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And Yet, You Try – A Father’s Quest to Save His Son
Sam Gambhir | Via Stanford Medicine | September 1, 2016A speedboat cut across Lake Tahoe on a sunny day in October 2012. With two of his closest friends at his side, 14-year-old Milan Gambhir rode an inflated raft tethered to the back of the boat. The boys bounded over each wave, laughing as the water splashed back over them. “Half the fun was falling […]
Altering Stem Cell Perception of Tissue Stiffness May Help Treat Musculoskeletal Disorders
Robert Mauck | Via HealthCanal | August 30, 2016PHILADELPHIA – A new biomaterial can be used to study how and when stem cells sense the mechanics of their surrounding environment, found a team led by Robert Mauck, PhD, the Mary Black Ralston Professor for Education and Research in Orthopaedic Surgery, in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. With further […]
Michael Sefton to receive Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society
Michael Sefton | Via U. Toronto | August 29, 2016University of Toronto biomedical engineering University Professor Michael Sefton (IBBME, ChemE) has been named this year’s recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS). The award, issued by the organization’s Americas chapter, recognizes his immense contributions to the fields of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Sefton joins […]
Freddie Fu, M.D. Inducted Into AOSSM Hall of Fame
Freddie Fu | Via Ortho | August 29, 2016The legendary Chair of “Pitt” orthopedics, Freddie H. Fu, M.D., was recently inducted into the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine’s (AOSSM) Hall of Fame during the Society’s 2016 Annual Meeting. Dr. Fu is a Past AOSSM President and the David Silver Professor and Chairman of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of […]
Xin Zhang Receives Technical Achievement Award
Xin Zhang | Via Boston University | August 25, 2016Professor Xin Zhang (ME, MSE) is the recipient of the 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Sensors Council Technical Achievement Award (advanced career) for her “distinguished contributions to the field of micro/nanoelectromechanical systems, addressing a wide range of important problems in advanced materials, photonics and energy.” The award honors a member of the […]
Allbritton Receives National Award in Chemical Instrumentation
Nancy Allbritton | Via NC State | August 22, 2016Dr. Nancy Allbritton, Kenan Distinguished Professor and chair of the UNC-NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, will receive the 2016 American Chemical Society (ACS) Division of Analytical Chemistry Award in Instrumentation at the 252nd ACS National Meeting and Exposition held Aug. 21-25. The award recognizes advances in the field of chemical instrumentation including: conceptualization […]
Iasemidis Receives NSF Grant to Advance Brain Research in Epilepsy
Leon Iasemidis | Via Louisiana Tech | August 22, 2016The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a team led by Dr. Leonidas Iasemidis, the Rhodes Eminent Scholar Chair and professor of biomedical engineering at Louisiana Tech University, a $6 million grant over four years to investigate the origins and impacts of brain seizures associated with epilepsy. Through its Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research […]
Regenerative Bandage Heals Diabetic Wounds Faster
Guillermo Ameer | Via Northwestern | August 16, 2016At some point in their lives, 15 percent of people with diabetes will develop a painful and hard-to-treat foot ulcer. Twenty-four percent of those affected will require a lower-leg amputation because of it. And, in some instances, what seems like a harmless sore might even lead to death. A Northwestern Engineering team has developed a […]
In Memoriam: Carlo J. De Luca
Carlo De Luca | Via Boston University | August 15, 2016Professor Emeritus Carlo J. De Luca (BME, ECE), who played a leading role in the College of Engineering’s early development as a research institution, died on July 20. He was 72 years old. De Luca joined the faculty in 1984, having previously served at MIT, Harvard Medical School and Queens College (where he earned his doctorate). He […]
Thomas Webster To Run 1st International Meeting on the Advanced Applications of Natural Biomaterials
Thomas Webster | Via Northeastern | August 3, 2016On September 29-30, a hundred researchers will gather at the 1st International Meeting on the Advanced Applications of Natural Biomaterials. This conference will be held at the Center of Natural Tropical Biomaterials located in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. Attendees include researchers and graduate students from engineering as well as biomedical companies, pharmaceutical companies, and representatives from […]
Changes In Benign Tissue Next To Prostate Tumors May Predict Biochemical Recurrence Of Cancer, Scientists Find
Anant Madabhushi | Via CWRU | August 2, 2016Changes in benign tissues next to prostate tumors may provide an early warning for patients at higher risk for biochemical recurrence after a radical prostatectomy, a study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions shows. Biochemical recurrence, which is increasing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, can be used to predict which […]
Changes In Benign Tissue Next To Prostate Tumors May Predict Biochemical Recurrence Of Cancer
Bahman Anvari | Via CWRU Daily | August 2, 2016Changes in benign tissues next to prostate tumors may provide an early warning for patients at higher risk for biochemical recurrence after a radical prostatectomy, a study by researchers at Case Western Reserve University and Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions shows. Biochemical recurrence, which is increasing prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, can be used to predict which […]
Cecilia Giachelli elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences
Cecilia Giachelli | Via U. Washington | August 1, 2016Cecilia Giachelli, the W. Hunter and Dorothy Simpson Endowed Chair and Professor of Bioengineering, is among 12 University of Washington faculty inducted to the Washington State Academy of Sciences in 2016. UW faculty make up half of the 24 new members, who will be formally inducted in September during an annual meeting at the Museum of […]
BIEN Professor Anvari Named BMES Fellow
Bahman Anvari | Via UC Riverside | July 27, 2016Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) Bioengineering (BIEN) Professor Bahman Anvari has been named to the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Class of 2016 Fellows. Fellow status is awarded to members who demonstrate exceptional achievements and experience in the field of biomedical engineering, as well as a record of membership and participation in the society. The BMES […]
Researchers Build A Crawling Robot From Sea Slug Parts and a 3-D Printed Body
Ozan Akkus | Via CWRU | July 25, 2016Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have combined tissues from a sea slug with flexible 3-D printed components to build “biohybrid” robots that crawl like sea turtles on the beach. A muscle from the slug’s mouth provides the movement, which is currently controlled by an external electrical field. However, future iterations of the device will […]
Paralyzed Riders Use New Technology to Race Bikes
Ronald Triolo | Via CWRU | July 25, 2016The racers, or pilots as they’re called, are vying for two spots to travel to the international Cybathlon, a version of the Olympics for technology-assisted competitors, in Zurich, Switzerland. All of the pilots in the Cleveland trials employ neural stimulation systems to power themselves around a track. Engineers, scientists and medical professionals from Case Western […]
Researchers ID Cancer Gene-Drug Combinations Ripe for Precision Medicine
Trey Ideker | Via UCSD | July 21, 2016In an effort to expand the number of cancer gene mutations that can be specifically targeted with personalized therapies, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and Moores Cancer Center looked for combinations of mutated genes and drugs that together kill cancer cells. Such combinations are expected to kill cancer cells, which […]
Webster on 2016 List of Most Cited Researchers in Material Science and Engineering
Thomas Webster | Via Northeastern | July 20, 2016ChE Chair & Professor Thomas Webster was selected as one of the 2016 List of Most Cited Researchers in Materials Science and Engineering by Elsevier Scopus Data. The list includes only the top 300 researchers in the field of materials science and engineering.
Stem Cells Engineered To Grow Cartilage, Fight Inflammation
Farshid Guilak | Via Source | July 18, 2016With a goal of treating worn, arthritic hips without extensive surgery to replace them, scientists have programmed stem cells to grow new cartilage on a 3-D template shaped like the ball of a hip joint. What’s more, using gene therapy, they have activated the new cartilage to release anti-inflammatory molecules to fend off a return […]
Churchwell Named To New Chief Diversity Officer Role
André Churchwell | Via Vanderbilt | July 14, 2016Andre Churchwell, M.D., the Levi Watkins Jr. M.D. Chair, professor of Medicine, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology and Radiological Sciences, and senior associate dean for Diversity Affairs, has been named to serve in the newly created role of Chief Diversity Officer for Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC). In this new role Churchwell will continue to oversee […]