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Guillermo Ameer Elected Fellow of AIChE
Guillermo Ameer | Via Northwestern University | November 2, 2017Northwestern Engineering’s Guillermo Ameer has been elected as a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), the world’s leading organization for chemical engineering professionals. An expert in biomaterials and regenerative engineering, Ameer was recognized for his valuable contributions to the field. He officially received the award on October 31 at the AIChE Fellows […]
Advances in Microphysiological Systems
John Wikswo | Via PR News Wire | October 30, 2017The latest issues of Experimental Biology and Medicine (Volume 242, Issues 16 and 17, October and November, 2017) highlight recent advances in microphysiological systems (MPS). The issues were guest edited by Dr. John P. Wikswo, founding Director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education in Nashville, TN, and contain 15 articles by scientists and engineers from […]
Portable Microscope Makes Field Diagnosis Possible
Bahram Javidi | Via University of Connecticut | October 30, 2017A portable holographic field microscope developed by UConn optical engineers could provide medical professionals with a fast and reliable new tool for the identification of diseased cells and other biological specimens. The device, featured in a recent paper published by Applied Optics, uses the latest in digital camera sensor technology, advanced optical engineering, computational algorithms, […]
Making an impact with STEM
Gilda Barabino | Via SciTech Now | October 30, 2017Biomedical Engineer, Gilda Barabino talks about diversity in STEM Fields. As a Biomedical Engineer, Gilda Barabino utilizes engineering principals to find solutions to health problems. Outside of the lab, she continues to make an impact in her community as an advocate for diversity in science and engineering.
Efficacy of FPA in swine models could open the door for more accurate CAD testing in humans
Sabee Molloi | Via Cardiovascular Business | October 27, 2017A new lab technique could cut testing time and improve the accuracy of coronary artery disease (CAD) diagnoses according to new research published in Radiology. First-pass analysis (FPA) technology could change the field of CAD diagnosis, Sabee Molloi, PhD, and co-authors wrote in the study, and eliminate the need for less accurate, more copious tests […]
4WEB Medical Demonstrates Increased Subsidence Resistance for Lateral Spine Truss System Compared to Annular Implants
Vijay Goel | Via Markets Insider | October 26, 20174WEB Medical, the industry leader in 3D printed implant technology, announced the results of a new study demonstrating reduced subsidence for its Lateral Spine Truss System (LSTS) as compared to annular interbody implant designs today at the annual meeting of the North American Spine Society. The study was led by Vijay Goel, PhD at the […]
Noninvasive brain imaging shows readiness of trainees to perform operations
Suvranu De | Via Eurek Alert | October 24, 2017While simulation platforms have been used to train surgeons before they enter an actual operating room (OR), few studies have evaluated how well trainees transfer those skills from the simulator to the OR. Now, a study that used noninvasive brain imaging to evaluate brain activity has found that simulator-trained medical students successfully transferred those skills […]
Noninvasive brain imaging shows readiness of trainees to perform operations
Xavier Intes | Via Eurek Alert | October 24, 2017While simulation platforms have been used to train surgeons before they enter an actual operating room (OR), few studies have evaluated how well trainees transfer those skills from the simulator to the OR. Now, a study that used noninvasive brain imaging to evaluate brain activity has found that simulator-trained medical students successfully transferred those skills […]
Researchers Working on Single-Dose, Long-Lasting Flu Vaccine
David Putnam | Via Healthline | October 23, 2017If you hate getting a flu shot every year, there may be some good news on the horizon. Scientists at Cornell University are undertaking research into a single dose, long-lasting influenza vaccine. Although it’s a long way off for use in humans, if successful the vaccine could mean only needing to be vaccinated against influenza […]
Chad Mirkin receives 2017 Wilhelm Exner Medal in Austria
Chad Mirkin | Via Northwestern University | October 20, 2017Northwestern University’s Chad A. Mirkin received a prestigious 2017 Wilhelm Exner Medal at an award ceremony at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna on Oct. 19. He and CERN Director-General and particle physicist Fabiola Gianotti were each recognized with a medal at the ceremony. The award is in recognition of Mirkin’s invention of spherical nucleic acids […]
Engulfed in Opioid Deaths, Ohio Turns to Science
Matthew Becker | Via Scientific American | October 19, 2017Ohio holds a singular place in America’s opioid scourge. In 2014 it suffered more overdose deaths than any other state. Since then such fatalities have only swelled, with 4,050 in 2016—a 32.8 percent increase from the previous year, according to health officials. Fueled by prescription painkillers as well as heroin and fentanyl, the epidemic has […]
Innovative Type 1 Diabetes Approach Licensed to Encellin
Tejal Desai | Via UC San Francisco | October 18, 2017Encellin, a San Francisco–based biotechnology company, has obtained exclusive worldwide rights from UC San Francisco for a proprietary cell encapsulation technology aimed at improving physicians’ ability to perform cell transplants without the need for immunosuppressive drugs. Based on ongoing preclinical trials in animal models, the technology – in the form of a pouch approximately the […]
Wikswo group tech licensed by UK company for organ-on-chip products
John Wikswo | Via Vanderbilt University | October 18, 2017A biotechnology company based in the United Kingdom has licensed three patents and applications from Vanderbilt University for its Organs-on-Chips products. CN Bio Innovations Ltd., a spinoff from Oxford University, secured a combination of exclusive and non-exclusive rights to microfluid technologies developed by Professor John Wikswo, Gordon A. Cain University and his group. Wikswo, a […]
Research Conducted by Dean Rabbany and Bioengineering Alum Published in Prestigious Nature Journal
Sina Rabbany | Via Hofstra University | October 17, 2017Research conducted by Dean Sina Rabbany and bioengineering alum Pierre Llanos ’16 on the role that the retina plays in age-related, macular degeneration was recently published the journal Nature Communications. Their study, Concerted Regulation of Retinal Pigment Epithelium Basement Membrane and Barrier Function by Angiocrine Factors, investigated how endothelial cells regulate the retinal pigment epithelium […]
Engineering Program Helps People With Disabilities Advance Professional Development
Rory Cooper | Via PittWire | October 17, 2017Inside the Human Engineering Research Laboratories (HERL) at the University of Pittsburgh, visitors may notice architectural details that are out of the ordinary. Large doorways that allow wheelchairs to pass through easily. Diffused lighting that minimizes the chance of headaches for those with traumatic brain injuries. Flooring that doesn’t hinder wheelchair movement. They’re meant to […]
Dr. Flaura Winston Elected into the National Academy of Medicine for Work on Driving Safety, Injury Prevention
Flaura Koplin Winston | Via PR News Wire | October 16, 2017Flaura Koplin Winston, MD, PhD, scientific director and founder of the Center for Injury Research and Prevention (CIRP) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and professor of pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania was elected into the National Academy of Medicine this morning. She is one of 80 physicians […]
BIOLIFE4D Welcomes Computational Medicine and Biomedical Engineering Expert Raimond Winslow, Ph.D. to Scientific Advisory Team
Raimond Winslow | Via PR Newswire | October 13, 2017Complementing the acclaimed talent already assembled on its scientific leadership team, bioprinting startup BIOLIFE4D announced the addition of Raimond Winslow, Ph.D. whose vast expertise will help the company deliver on its mission to 3D bioprint a viable human heart suitable for transplant. Winslow’s new role at BIOLIFE4D comes in addition to the leadership positions he […]
Elazer Edelman honored with Cardiovascular Research Foundation career achievement award
Elazer Edelman | Via MIT | October 13, 2017Elazer Edelman, the Thomas D. and Virginia W. Cabot Professor of Health Sciences at MIT, has been awarded this year’s Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) Career Achievement Award for his extraordinary contributions to the field of cardiology. A lifelong researcher and innovator, Edelman is core member of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, director of […]
Veracyte Chairman and CEO Bonnie Anderson Receives Prestigious Innovation Award at Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
Bonnie Anderson | Via Business Wire | October 13, 2017Veracyte, Inc. (NASDAQ: VCYT) announced today that the company’s Chairman and CEO Bonnie Anderson is the recipient of the 2017 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation. Dr. Lori Setton, president of the Biomedical Engineering Society BMES, will present the award to Ms. Anderson today at the 2017 BMES Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ. Ms. […]
Stanford develops novel PET tracer to ID most bacterial infections
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir | Via Health Imaging | October 12, 2017Bacteria are experts at mutating to become resistant to any antibiotic treatment. With no promise of stagnation, it is no wonder that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has called for medical scientists to develop new novel diagnostics to detect and help regulate the treatment of infections and infectious diseases. A new study […]