In the Delivery of TAVI Heart Valves

Peter Zilla | Via AIMBE | February 11, 2019

At the end of January, 2019, a woman with severe aortic valve stenosis was successfully treated with a replacement valve in the world-famous Groote-Schuur Hospital, South Africa, using highly innovative delivery technology developed by Strait Access Technologies, a spin-out company of the University of Cape Town (UCT). The procedure was carried out by Dr. Jacques […]

A How-To Guide for Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Biomedical Engineering

Naomi Chesler | Via Springer Link | February 11, 2019

Abstract To accelerate the development of an inclusive culture in biomedical engineering (BME), we must accept complexity, seek to understand our own privilege, speak out about diversity, learn the difference between intent and impact, accept our mistakes, and learn how to engage in difficult conversations. In turn, we will be rewarded by the ideas, designs, […]

Claire J. Tomlin elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Claire J. Tomlin | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019

National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]

Jean Tom elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Jean Tom | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019

National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]

Molly Stevens elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Molly Stevens | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019

National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]

Clifford Samuel elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Clifford Samuel | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019

National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]

Bob Kiss elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Bob Kiss | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019

National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]

Karl Deisseroth elected to the National Academy of Engineering

Karl Deisseroth | Via National Academy of Engineering | February 7, 2019

National Academy of Engineering Elects 86 Members and 18 Foreign Members The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. (Dan) Mote, Jr., on February 7, 2019. This brings the total U.S. membership to 2,297 and the number of foreign members to 272. Election […]