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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.
Computational Modeling Tool Maps Gut Microbiome Effects on Health
Karsten Zengler | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | November 20, 2025 Disturbances to the gut microbiome contribute to health conditions like inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). To better understand how those microbes interact with each other and their environment, scientists from the University of California, San Diego have developed a new tool called coralME that creates detailed genome-scale computational models of metabolism and gene and protein expression. [...]Groundbreaking Test Uses Menstrual Blood to Diagnose Endometriosis in Minutes
Dipanjan Pan | Via New Beauty | November 17, 2025 As reported by Contemporary OB/GYN, scientists have developed a “groundbreaking” test to discover endometriosis using menstrual blood—reducing the typical diagnosis time from years to minutes. The next-generation technology is capable of identifying HMGB1 in period blood, which may be used as a biomarker for endometriosis, a chronic and often painful disease where the lining of [...]Beating cancer cells at their own game by stepping on their cGAS
Natalie Artzi | Via Harvard University | November 12, 2025 Switching on an immune pathway in cancer cells with a new mRNA therapy reprograms the immune system in complex tumor environments to launch a broader attack Cancer cells develop various strategies to paralyze immune cells to evade their attack in the complex tumor microenvironment (TME). Using one such strategy, they cripple their own production of [...]Biosensor device could detect lung cancer with breath test
Shalini Prasad | Via amPulmonary | November 4, 2025 Researchers from the University of Texas at Dallas recently developed biosensor technology that may be able to detect lung cancer. The research team incorporated artificial intelligence (AI) into the device with the goal to identify cancer earlier and more easily using breath analysis. “We built a screening tool that could allow physicians to catch the [...]Professor Ioannis Yannas, pioneer of regenerative medicine who invented artificial skin for the treatment of severe burns, dies at 90
Ioannis Yannas | Via MIT | October 27, 2025 A beloved member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering for nearly 60 years, Yannas helped saved the lives of thousands of burn victims through his research and innovation. Professor Ioannis V. Yannas SM ’59, a physical chemist and engineer known for the invention of artificial skin for the treatment of severe burns, and a longtime [...]OU Cancer Researcher Elected Foreign Fellow to Indian National Science Academy
Priyabrata Mukherjee | Via University of Oklahoma | October 24, 2025 Citing a background of innovative cancer research, the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) has elected OU’s Priyabrata Mukherjee, Ph.D., as a foreign fellow. His fellowship will begin Jan. 1, 2026. Mukherjee is a tenured professor of pathology at the OU College of Medicine whose work focuses on tumor microenvironments and the interactions between proteins and [...]Texas A&M Researchers Uncover RNA’s Role in Kidney Cancer Growth and Potential Treatment Strategy
Yubin Zhou | Via SSBCrack News | October 23, 2025 In a significant breakthrough in cancer research, scientists from the Texas A&M University Health Science Center (Texas A&M Health) have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that fuels the growth of a rare and aggressive form of kidney cancer, known as translocation renal cell carcinoma (tRCC). This discovery, detailed in a recent study published in Nature [...]National Academy of Medicine adds two from UC Berkeley to its ranks
Daniel Fletcher | Via UC Berkeley | October 21, 2025 The National Academy of Medicine has added two UC Berkeley faculty members to its ranks of scholars, the academy announced Monday. Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, recognizing individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Mobile phone-based microscopy Daniel [...]Dr. Heidi Mansour inducted into the ASEMFL
Heidi Mansour | Via Florida International University | October 20, 2025 Biomedical Engineering professor Dr. Mansour has been inducted as a Full Member into the Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL). Inductees are selected based on outstanding research contributions and innovations in the fields of science, engineering, or medicine. Full Membership is reserved for individuals who have achieved the highest recognition and impact [...]Woodard Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Pamela Woodard | Via WUSTL | October 20, 2025 Pamela K. Woodard, MD, director of WashU Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR), was elected to the National Academy of Medicine. One of the highest honors in medicine, membership in the Academy recognizes outstanding professional achievement. Woodard is a renowned physician-scientist, having made significant advancements in translating cardiac imaging techniques into humans. These accomplishments include [...]Richards-Kortum elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Rebecca Richards-Kortum | Via Rice University | October 20, 2025 Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor and professor of bioengineering and electrical and computer engineering at Rice University, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM), one of the nation’s highest honors in health and medicine. Richards-Kortum was recognized “for major contributions to global health by creating low-cost, lifesaving technologies for underserved [...]Biomaterials expert elected to US National Academy of Medicine
Molly Stevens | Via Imperial College London | October 20, 2025 Professor Molly Stevens has been elected to the US National Academy of Medicine in recognition of her work developing biomaterials-based technologies. Professor Stevens FREng FRS is Professor of Biomedical Materials and Regenerative Medicine at Imperial College London’s Department of Materials and Bioengineering, with a joint appointment at the University of Oxford. Professor Stevens was elected [...]BU Biomedical Engineer Christopher Chen Elected to National Academy of Medicine
Christopher Chen | Via Boston University | October 20, 2025 Boston University biomedical engineer Christopher Chen has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. The nonprofit institution, founded to provide objective advice to the US government, says membership “signifies the pinnacle of professional achievement and commitment to volunteer service.” Chen is the founding director of BU’s Biological Design Center, which studies cells and biological [...]Lihong Wang Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Lihong Wang | Via Caltech | October 20, 2025 Lihong Wang, the Andrew and Peggy Cherng Medical Engineering Leadership Chair and the Bren Professor of Medical Engineering and Electrical Engineering at Caltech, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Election to the NAM is among the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and "recognizes individuals who have demonstrated [...]qHDMI differentiates radial scars from invasive breast cancer
Azra Alizad | Via Aunt Minnie | October 16, 2025Quantitative angiogenesis-based ultrasound biomarkers can differentiate between radial scar lesions and breast cancer, suggest findings published October 14 in The Breast. A team led by Azra Alizad, MD, from the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, reported differences in microvessel structure between radial scars and invasive ductal carcinoma. They also identified several biomarkers tied to differences […]
Regenerated Cellulose Membrane Shown to Outperform Chromatography Columns in Purifying mRNA Therapies
Georges Belfort | Via Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News | October 16, 2025Scientists based in New York have developed a new technique for removing impurities from mRNA therapies. The researchers, from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), found that their regenerated cellulose (RC) membrane outperformed commercial chromatography columns in removing impurities. The membrane was faster and more efficient, helping to speed up and hopefully reduce the costs of […]
Human Organ Chip technology sets stage for pan-influenza A CRISPR RNA therapies
Natalie Artzi | Via Harvard University | October 16, 2025Human lung alveolus chip infection model enables investigation of viral replication, inflammatory responses, and genetic off-target effects of a novel pan-influenza CRISPR therapy The Influenza A virus (IAV) has been the cause of six major flu pandemics, responsible for 50 to 100 million deaths globally. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that, despite seasonally […]
Human Organ Chip technology sets stage for pan-influenza A CRISPR RNA therapies
Donald Ingber | Via Harvard University | October 16, 2025Human lung alveolus chip infection model enables investigation of viral replication, inflammatory responses, and genetic off-target effects of a novel pan-influenza CRISPR therapy The Influenza A virus (IAV) has been the cause of six major flu pandemics, responsible for 50 to 100 million deaths globally. In the U.S. alone, it is estimated that, despite seasonally […]