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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.
Study: Three-in-one vaccine shows promise against ‘tripledemic’
Jonathan Lovell | Via University at Buffalo | June 26, 2026 University at Buffalo researchers are developing a single shot for flu, COVID-19 and RSV Flu season is no longer just flu season. Since 2022, the health care community has faced what’s known as a “tripledemic” of seasonal influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). That may mean that the flu shot needs to become more [...]Purdue engineers test, validate novel method to improve pharmaceutical R&D
Arezoo Ardekani | Via Purdue University | June 22, 2026 Label-free, noninvasive framework enables robust, scalable classification of liposomal drug carriers A patent-pending innovation created and validated in Purdue University’s College of Engineering could strengthen pharmaceutical research and development in the areas of batch verification, encapsulation efficiency screening and regulatory compliance workflows. Mechanical engineering professor Arezoo Ardekani and her doctoral student Kaeul Lim have leveraged [...]Optical Biopsy Offers Non-Invasive Endometrial Cancer Detection
Quing Zhu | Via Technology Networks | June 22, 2026 A three-second optical scan could help detect endometrial cancer without a painful biopsy. Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic cancer, with more than 69,000 cases diagnosed in the U.S. in 2025 and increasing up to 3% annually. Diagnosis requires an often painful and invasive biopsy that carries a risk of false negatives. A multidisciplinary [...]Cell-Inspired Material Captures Energy and Releases It on Demand
Samuel Stupp | Via Northwestern University | June 11, 2026 Shape-shifting liquid transforms into an energy-rich gel that stores power for months Northwestern University scientists have developed a new liquid material that charges like a battery, transforms like a living organism and then resets itself in open air. Traditionally, harvesting energy, storing it, and using it require separate materials or devices. The new platform merges [...]AI Foundation Model Maps Tumor Mutations to Predict Cancer Therapy Response
Trey Ideker | Via Inside Precision Medicine | May 27, 2026 As genomic sequencing becomes routine in oncology, clinicians are increasingly inundated with tumor mutation data—but often without clear guidance on how to use it. A new artificial intelligence foundation model called MutationProjector may help bridge that gap by transforming complex tumor mutation profiles into clinically meaningful representations that can predict treatment response, classify cancer subtypes, [...]UT San Antonio researchers find ‘perfect recipe’ to regrow bone and blood vessels
Teja Guda | Via UT San Antonio | May 26, 2026 For patients suffering from traumatic injuries that leave behind “volumetric” gaps — where significant bone and blood vessels are lost — the clock is always ticking. Without a nearby blood supply, cells in the center of a large injury cannot survive, often leading to permanent tissue loss or failed grafts. A team of eight scientists [...]Innovative Peptides Point to Safer Immunotherapy Breakthroughs
Yubin Zhou | Via Bioengineer.org | May 21, 2026 In a remarkable breakthrough that could reshape cellular immunotherapy and broaden our understanding of calcium signaling, researchers at Texas A&M Health have engineered genetically encoded peptide inhibitors to precisely modulate a critical calcium entry pathway in cells. Their pioneering work targets the store-operated calcium entry (SOCE) mechanism, a central conduit through which calcium ions enter [...]Study Sheds Light On How Early Pancreas Lesions Become Cancerous
Elana Fertig | Via University of Maryland School of Medicine | May 21, 2026 In an unexpected finding, a new study flips on its head researchers’ understanding of how precancerous pancreas lesions evolve into pancreatic cancer. The paradigm-changing discovery has tremendous implications for identifying people at higher risk of cancer or even, potentially stopping malignant transformation. In a study just out in the American Association for Cancer Research’s journal [...]Professor Azad Madni Honored as Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering
Azad Madni | Via USC Viterbi | May 20, 2026 Professor Azad Madni has been selected as an International Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), joining an elite group of engineers recognized for their outstanding contributions and strategic leadership in addressing issues of global significance. As Northrop Grumman Foundation Fred O’Green Chair in Engineering, and University Professor at USC Viterbi‘s Department of Astronautical [...]Azad Madni was awarded the Albert Holzman Distinguished Educator Award
Azad Madni | Via Linkedin | May 20, 2026 We are excited to announce that Professor Azad Madni was awarded the Albert Holzman Distinguished Educator Award at the IISE Annual Conference in Arlington, TX. This award recognizes educators who contributed significantly to the profession through teaching, research and publication, extension, innovation, or administration. Dr. Madni is a Professor of Astronautics, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering [...]AI Learns to Predict Breast Cancer Risk from How Single Cells Respond to Pressure
Lydia Sohn | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 24, 2026 A study headed by researchers at City of Hope and the University of California, Berkeley has found that physical and mechanical properties of normal human mammary epithelial cells can offer a “functional readout” of biological age and breast cancer susceptibility. The team created a novel, high-throughput microfluidic platform that can assess women’s breast cancer risk [...]Study lays groundwork for mutation-specific Rett treatments
Mriganka Sur | Via Rett Syndrome News | April 22, 2026 Different mutations can have different effects on brain cell activity Different mutations that cause Rett syndrome can have divergent effects on brain cell activity, a study found. The findings “hold promise for understanding mutation-specific mechanisms of Rett syndrome, and developing targeted mutation-specific therapeutics,” the researchers wrote. Through a series of experiments using cell models, the [...]Why inflammation persists in cystic fibrosis—even after CFTR correction
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic | Via EurekAlert | April 20, 2026 Chronic lung inflammation in cystic fibrosis (CF) often persists even after treatment with newly-approved gene therapies or small molecule CFTR modulators—an unresolved clinical paradox. A new study published in EXO - Beyond the Cell identifies a potential explanation: inflammation is driven not only by intrinsic defects in immune cells, but also by lasting changes in [...]Synthetic Biology and Tissue Engineering Grow Liver Tissue In‑Body
Sangeeta Bhatia | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | April 20, 2026 Damage to the liver in patients developing end-stage liver disease has become too severe for the organ’s normally extraordinary regenerative capacity to repair or compensate for that damage. Once this point of no return has been reached the only option is an organ transplant. However, donor livers are in high demand and very limited supply. [...]Rice bioengineer to lead national organization, advocate for research funding on Capitol Hill
Michael King | Via EurekAlert | April 14, 2026 Scientists and engineers in biomedical engineering gathered in Washington, D.C., for the annual meeting of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) April 11-13. AIMBE’s College of Fellows represents some of the most accomplished individuals in medical and biological engineering, selected through a highly competitive nomination and peer-review process. This year, Rice University’s [...]Daniel Chiu Inducted into the 2026 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Daniel Chiu | Via AIMBE | April 13, 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Daniel T. Chiu, Ph.D., Professor in Chemistry and Bioengineering at University of Washington to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised […]
Laisheng Chou Inducted into the 2026 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Laisheng Chou | Via AIMBE | April 13, 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Laisheng Chou, DMD, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Restorative Science and Biomaterials at Boston University to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and […]
Mark Cohen Inducted into the 2026 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Mark Cohen | Via AIMBE | April 13, 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Mark S. Cohen, MD, FACS, FSSO, MAMSE, Dean, Carle Illinois College of Medicine in the Department of Oncology and Biomedical and Translational Sciences at University of Illinois Urbana Champaign to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE […]
Phillip Compeau Inducted into the 2026 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows
Phillip Compeau | Via AIMBE | April 13, 2026WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Phillip Compeau, Ph.D., Teaching Professor and Assistant Dean in the Computational Biology Department, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional […]