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Researchers’ Sensor Integrates Inflammatory Bowel Disease Detection Into Colonoscopy Procedure
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen | Via Vanderbilt | January 5, 2017Vanderbilt researchers have developed the first sensor capable of objectively identifying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and distinguishing between its two subtypes. The device represents a substantial achievement toward a more personalized approach to diagnosing and treating IBD, a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract affecting more than 1 million Americans. Current diagnostic and treatment procedures […]
Frequency, Led by MIT’s Langer, Aims to Fight Hearing Loss With Drugs
Robert Langer | Via Xconomy | January 5, 2017Concerts, power tools, screeching subway trains—they are among the many loud noises that can cause hearing loss by killing off the hair cells in our inner ear that pick up sounds. A new Cambridge, MA-based biotech, founded by famed MIT researcher Bob Langer and Harvard Medical School’s Jeff Karp, believes it has drugs that can […]
Trailhead Biosystems Participates in $300 Million Consortium, the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI)
Dean Kamen | Via Market Wired | January 5, 2017CLEVELAND, OH–(Marketwired – Jan 5, 2017) – The Department of Defense recently announced that $80 million from the federal government will be combined with more than $200 million in cost share to support the development of the Advanced Regenerative Manufacturing Institute (ARMI). This new institute, led by industrialist Dean Kamen, will be the 12th Manufacturing […]
Simon Cherry Elected to National Academy of Inventors
Simon Cherry | Via UC Davis | January 4, 2017DAVIS, Calif.; January 4, 2017–The National Academy of Inventors has elected Simon Cherry, distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering, to its 2016 class of fellows. Simon Cherry, UC Davis distinguished professor of biomedical engineering The academy accords fellowship status to “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating […]
Washington University Invests $25 million in Imaging Sciences
Steven George | Via Wash. U St. Louis | December 17, 2016Building on its extensive history in imaging —from individual cells and nerves to cancerous tumors and Alzheimer’s plaques — Washington University in St. Louis is launching a bold, $25 million initiative over the next five years to support its researchers as they develop innovative technologies aimed at improving science and medicine worldwide. Initially, the Imaging […]
Skin Cells ‘crawl’ Together To Heal Wounds Treated With Unique Hydrogel Layer
Milica Radisic | Via U. Toronto | December 14, 2016Time may not heal all wounds, but a proprietary mix of peptides and gel developed by U of T Engineering researchers heals most. A team led by Professor Milica Radisic (IBBME, ChemE) has demonstrated for the first time that their peptide-hydrogel biomaterial prompts skin cells to “crawl” toward one another, closing chronic, non-healing wounds often […]
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Louis J. Soslowsky | Via - | December 14, 2016Appointment of Louis J. Soslowsky, PhD, as Associate Dean for Research Integration We are delighted to announce the appointment of Louis J. Soslowsky, PhD, Fairhill Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Professor of Bioengineering, as Associate Dean for Research Integration in the Perelman School of Medicine. His appointment is effective January 1, 2017. In this new […]
David Mooney Elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
David Mooney | Via Harvard | December 13, 2016CAMBRIDGE – December 13, 2016 – David Mooney, the Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering at the Harvard John A. Paulson School for Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and a Core Faculty Member at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors […]
Dr. Mark Humayun elected a 2016 Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Mark Humayun | Via PRNewswire | December 13, 2016OS ANGELES, Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Today the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) announced Mark S. Humayun, MD, PhD, co-director of the University of Southern California (USC) Roski Eye Institute and director of the USC Institute for Biomedical Therapeutics, has been elected to the NAI 2016 Fellows Program, the highest professional distinction accorded solely to […]
Two CWRU researchers elected 2016 National Academy of Inventors Fellows
Jeffrey Lewis Duerk | Via The Daily Case | December 13, 2016Two Case Western Reserve University researchers have been elected National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Fellows for lifetime achievements and leadership in innovation and scientific discovery. Case School of Engineering Dean Jeffrey Duerk, the Leonard Case Professor of Engineering, and Francis Papay, a professor of surgery in Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner College of Medicine at Case Western […]
Rice celebrates Richards-Kortum’s MacArthur Fellowship
Rebecca Richards-Kortum | Via Rice | December 12, 2016Rice President David Leebron, Provost Marie Lynn Miranda and dozens of faculty, staff, students, alumni and friends of the university gathered Dec. 8 at Baker Hall to celebrate the 2016 MacArthur Fellowship of Rice global-health pioneer Rebecca Richards-Kortum. Richards-Kortum, Rice’s Malcolm Gillis University Professor, professor of bioengineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering, won […]
Albert Folch featured in “3D Bioprinting Revolution Solidifies Gains” article
Albert Folch | Via U. Washington | December 11, 2016UW Bioengineering Associate Professor Albert Folch’s research was featured in a recent article, “3D Bioprinting Revolution Solidifies Gains,” in Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News. The article discusses novel emerging applications of 3D printing for applications in biotechnology and medicine, including microfluidics, biodegradable medical devices and printing human tissues for transplant. “3D printing provides the flexibility […]
Enzyme Safely Starves Cancer Cells in Preclinical Study
George Georgiou | Via U. Texas Austin | December 9, 2016A research team led by Texas ChE Professor George Georgiou has engineered an enzyme that safely treats prostate and breast cancer in animals and also lengthens the lifespan of models that develop chronic lymphocytic leukemia. The new treatment and results from preclinical trials are described in a paper published in the Nov. 21 issue of […]
Blood-Brain Barrier on a Chip Sheds New Light on “Silent Killer”
John Wikswo | Via Vanderbilt | December 6, 2016The blood-brain barrier is a network of specialized cells that surrounds the arteries and veins within the brain. It forms a unique gateway that both provides brain cells with the nutrients they require and protects them from potentially harmful compounds. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education […]
Dunn Receives TAMEST’s 2017 O’Donnell Award in Engineering
Andrew Dunn | Via U. Texas Austin | December 5, 2016Andrew Dunn, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and director of the Center for Emerging Imaging Technologies, will receive the 2017 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Engineering from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering & Science of Texas (TAMEST) at its annual conference on Jan. 11. The O’Donnell Awards were established to recognize and promote outstanding scientific […]
World renowned scientific society honors UTSA’s Mauli Agrawal
C. Mauli Agrawal | Via University of Texas at San Antonio | December 5, 2016C. Mauli Agrawal, UTSA interim provost and vice president for academic affairs, has been named a fellow for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). His election by his peers recognizes his “distinguished contributions to the fields of orthopedic and cardiovascular biomaterials and implants, with significant impact on biomedical sciences and improving healthcare […]
Simon Cherry Elected as AAAS Fellow
Simon Cherry | Via UC Davis | December 1, 2016DAVIS, Calif.; November 30, 2016–The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Simon Cherry, distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering, to its newest class of fellows.Simon Cherry is a distinguished professor in the UC Davis Department of Biomedical Engineering.Cherry is pioneering new medical imaging technologies to improve cancer detection […]
Peppas, Horava Develop First-Ever Capsule to Treat Hemophilia
Nicholas Peppas | Via U. Texas Austin | November 28, 2016In the near future, hemophiliacs could be able to treat their disease by simply swallowing a capsule. Thanks to a breakthrough led by researchers in the McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, treatment for hemophilia can now be administered via a biodegradable system, a capsule, giving people affected by the […]
Case Western Reserve, ICBM Medical Sign License Option to Advance Biosensor Technology
Chung-Chiun Liu | Via Case Western | November 28, 2016Case Western Reserve University and ICBM Medical Inc. signed a one-year, option-to-license agreement to commercially advance a low-cost, rapid catalytic biomarker technology that improves patient screening and monitoring for a range of clinical conditions, from concussion to prostate cancer. By leveraging existing biomarkers and developing new ones, ICBM Medical plans to commercialize its first clinical […]
Xin Zhang Named AAAS Fellow
Xin Zhang | Via Boston University | November 23, 2016Professor Xin Zhang has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for her distinguished contributions to micro/nanoelectromechanical systems. “Elevation to AAAS fellow is a richly deserved honor for Xin,” says Professor Alice White, chair of Mechanical Engineering. “It recognizes her impressive body of work using MEMS devices to […]