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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.
New named professor
Dawn Elliott | Via U Daily | May 11, 2017Engineering’s Dawn Elliott named Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor Dawn Elliott, chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been named Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering. “Under Dawn’s leadership, biomedical engineering at the University of Delaware has grown from a small program to a thriving department with […]
ASME Launching Nerem Medal
Robert Nerem | Via Georgia Institute of Technology | May 9, 2017Petit Institute founding director recognized with national education and mentorship award named in his honor Bob Nerem has won some of the top awards and honors in his field, recognitions for his dedication and accomplishments over a long career as a trailblazing bioengineer. But this summer, he’ll receive the kind of honor that will outlast […]
This Pitt-developed wheelchair can roll in the water
Rory Cooper | Via TRIB Live | May 1, 2017A new wheelchair developed by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh takes people where other powered wheelchairs fear to tread: the water. Rory Cooper and his team at Pitt’s Human Engineering Research Laboratories have developed an air-powered wheelchair and scooter. “There’s no electronics at all,” Cooper said. “It’s completely submersible.” That means veterans could wade […]
Stem Cells Edited to Fight Arthritis
Farshid Guilak, Ph.D. | Via Washington University School of Medicine | April 27, 2017Stem cells edited to fight arthritis Goal is vaccine that targets inflammation in joints by Jim Dryden • April 27, 2017 Using new gene-editing technology, researchers have rewired mouse stem cells to fight inflammation caused by arthritis and other chronic conditions. Such stem cells, known as SMART cells (Stem cells Modified for Autonomous Regenerative Therapy), develop […]
Tissue Engineer Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic Earns Columbia’s Highest Academic Honor
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic | Via Columbia | April 13, 2017Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, a pioneer in the engineering of functional human tissue for use in regenerative medicine, has been appointed to the rank of University Professor, Columbia University’s highest academic honor. Her research has led to the development of novel biomaterials and scaffold architectures for growing bone grafts for facial reconstruction, the creation of electromechanically functional […]
Professor and Biomaterials Expert Nicholas Peppas Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Nicholas Peppas | Via U. Texas Austin | April 13, 2017Nicholas Peppas, professor in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and an expert in biomaterials and drug delivery systems, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Peppas is one of 228 new members elected this year. They include some of the world’s most accomplished scholars, […]
University Of Pittsburgh Group Invents Wheelchair Powered By Compressed Air
Rory Cooper | Via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | April 8, 2017Years ago in Germany, Rory Cooper learned from the director of a production, engineering and automation institute about motors powered by compressed air. It got him thinking. Most wheelchairs are heavy, run on batteries with lots of electronics involved. They do work well — but only if they stay dry. “It dawned on me that […]
Studying the Brain’s Suspension System in TBIs
Philip Bayly | Via Wash. U. St. Louis | April 4, 2017Traumatic brain injury, or TBI, can be devastating and debilitating. Despite intense interest and years of study, the exact mechanisms linking force and neurological injury remain unclear. Researchers know that the membranes separating the skull from the brain play a key role in absorbing shock and preventing damage caused during a head impact, but the […]
Professor Reineke receives 2017 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award
Theresa Reineke | Via University of Minnesota, Department of Chemistry | April 3, 2017Professor Theresa Reineke received the prestigious 2017 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer Chemistry Award from the American Chemical Society (ACS), Division of Polymer Chemistry. This award recognizes accomplishments and innovations of unusual merit in the field of basic or applied polymer science by individuals younger than 45. She received the 2017 Carl S. Marvel Creative Polymer […]
Forty-nine years in Biomaterials Science: an interview with Buddy Ratner
Buddy Ratner | Via NCBI | April 1, 2017Buddy Ratner talks to Francesca Lake, Managing Editor. After receiving his PhD in polymer chemistry from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn (USA) in 1972, Ratner moved to the University of Washington (USA), where he has since become joint professor of bioengineering and chemical engineering and Michael L & Myrna Darland Endowed Chair in Technology Commercialization. […]
Mikos Lab Aids New Push for Regenerative Medicine
Antonios Mikos | Via Rice U. | April 1, 2017Rice University bioengineers led by Antonios Mikos will take part in a five-year, $20 million effort to apply advanced manufacturing techniques to regenerative medicine. The goal of the effort led by the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine is to speed up the availability of replacement tissue and organs to patients. The award springs from […]
FDA approves first-in-human trial for neural-enabled prosthetic hand system developed at FIU
Ranu Jung | Via Florida International University | March 28, 2017Upper extremity amputees are one step closer to successfully picking up a cookie or an egg, thanks to a new advanced prosthetic system that is designed to restore sensation. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an investigational device exemption for the first-in-human trial with this technology. The system was developed at Florida […]
Fortune: Richards-Kortum among ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’
Rebecca Richards-Kortum | Via Rice U. | March 23, 2017Fortune magazine named Rice University global health pioneer Rebecca Richards-Kortum to its prestigious list of World’s 50 Greatest Leaders. The annual list, which was announced March 23, is packed with world-famous people, including Pope Francis, Melinda Gates, Joe Biden and Elon Musk. “I first saw the news on Twitter, and I thought, ‘Wait, what? That can’t […]
Schmidt Named President-Elect of AIMBE
Christine Schmidt | Via U. Florida | March 21, 2017Christine E. Schmidt, Ph.D., Pruitt Family Professor and chair of the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biological Engineering, has been named president-elect of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Schmidt was inducted at AIMBE’s annual event held March 19-20, 2017 in Washington D.C. She will begin her term as president in […]
Grove School Dean Gilda Barabino Receives Top AIMBE Honor
Gilda Barabino | Via CUNY | March 21, 2017Gilda A. Barabino, Berg Professor and Dean of The City College of New York’s Grove School of Engineering, is the winner of the 2017 Pierre Galletti Award presented by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. AIMBE’s highest individual honor, it recognizes a member’s contributions to public awareness of medical and biological engineering, and […]
Duke Engineering Dean Discusses Confronting and Overcoming Biases
Ravi Bellamkonda | Via Duke | March 21, 2017Duke’s Pratt School of Engineering Dean Ravi Bellamkonda explains why diverse university settings can be an important catalyst in helping society confront and overcome biases.
Xiaoliang Zhang, Ph.D. Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Xiaoliang Zhang | Via AIMBE | March 20, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Xiaoliang Zhang, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology and Bioengineering, UC Berkeley and UCSF Joint Bioengineering Program, and Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California San Francisco, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Zhang was nominated, reviewed, elected by […]
Alumnus Develops First Blood Test for Autism
Juergen Hahn | Via U. Texas Austin | March 20, 2017An algorithm based on levels of metabolites found in a blood sample can accurately predict whether a child is on the Autism spectrum of disorder (ASD), based upon a recent study. The algorithm, developed by Texas ChE alumnus Juergen Hahn (Ph.D. ’02) and researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is the first physiological test for autism […]
Replacing Damaged ‘hair’ Cells May Help Treat Hearing Loss
| Via Harvard | March 15, 2017Inside a bony structure that spirals like a snail shell in a human’s inner ear, roughly 15,000 “hair” cells receive, translate, and then ship sound signals to the brain. Damage to these cells from excessive noise, chronic infections, antibiotics, certain drugs, or the simple passing of time can lead to irreparable hearing loss. Harvard Stem […]
UW Center For Dialysis Innovation Gets $15m Grant To Improve Dialysis Technology
| Via Geekwire | March 13, 2017Dialysis can be a life-saving treatment for the millions of people across the globe who face kidney failure. But despite the importance of this treatment, the technology behind it is still essentially the same as when the process was pioneered at the University of Washington in Seattle in the early ’60s. Now, a new UW center […]