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Surgeons, Engineers Testing Nanofibers to Improve Rotator Cuff Repair
Helen Lu | Via BioScience Technology | December 18, 2015Biomedical Engineering Professor Helen H. Lu has won a three-year $1.125 million Translational Research Award grant from the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for her research on tendon-to-bone integration for rotator cuff repair. Lu is collaborating with William Levine, chairman and Frank E. Stinchfield Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University Medical […]
Antibiotic-Infused Implants Designed to Help Faces Heal
Antonios Mikos | Via MDT | December 17, 2015Rice University researchers developing temporary implants for facial reconstruction are incorporating a unique way to deliver time-released antibiotics to ward off infection while a patient heals. The Rice laboratory of bioengineer Antonios Mikos develops materials to help repair severe craniofacial injuries from trauma or pathological defects like tumor removal. The lab’s specialized plastic space maintainers […]
Georgiou Named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
George Georgiou | Via U. Texas at Austin | December 16, 2015Texas ChE professor George Georgiou, the Laura Jennings Turner Chair in Engineering, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Election to NAI fellow status is a “professional distinction given to renowned academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made […]
Metastasis Study Illuminates How Cancer Will ‘Hijack’ Healthy Cells
Elazer Edelman | Via Harvard | December 16, 2015Metastasis — the spread of cancer from one part of the body to others — accounts for more than 90 percent of cancer-related deaths. Although the cells that seed metastasis and the sites they tend to travel to have been increasingly studied over the years, little has been known about how cancer migrates from a […]
Slepian Named Fellows of Academy of Inventors
Marvin Slepian | Via U. Arizona | December 15, 2015University of Arizona inventors Dr. Marvin J. Slepian of the Colleges of Medicine and Engineering and James Wyant of the College of Optical Sciences have been elected as Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Election to NAI Fellow status is a professional distinction granted to academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of […]
CWRU Researchers Building Digital Pathology Tools To Predict Cancer Outcomes
Anant Madabhushi | Via CWRU | December 15, 2015Case Western Reserve University researchers have been awarded two grants totaling $3.16 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to create analytic software for managing, annotating, sharing and analyzing digital pathology imaging data. Anant Madabhushi, a professor of biomedical engineering, will lead a seven-institute consortium to expand the capabilities of a freely available pathology […]
Two faculty elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors | Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Donald Ingber | Via Harvard | December 15, 2015Two faculty members at the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) – Jennifer Lewis, the Hansjorg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering; and Donald Ingber, Professor of Bioengineering – have been elected fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). The NAI chooses fellows from around the world who “have demonstrated […]
Gore named fellow of National Academy of Inventors
John Gore | Via Vanderbilt | December 15, 2015John Gore, director of the Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science, has been named a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. Fellowship is granted to “academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development and […]
Eyes on Industry at AMDS: Laura Whitsitt
Laura Whitsitt | Via MDT | December 15, 2015In September, medical professionals and designers gathered in Chicago for the American Medical Device Summit, covering the newest developments in medical technology. Medical Design Technology editorial director David Mantey sat down with professionals in the field to talk about the science and business of medical design. Laura Whitsitt, SVP of research and emerging technologies at […]
Human-Gut-On-A-Chip Model Offers Hope For IBD Sufferers
Donald Ingber | Via Harvard | December 15, 2015It’s estimated that as many as a million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, which cause mild to severe symptoms that at best can be managed and at worst lead to life-threatening complications. While abnormal immune responses are largely responsible for these diseases, issues relating to gut […]
Human-Gut-On-A-Chip Model Offers Hope For IBD Sufferers
James Collins | Via Harvard | December 15, 2015It’s estimated that as many as a million Americans suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease, which cause mild to severe symptoms that at best can be managed and at worst lead to life-threatening complications. While abnormal immune responses are largely responsible for these diseases, issues relating to gut […]
Chewing Slowly Helps Prevent Excessive Weight Gain in Children
Geert Schmid-Schonbein | Via UC San Diego | December 15, 2015San Diego, Calif., Dec. 15, 2015 — Waiting 30 seconds in between bites of food allows children to realize they’re no longer hungry before they overeat—preventing excessive weight gain. That’s the conclusion of a study published in the Dec. 15 issue of the journal Pediatric Obesity by an international team of researchers, including bioengineers at the […]
Distinguished Professor Shu Chien Elected Fellow of National Academy of Inventors
Shu Chien | Via UC San Diego | December 15, 2015Two researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have been named fellows of the National Academy of Inventors. Shu Chien, Distinguished Professor of Bioengineering and Medicine, and Michael Sailor, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, were among 168 new fellows announced by the academy today.. … Read the full story from the UC San […]
Designing a Real Life BB-8
Wolfgang Fink | Via R&D Magazine | December 15, 2015In three days “The Force Awakens.” It’s undeniable the Star Wars franchise has had a lasting effect on popular culture, bringing science fiction to the mainstream and creating a sub-culture all its own. In 1977, “Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope” hit theaters. Despite studio expectations the film would flop, it ended up dazzling […]
Prof. Helen Lu Wins $1.125M Grant on New Approach to Rotator Cuff Repair
Helen Lu | Via Columbia | December 14, 2015Biomedical Engineering Professor Helen H. Lu has won a three-year $1.125 million Translational Research Award grant from the Department of Defense’s Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs for her research on tendon-to-bone integration for rotator cuff repair. Lu is collaborating with William Levine, chairman and Frank E. Stinchfield Professor of Orthopedic Surgery at Columbia University Medical […]
New Center Focuses On Regenerative Medicine
Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert | Via Washington U. in St. Louis | December 11, 2015A new center has been formed at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis to facilitate research that explores the regenerative properties of cells and tissues. The goal of the Center of Regenerative Medicine is to develop new medical treatments that might one day allow doctors to regrow or replace a damaged heart or […]
Biomedical Engineering’s Anant Madabhushi, Team Awarded Two Patents
Anant Madabhushi | Via CWRU | December 10, 2015Anant Madabhushi, professor of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics (CCIPD), and his team were issued two patents—U.S. patent 9,177,105 and U.S. patent 9,177,014—in pattern recognition of cancer from digital pathology and imaging data. US Patent 9,177,105, titled “Quantitatively Characterizing Disease Morphology with Co-Occurring Gland Tensors in Localized […]
‘Star Wars’ Science: How Would BB-8 Work?
Wolfgang Fink | Via Arizona | December 9, 2015The real star of the upcoming "Star Wars" movie may not be a human or a Wookie. Instead, it may be a round, 2-foot-tall astromech droid named BB-8. It may look great on the screen, but could BB-8 exist in real life? University of Arizona researcher Wolfgang Fink would know, as an expert in artificially […]
U.S. Scientists Picked for Top China Panel
Cato Laurencin | Via ECNS | December 8, 2015The CAE, one of the most prestigious academic institutions in China, announced on Monday in Beijing its newest group of 70 Chinese members and eight foreign members, often known as academicians. The foreign members include five Americans, one Briton, one Canadian and one Austrian, bringing CAE’s foreign members to 49. Dr. Laurencin is one of […]
Dr. Cato T. Laurencin Receives Society for Biomaterials’ Highest Honor
Cato Laurencin | Via U Conn | December 7, 2015UConn’s Dr. Cato T. Laurencin is the recipient of the 2016 Founders Award, the highest honor of The Society For Biomaterials. As a leading surgeon-scientist in orthopaedic surgery, engineering, and materials science and a pioneer of the field of regenerative engineering, Laurencin received this prestigious honor for his landmark and long-term contributions to the field […]