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Maria Vallet-Regi, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Maria Vallet-Regi | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Maria Vallet-Regi, Ph.D., PhD in CHEMISTRY, FULL PROFESSOR of INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, , UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE de MADRID, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Vallet-Regi was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For […]
RIchard P. Van Duyne, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
RIchard Van Duyne | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of RIchard P. Van Duyne, Ph.D., Charles E. and Emma H. Morrison Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, and Professor in the Applied Physics Program, Chemistry, BME, and Applied Physics, Northwestern University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. […]
Pamela VandeVord, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Pamela VandeVord | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Pamela VandeVord, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Department Head, Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, to its College of Fellows. Dr. VandeVord was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For brain injury […]
Tza-Huei Wang, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Tza-Huei Wang | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Tza-Huei Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Wang was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For outstanding contributions to the development of nano-biosensor […]
Peng Wang, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Peng Wang | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Peng Wang, Ph.D., President of R&D, , Yabao Pharmaceutical Group, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Wang was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For pioneering global collaborative innovation between West […]
Yong Wang, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Yong Wang | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Yong Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Penn State, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Wang was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For his pioneered development of programmable […]
Yu-Ping Wang, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Yu-Ping Wang | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Yu-Ping Wang, Ph.D., Professor, Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Wang was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows For outstanding contributions to the development of signal processing […]
Paul Weiss, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Paul Weiss | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Paul Weiss, Ph.D., UC Presidential Chair and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry and of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Department of Bioengineering, and California NanoSystems Institute, University […]
Terry O. Woods, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Terry Woods | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Terry O. Woods, Ph.D., Leader, Solid Mechanics Laboratory Food & Drug Administration | Center for Devices & Radiological Health | Office of Science & Engineering Laboratories | Division of Applied Mechanics, Office of Science & Engineering Laboratories | […]
Kun Zhang, Ph.D. To be Inducted into Medical and Biological Engineering Elite
Kun Zhang | Via AIMBE | March 1, 2017WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the pending induction of Kun Zhang, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Bioengineering, University of California at San Diego, to its College of Fellows. Dr. Zhang was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for outstanding contributions to […]
Ligler To Be Inducted Into National Inventors Hall Of Fame
Frances Ligler | Via NC State | February 27, 2017Dr. Frances Ligler, Lampe Distinguished Professor in the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, is one of 15 2017 inductees into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Ligler is being recognized for her innovative application of emerging technologies in a variety of fields to make optical biosensors smaller, more versatile and more sophisticated. Thanks […]
Organ-on-a-chip Mimics Heart’s Biomechanical Properties
John Wikswo | Via Vanderbilt | February 24, 2017The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in an average lifetime. Now scientists at Vanderbilt University have created a three-dimensional organ-on-a-chip that can mimic the heart’s amazing biomechanical properties. “We created the I-Wire Heart-on-a-Chip so that we can understand why cardiac cells behave the way they do by asking the cells questions, instead […]
Pettigrew set for next Discovery Lecture
Roderic Pettigrew | Via Vanderbilt | February 23, 2017Roderic Pettigrew, Ph.D., M.D., director of the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) of the National Institutes of Health, will deliver the next Flexner Discovery Lecture on Thursday, March 2. His lecture, entitled “Engineering Medicine for a Global Society,” will begin at 4 p.m. in 208 Light Hall. It is sponsored by the […]
Melur K. Ramasubramanian Appointed UVA Vice President For Research
Melur Ramasubramanian | Via U. Virginia | February 22, 2017Melur K. “Ram” Ramasubramanian has been appointed the University of Virginia’s vice president for research, UVA President Teresa A. Sullivan announced today. Ramasubramanian will assume this position on Aug. 8 and will report to the president. He is currently program director for the Engineering Research Centers program at the National Science Foundation and D.W. Reynolds […]
Adapting High-Tech Medicine to Third World
Rebecca Richards-Kortum | Via JAMA Network | February 21, 2017At a time when budgets for science and global health seem under threat, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, PhD, is doubling down on efforts to bring modern medicine to the developing world at a fraction of the cost. The Rice University bioengineer, winner of a 2016 MacArthur Fellowship, a $625 000 award often called a “genius grant,” specializes in […]
Peppas Honored with Inaugural Pioneer of Nanomedicine Award
Nicholas Peppas | Via U. Texas Austin | February 20, 2017The John Hopkins Center for Nanomedicine recently honored McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering professor Nicholas Peppas with the inaugural Pioneer of Nanomedicine Award, recognizing individuals whose work is at the intersection of nanotechnology and medicine and has profoundly impacted society and human health. As part of the honor, Peppas delivered a talk at the Center […]
NIBIB Director Dr. Roderic Pettigrew is Inducted into the National Academy of Sciences, India
Roderic Pettigrew | Via NIBIB | February 13, 2017NIBIB Director Dr. Roderic I. Pettigrew was recently inducted into India’s National Academy of Sciences as a foreign fellow. In recent meetings with healthcare officials in India, Dr. Pettigrew explored developing technologies to help underserved populations gain access to healthcare in both countries.
Better Than A Pill
Lori Setton | Via Wash. U. STL | February 9, 2017A twisted ankle, broken hip or torn knee cartilage are all common injuries that can have medical ramifications long after the initial incident that causes them. Associated pain, inflammation, joint degeneration and even osteoarthritis can sideline a variety of different people: athletes, weekend warriors and patients who are either aging or inactive. A team from […]
Better Than A Pill
David Kaplan | Via Wash. U. STL | February 9, 2017A twisted ankle, broken hip or torn knee cartilage are all common injuries that can have medical ramifications long after the initial incident that causes them. Associated pain, inflammation, joint degeneration and even osteoarthritis can sideline a variety of different people: athletes, weekend warriors and patients who are either aging or inactive. A team from […]
Better Than A Pill
Farshid Guilak | Via Wash. U. STL | February 9, 2017A twisted ankle, broken hip or torn knee cartilage are all common injuries that can have medical ramifications long after the initial incident that causes them. Associated pain, inflammation, joint degeneration and even osteoarthritis can sideline a variety of different people: athletes, weekend warriors and patients who are either aging or inactive. A team from […]