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National Academy of Medicine elects Mayo Clinic’s Michael Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D.
Michael Yaszemski | Via EurekAlert | October 19, 2016Michael J. Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic orthopedic surgeon and researcher, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. Selection is one of the highest honors in medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. Dr. Yaszemski is one of two Mayo Clinic physicians to be elected this […]
Frank Doyle Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Francis Doyle | Via Harvard | October 17, 2016Francis J. Doyle III, Dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Doyle, who focuses his research in the areas of systems biology and biomedical control, is among 79 newly elected NAM members who were chosen by their peers […]
Michael Sefton receives $1.1M from JDRF for type 1 diabetes research
Michael Sefton | Via U. Toronto | October 12, 2016University of Toronto professor Michael Sefton (ChemE, IBBME) has been presented with a major research award from international diabetes foundation JDRF to advance treatment research for type 1 diabetes (T1D).The funding, valued at approximately $1.1 million ($845,135 USD), supports a three-year study at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Biomaterials & Biomedical Engineering (IBBME) to […]
Military Medicine – Beyond the Battlefield
Rory Cooper | Via PBS | October 12, 2016Military Medicine: Beyond the Battlefield, hosted and reported by ABC News correspondent Bob Woodruff, covers military medical advances and technology from the battlefield to the return home. The personal stories of physicians, scientists, active duty troops, veterans, and military families come together in this one hour documentary to show how these advances are both saving […]
Brown Researchers Develop New Ligase For Biomedical Use
Anubhav Tripathi | Via Brown | October 11, 2016PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Ligases are enzymes that serve critical functions in cells, helping to fuse together broken strands of DNA and RNA. These enzymes are also important bioengineering tools, useful in genetic sequencing, mutation detection and other applications. Researchers in Brown University’s School of Engineering have now developed a new RNA ligase for […]
School of Engineering Recruits Biomedical Engineering Chair, New Faculty Members
Michael King | Via Vanderbilt | October 5, 2016The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of senior faculty to the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and four junior faculty members representing biomedical, mechanical and computer science and computer engineering departments. Michael R. King will join Vanderbilt as professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Cynthia Reinhart-King will join biomedical engineering […]
School of Engineering Recruits Biomedical Engineering Chair, New Faculty Members
Cynthia Reinhart-King | Via Vanderbilt | October 5, 2016The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of senior faculty to the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and four junior faculty members representing biomedical, mechanical and computer science and computer engineering departments. Michael R. King will join Vanderbilt as professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Cynthia Reinhart-King will join biomedical engineering […]
Nicholas Peppas Receives 2016 Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship
Nicholas Peppas | Via U. Texas Austin | October 1, 2016Nicholas Peppas, Texas ChE professor and a world-renowned expert in biomaterials and drug delivery systems, has been awarded the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) prestigious Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award for 2016. The lectureship is the highest award given by BMES and recognizes one individual each year for his or her outstanding achievements and leadership […]
Shashi Murthy Wins NSF Grant for Cell Therapy Manufacturing with Neon Therapeutics
Shashi Murthy | Via Northeastern | September 2, 2016Chemical Engineering Professor Shashi Murthy has received funding from the National Science Foundation to develop novel manufacturing technologies for cell-based cancer therapies. This project will be a collaborative effort with Cambridge, MA-based Neon Therapeutics which is developing neo-antigen-based therapeutic vaccines and cell-based therapies for cancer. Cell-based therapies represent the next major frontier in the treatment […]
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 […]