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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 […]
Bioceramic Pioneer Awarded to Paul Ducheyne
Paul Ducheyne | Via Bioceramics | November 21, 2016Dr. Ducheyne has dedicated close to 40 years serving the bioceramics community. In 1993 Paul organized the Bioceramics symposium in Philadelphia, only the second to be organized in the US, and he continued to support the bioceramics and biomaterials community all over the years. Shortly after, this is in 1994, the Society for Biomaterials elected […]
A Hydrogel That Helps Stop Uncontrolled Bleeding
Ali Khademhosseini | Via Harvard | November 21, 2016Small blood clots called emboli are mostly known for traveling through the vasculature before they lodge and obstruct vessels, impeding blood and oxygen supply to organs such as the lung. To stop excessive bleeding or the flow of blood into an aneurysm, clinicians harness the same principle by forming artificial therapeutic emboli that can plug […]
Setton named Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Lori Setton | Via Wash. U. STL | November 18, 2016Lori Setton, a renowned researcher into the role of the degeneration and repair of the body’s soft tissues, has been named the Lucy and Stanley Lopata Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. She was installed Oct. 24 in a ceremony at Whitaker Hall. Setton joined the School of Engineering & […]
Dr. Freddie Fu Inaugural Lecture as Distinguished Service Professor
Freddie Fu | Via Ortho | November 17, 2016There really aren’t many awards that Freddie Fu, M.D. has NOT received during his distinguished career at the University of Pittsburgh. But a few of his ardent admirers have found a new way to honor him. Dr. Fu has been appointed as a Distinguished Service Professor and on November 3, 2016 he presented the Dr. […]
Buddy Ratner co-directs new Center for Dialysis Innovation
Buddy Ratner | Via U. Washington | November 17, 2016A new Center for Dialysis Innovation was launched in early November. The Center hopes to improve the health and well-being of people with advanced kidney disease as they initiate and receive dialysis treatment. Its vision is that future dialysis therapy will be complication-free and completely restorative of kidney health. Solutions to meet these goals will combine a comprehensive technical redesign […]
Former Medtronic Chairman Bill Hawkins Elected to Board of Focused Ultrasound Foundation
William Hawkins | Via Focused Ultrasound Foundation | November 9, 2016Charlottesville, VA (Nov 9, 2016) – Former Chairman and CEO of Medtronic Bill Hawkins has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Focused Ultrasound Foundation.“I have had the privilege of spending my career at the forefront of medical technology innovation. And focused ultrasound represents the future of non-invasive care – improving outcomes while […]
Peppas Receives NIH Funding to Improve Early Detection of Autoimmune Disorders
Nicholas Peppas | Via U. Texas Austin | November 4, 2016Treatment of autoimmune disorders is most effective when they are diagnosed early. In Sjögren’s syndrome, an autoimmune disease that affects the exocrine system, patients suffer from dry eye and dry mouth. Diagnosis is often delayed by six to ten years even after symptoms appear. Currently, patients must undergo multiple tests, including a biopsy of the […]
Johns Hopkins researchers want to use big data to chart the brain
Michael Miller | Via Johns Hopkins, The Hub | November 2, 2016The human brain is the most complex machine in existence. Every brain is loaded with some 100 billion nerve cells, each connecting to thousands of others, giving around 100 trillion connections. Mapping those connections, or synapses, could enable scientists to decipher what causes neurological disease and mental illness. It’s an immense, daunting task. The best […]
Indian National Academy of Engineering Elects Dr. Laurencin
Cato Laurencin | Via U. Conn | November 1, 2016UConn Health’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin has been elected a Foreign Fellow by The Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) for his outstanding accomplishments bridging engineering and medicine. This is the second time India has honored Laurencin. In 2015, the Indian National Academy of Sciences, founded in 1930, elected him a Foreign Fellow. The Academy […]
Bayer, CRISPR Tap Sanofi Exec, Burns, to Run Gene Editing Venture
James Burns | Via Xconomy | November 1, 2016Bayer and CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) have named James Burns the president and CEO of Cambridge, MA-based Casebia Therapeutics, a joint venture the two companies created to develop gene editing drugs for blood disorders, blindness, and heart disease. Burns has been at Sanofi/Genzyme for three decades, and most recently ran the company’s North American R&D […]
Imaging Cellular Interiors Using Polymeric Nanoparticles
Kazuhiko Ishihara | Via Physics | November 1, 2016Nanoparticles are particles that are smaller than 100 nanometers. They are typically obtained from metals and, because of their tiny size, have unique properties that make them useful for biomedical applications. However, without treatment to make their surfaces biologically inert, their effectiveness is severely limited. Researchers led by Kazuhiko Ishihara at the University of Tokyo […]
George Wodicka Appointed Inaugural Dane A. Miller Head of Biomedical Engineering
George Wodicka | Via Purdue | October 31, 2016Purdue University’s Board of Trustees on Friday (Oct. 14) ratified the headship named for orthopedics pioneer Dr. Dane A. Miller and appointed George Wodicka as the Dane A. Miller Head of Biomedical Engineering.Wodicka is founding head of the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering. He joined Purdue in 1989 as assistant professor of Electrical and Computer […]
A Closer Look Inside
Mark Anastasio | Via Wash. U St. Louis | October 25, 2016A faculty member at Washington University in St. Louis’ School of Engineering & Applied Science has been awarded two separate grants worth a combined $2.5 million to develop better biomedical imaging tools. Mark Anastasio, professor of biomedical engineering, will use a four-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create a […]