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Researchers are one step closer to an effective anti-atherosclerosis vaccine
Klaus F. Ley | Via Medical Xpress | April 12, 2018In the disease atherosclerosis, cholesterol-containing plaques form in vessel walls, causing arteries to narrow and greatly increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke. Currently, atherosclerosis is the number 1 killer worldwide, just ahead of cancer. Recent use of statin anti-cholesterol drugs has reduced cardiovascular events caused by atherosclerosis by 35%, but millions of individuals […]
Ferris to Serve as Member of National Institutes of Health Study Section
Daniel P. Ferris | Via University of Florida | April 12, 2018Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Ferris, Robert W. Adenbaum Professor and senior associate chair, who has been invited to serve as a standing member of the Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation Sciences [MRS] study section for the NIH Center for Scientific Review. The MRS study section evaluates applications related to the biomechanics and therapeutics of impaired physical function, including […]
Polymer synthesis gets a jolt of caffeine
Robert Langer | Via MIT | April 12, 2018Caffeine is well-known for its ability to help people stay alert, but a team of researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital has now come up with a novel use for this chemical stimulant — catalyzing the formation of polymer materials. Using caffeine as a catalyst, the researchers have devised a way to create […]
Stanford team turns lowly yeast into medicine, and so much more
Christina Smolke | Via Mercury News | April 12, 2018For millenniums, humans have harnessed yeast to brew beer. Now, in the latest advance in the fast-moving field of “synthetic biology,” a Stanford team is enlisting the lowly fungus to do so much more. On Monday, the Stanford scientists announced that they have coaxed genetically altered yeast not to ferment, as nature intended, but to […]
This Memory Prosthesis Boosts Recall in Humans by Roughly 40 Percent
Theodore Berger | Via Singularity Hub | April 10, 2018This one’s for the books: in a jaw-dropping study, a team just turned the human brain from a read-only memory device to a rewritable one. “What?” you might ask. Of course the brain is rewritable. It’s constantly using electrical and chemical signals to encode our thoughts and memories. But that’s biology. When it comes to […]
Dr. Joel Bader Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Joel Bader | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Joel S. Bader, Ph.D., Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Bader was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to systems biology of human disease, […]
Dr. Daniel Chan Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Daniel Chan | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Daniel C.N. Chan, DMD, DDS, Professor and Chair, Restorative Dentistry, University of Washington, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Chan was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions in the field […]
Dr. Anthony Easty Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Anthony Easty | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Anthony C. Easty, Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Easty was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for pioneering work in […]
Dr. Richard Greenwald Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Richard Greenwald | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Richard M. Greenwald, Ph.D., Co-Founder and President, Simbex, Lebanon, NH, Co-Founder, iWalk, Cambridge, MA, Co-Director, TREAT, Adjunct Professor of Engineering, Dartmouth College, , Simbex, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Greenwald was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members […]
Dr. Mark Riley Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Mark Riley | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Mark Richard Riley, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Riley was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions […]
Dr. John Rogers Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
John Rogers | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of John A. Rogers, Ph.D., Simpson/Querrey Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Rogers was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for pioneering work on flexible and transient electronics and […]
Dr. Mark Schulz Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Mark Schulz | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Mark J. Schulz, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Schulz was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to the development and testing of […]
Dr. Leif Sornmo Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Leif Sornmo | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Leif Sornmo, Ph.D., Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Lund University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Sornmo was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for contributions in biomedical signal processing in cardiac applications.
Dr. Sean Sun Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Sean Sun | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Sean Sun, Ph.D., , Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Sun was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to our quantitative understanding […]
Dr. Stavros Thomopoulos Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Stavros Thomopoulos | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Stavros Thomopoulos, Ph.D., Professor of Biomechanics (in Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering), Orthopedic Research, Columbia University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Thomopoulos was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions […]
Dr. Orly Yadid-Pecht Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Orly Yadid-Pecht | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Orly Yadid-Pecht, D.Sc., iCORE/ATIF Strategic Chair in Integrated Sensors/Intelligent Systems, Professor and Lab Director, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Yadid-Pecht was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College […]
Dr. Denise Aberle Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Denise Aberle | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Denise R. Aberle, MD, Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering, Vice Chair for Research, Department of Radiological Sciences; David Geffen School of Medicine and Department of Bioengineering, Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of California, Los Angeles, to […]
Dr. Steven Abrams Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Steven Abrams | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Steven Allen Abrams, MD, Chair of Pediatrics, Director, Dell Pediatric Research Institute, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Abrams was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College […]
Dr. Hua Ai Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Hua Ai | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Hua Ai, Ph.D., Professor, National Engineering Research Center for Biomaterials, Sichuan University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Ai was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for exceptional contributions in developing advanced magnetic […]
Dr. Hal Alper Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Hal Alper | Via AIMBE | April 10, 2018WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Hal Alper, Ph.D., Paul D. & Betty Robertson Meek Centennial Professor Frank A. Liddell, Jr. Centennial Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Alper was nominated, reviewed, and elected by […]