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Yakovlev And Han Lead $1 Million Project Through Nsf Major Research Instrumentation Grant
Vladislav Yakovlev | Via Texas A&M | August 19, 2015A team of researchers led by Vladislav Yakovlev, professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and Arum Han, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M University, has been awarded a Major Research Instrumentation grant from the National Science Foundation for its efforts in developing a new tool for studying […]
Drug Discovery Pipeline Begins In The Gut
Arul Jayaraman | Via Texas A&M | August 19, 2015“All disease begins in the gut. Natural forces within us are the true healers of disease,” said Hippocrates, an ancient Greek physician. Of the many disciplines studied in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, biomedicine and biotechnology are areas represented by faculty research. Dr. Arul Jayaraman, Ray Nesbitt Professor and associate department head, was […]
Richards-Kortum Named University Professor
Rebecca Richards-Kortum | Via Rice U. | August 14, 2015Rice University’s Rebecca Richards-Kortum, a pioneer in both bioengineering and global health, has become the first woman and the youngest Rice faculty member to earn the rank of University Professor — Rice’s highest academic title. The promotion is the latest in a string of high-profile honors for Richards-Kortum this year. In April, she was elected […]
Engineered Bacterium Produces 1,3-Diaminopropane, An Important Industrial Chemical
Sang Yup Lee | Via KAIST | August 12, 2015A Korean research team led by Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) reported, for the first time, the production of 1,3-diaminopropane via fermentation of an engineered bacterium. 1,3-Diaminopropane is a three carbon diamine, which has a wide range […]
Asthma Cells Scramble Like ‘there’s A Fire Drill’
Jeffrey Fredberg | Via Harvard | August 12, 2015In people with asthma, the cells that line the airways in the lungs are unusually shaped and “scramble around like there’s a fire drill going on.” But according to a study at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, an unexpected discovery suggests intriguing new avenues both for basic biological research and for therapeutic […]
New Contrast Agent Spotlights Tiny Tumors And Micrometastases
Zheng-Rong Lu | Via Case Western | August 12, 2015Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent that detects much smaller aggressive breast cancer tumors and micrometastases than current agents can identify. “Currently, there is no imaging technology in clinical use that can detect tumors or metastases smaller than 2 millimeters in diameter,” said Zheng-Rong Lu, professor […]
Nancy Allbritton Receives Endowed Professorship
Nancy Allbritton | Via UNC Gazette | August 11, 2015Career at Carolina: Professor and chair of the UNC-NC State Joint Department in Biomedical Engineering since 2009 and professor of chemistry since 2007 Research specialty: World-renowned pioneer in the areas of bioanalytical chemistry and biomedical engineering who holds 11 patents, with eight patent applications pending; known especially for her work in the growing area of […]
Paul Yager Receives Over $4M To Continue Developing Paper-Based Diagnostic Device
Paul Yager | Via U. of Washington | August 11, 2015UW Bioengineering Professor Paul Yager has received $4,197,407 of funding from the U.S. Department of Defense/Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to continue a project which aims to develop a small, paper-based device that could quickly test for infectious diseases in low-resource environments. With this new funding, Dr. Yager is the third-highest recipient of research funding […]
One Man’s Quest To Combat Counterfeit Drugs
Muhammad Zaman | Via NPR | August 10, 2015In a small house in rural Kenya, a young woman gives birth to a healthy little girl. Before anyone can celebrate, the mother starts bleeding. The woman will die soon if the bleeding doesn’t stop. Luckily, the midwife has a drug in front of her, called oxytocin. It can easily stop the postpartum bleeding and […]
5 Questions With Professor Of Biomedical Engineering Anant Madabhushi
Anant Madabhushi | Via The Daily | August 7, 2015As a high school student in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, in the 1990s, Anant Madabhushi competed against thousands of students for a spot in the country’s premier medical and engineering schools. Then, his uncle, an engineer with General Electric in the United States, sent him a book on biomedical engineering—at the time, an emerging discipline. […]
Cherry Lands Top NCI Grant
Simon Cherry | Via UC Davis | August 6, 2015Simon Cherry, distinguished professor in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology, and co-leader of the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Biomedical Technology Program, has been selected to receive a prestigious Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The award, which supports investigators with outstanding records of productivity in cancer research, brings more […]
Making New Waves In Anesthesia
Emery Brown | Via TEDMED | August 6, 2015Emery Brown, anesthesiologist, Professor of Computational Neuroscience at MIT, and Co-Director of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology, unveiled the surprising truth about exactly what happens to your brain under anesthesia and what it suggests for understanding the brain and improving treatment. “Anesthesia works primarily through the production of oscillations that disrupt the […]
Damon To Lead Chemical And Physical Biology Grad Program
Bruce Damon | Via Vanderbilt | August 6, 2015Bruce Damon, Ph.D., has been named director of Vanderbilt University’s Chemical and Physical Biology (CPB) graduate program, which prepares students for “cutting-edge” research careers at the interface of the chemical sciences, physical sciences and biology. Damon, associate professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Molecular Physiology and Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, succeeds Hassane Mchaourab, Ph.D., who founded […]
How New Biosensors Turn E. Coli Into Something Valuable
George Church | Via Harvard Gazette | August 4, 2015Super-productive factories of the future could employ fleets of genetically engineered bacterial cells, such as common E. coli, to create valuable chemical commodities in an environmentally friendly way. By leveraging their natural metabolic processes, bacteria could be reprogrammed to convert readily available sources of natural energy into pharmaceuticals, plastics, and fuel products. “The basic idea […]
Rebuilding Muscle, Strengthening Lives
Stephen Badylak | Via Pitt Chronicle | August 3, 2015Sergeant Ronald Strang survived an IED blast in Afghanistan that shredded muscle from his left leg. After 18 months and 14 surgeries, his movement was still very limited. So he entered a Pitt-UPMC study that would test a new approach to significant muscle loss. Researchers began with some physical tests. For instance, Strang was asked […]
New ENG Offerings in Data Analytics, Cybersecurity and Robotics
Kenneth Lutchen | Via Boston U. | August 3, 2015In an effort to train its graduate students in rapidly expanding fields, this fall the College of Engineering will begin offering three new master’s degree specializations in the fields of data analytics, cybersecurity, and robotics. “The corporate sector has voiced frustration with the shortage of trained engineers in key sectors of the innovation economy,” says […]
Researchers Awarded $14 Million For Two Precision Health Projects
Russ Altman | Via Stanford | August 3, 2015Teri Klein and Russ Altman have received NIH funding to expand two ongoing projects that publish information about the connection between patients’ genetics and their responses to prescription drugs. The National Institutes of Health has awarded School of Medicine researchers Teri Klein, PhD, and Russ Altman, MD, PhD, $14 million in funding for two projects […]
College of Engineering to Honor Three Distinguished Alumni at Annual Night of the Stars
Cynthia Bir | Via Wayne State | July 31, 2015Wayne State University’s College of Engineering will recognize exemplary alumni during its annual signature event, Night of the Stars, on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015, at the Detroit Institute of Arts. Three alumni will be inducted into the College of Engineering Hall of Fame. Cynthia Bir, Bruce Hettle and Earl Shipp were selected among more than […]
CRS Honors Peppas for Lifetime Contributions
Nicholas Peppas | Via U. Texas at Austin | July 31, 2015The Controlled Release Society (CRS) recognized Professor Nicholas Peppas for exceptional lifetime contributions to delivery science at their 2015 Annual Meeting in Edinburgh, Scotland. CRS states “Nicholas A. Peppas has been an icon in the field of controlled release through his innovative research, leadership of the Controlled Release Society, and exceptional support of students. One of […]
Suzie Pun Selected as 2015-16 AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador
Suzie Pun | Via U. Washington | July 29, 2015UW Bioengineering Robert F. Rushmer Professor Suzie Pun has been selected as a 2015-16 AAAS-Lemelson Invention Ambassador in recognition of her contributions to and innovation in the field of biomaterials and drug delivery. Dr. Pun is one of seven Ambassadors selected for 2015-16. The Ambassadors recently gathered in Washington, D.C. for a July event, “Celebrate […]