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AIMBE Fellowbook collects news stories highlighting the members of the AIMBE College of Fellows. Read the latest stories, jump to the College Directory, or search below to find the newest research, awards, announcements and more for the leaders of the medical and biological engineering community.
UCSB Launches Bioengineering Academic Program
Samir Mitragotri | Via UC Santa Barbara Engineering | January 17, 2013A new pilot program has been launched at UC Santa Barbara for undergraduate students to achieve a degree with a bioengineering concentration – an advanced curriculum in biomedical science and engineering – and to kickstart a career in bioengineering research. The new four-year bioengineering concentration, offered to students accepted into UCSB’s College of Creative Studies, […]
Tissue Engineers Report Knee Cartilage Repair Success With New Biomaterial
Jennifer Elisseeff | Via John Hopkins Medicine | January 14, 2013Proof-of-concept clinical trial in 18 patients shows improved tissue growth In a small study, researchers reported increased healthy tissue growth after surgical repair of damaged cartilage if they put a “hydrogel” scaffolding into the wound to support and nourish the healing process. The squishy hydrogel material was implanted in 15 patients during standard microfracture surgery, […]
New Material Harvests Energy from Water Vapor
Robert Langer | Via Massachusetts Institute of Technology | January 10, 2013MIT engineers have created a new polymer film that can generate electricity by drawing on a ubiquitous source: water vapor. The new material changes its shape after absorbing tiny amounts of evaporated water, allowing it to repeatedly curl up and down. Harnessing this continuous motion could drive robotic limbs or generate enough electricity to power […]
New Material Harvests Energy from Water Vapor
Daniel Anderson | Via Massachusetts Institute of Technology | January 10, 2013MIT engineers have created a new polymer film that can generate electricity by drawing on a ubiquitous source: water vapor. The new material changes its shape after absorbing tiny amounts of evaporated water, allowing it to repeatedly curl up and down. Harnessing this continuous motion could drive robotic limbs or generate enough electricity to power […]
Illinois Researchers License DNA Sensing Technology
Rashid Bashir | Via University of Illinois ECE | January 10, 2013When Oxford Nanopore Technology (ONT) announced agreements with four American and three British universities to license DNA sensing technology and to fund future research, the University of Illinois was one of the four thanks to ECE Professor Jean-Pierre Leburton, ECE and Bioengineering Professor Rashid Bashir, and Physics Associate Professor Aleksei Aksimentiev—all researchers in the Beckman Institute […]
Silva Named Peterson Professor in Orthopaedics
Matthew J. Silva | Via Washington University in St. Louis Newsroom | January 9, 2013Matthew J. Silva, PhD, has been named the Julia and Walter R. Peterson Orthopaedic Research Professor at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. Silva, a biomedical and mechanical engineer, was installed as the first Peterson Research Professor by Larry J. Shapiro, MD, executive vice chancellor for medical affairs and dean of the School […]
Exploring the Ultimate Frontier: Science in Space
Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic | Via Columbia Engineering | January 9, 2013Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Mikati Foundation Professor of Biomedical Engineering and a professor of medical sciences, is one of the first seven members to be selected to the board of directors of the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS). She joins an accomplished group of academic and scientific leaders who will help direct CASIS, […]
Stryker Creates Chief Scientist Position, Hires Bruder
Scott Bruder | Via Orthopedics This Week | January 8, 2013Scott Bruder, M.D., Ph.D. has been a professor of biomedical engineering, an FDA Advisory Panel member, chief science and technology officer and a seasoned science executive with Becton, Dickinson and Company, DePuy, Inc., Anika Therapeutics, Inc. and Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. The new leaders at Stryker Corporation took notice and convinced Bruder to fill a new […]
Wheeler Steps Down as TBME Editor in Chief
Bruce Wheeler | Via University of Florida | January 8, 2013Bruce Wheeler, the Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME), completes his second term on December 31, 2012. His successor is Dr. Bin He of the University of Minnesota. Dr. Wheeler succeeded Dr. Jose Principe, of the UF Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, whose term ran from 2001 through 2006. Dr. […]
Stryker Announces Appointment of Scott Bruder, MD, PhD to the Position of Vice President, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer
Scott Bruder | Via Bioscience Technology | January 7, 2013Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) announced that Scott P. Bruder, MD, PhD has joined the Company in the newly created position of Vice President, Chief Medical and Scientific Officer, reporting to Kevin A. Lobo, President and Chief Executive Officer. In this role, Dr. Bruder will oversee the clinical and scientific efforts of Stryker Corporation, including academic, industrial […]
Immucor Acquires Hologic’s Lifecodes Division for $85 Million
William Hawkins | Via Qmed | January 7, 2013Immucor, a healthcare products company based in Norcross, Georgia, announced that it would acquire Hologics’ Lifecodes division for $85 million. According to a press release by the company, the new acquisition could be worth up to $95 million if Hologic meets certain financial milestones. This is Immucor’s first acquisition since CEO William Hawkins (previously CEO […]
Two MIT Professors Win Prestigious Wolf Prize
Robert Langer | Via Massachusetts Institute of Technology | January 4, 2013MIT professors Michael Artin and Robert Langer are among eight recipients worldwide of the 2013 Wolf Prize, the Israel-based Wolf Foundation announced this week. The prestigious international prizes are awarded annually in five categories, each worth $100,000; Artin and Langer were cited for their contributions in mathematics and chemistry, respectively. More than 30 Wolf Prize […]
UCSD Study Clarifies Epigenetic Behavior
Trey Ideker | Via UT San Diego | January 4, 2013UC San Diego researchers have dashed the hopes of scientists looking for an easy way to determine how genes are turned off and on by regulatory chemicals, a field known as epigenetics. The genes interact with histones, proteins that surround DNA, and also with other epigenetic factors. Where the genes are placed in the DNA […]
In Epigenomics, Location is Everything: Researchers exploit gene position to test “histone code”
Trey Ideker | Via UC San Diego News | January 3, 2013In a novel use of gene knockout technology, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine tested the same gene inserted into 90 different locations in a yeast chromosome – and discovered that while the inserted gene never altered its surrounding chromatin landscape, differences in that immediate landscape measurably affected gene activity. […]
Interview with Mark Tracy: Insights into the Biopharmaceutical Industry
Mark Tracy | Via Controlled Release Society | January 1, 2013Dr. Mark Tracy served as president of the Controlled Release Society (CRS) from 2010 to 2011 and on its Board of Directors (BOD) from 2008 to 2012. He also served on the CRS Board of Scientific Advisors from 2002 to 2005 and was a cochair for the CRS Annual Meeting in New York City in […]
Rensselaer Researchers Delve Into Osteocalcin
Deepak Vashishth | Via Orthopedics This Week | December 21, 2012A team from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has found—for the first time—how the protein osteocalcin plays a significant role in the strength of our bones. The findings could lead to new strategies and therapeutics for fighting osteoporosis and lowering the risk of bone fracture. This work, led by Deepak Vashishth, Ph.D., head of the Department of […]
Chisholm, Langer Awarded Nation’s Highest Honors for Scientists and Inventors
Robert Langer | Via Massachusetts Institute of Technology | December 21, 2012MIT professors Sallie (Penny) Chisholm and Robert Langer are among 23 eminent researchers nationwide who have been awarded the nation’s highest honors for scientists, engineers and inventors, the White House announced today. President Barack Obama will present the National Medal of Science to Chisholm, the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies in MIT’s […]
Waste not, Want not: Researchers Convert Soybeans to Important Chemical
George N. Bennett | Via Knovel | December 21, 2012For most environmentalists, the biggest focus in recent years has been the effort to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, but hydrocarbons like oil and gas go to more than just energy. One engineering research team at Rice University believes that it has found a way to replace petroleum with a renewable crop, […]
Waste Not, Want Not: Researchers Convert Soybeans to Important Chemical
Ka-Yiu San | Via Knovel | December 21, 2012For most environmentalists, the biggest focus in recent years has been the effort to switch from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources, but hydrocarbons like oil and gas go to more than just energy. One engineering research team at Rice University believes that it has found a way to replace petroleum with a renewable crop, […]
Soybeans a Source of Valuable Chemical
Ka-Yiu San | Via Rice University News | December 19, 2012Rice University scientists turn low-value soy mash into high-value succinic acid The humble soybean could become an inexpensive new source of a widely used chemical for plastics, textiles, drugs, solvents and as a food additive. Indigestible byproducts of soybeans can be turned into valuable succinic acid through a process developed at Rice University. Succinic acid, traditionally drawn […]