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Chang Receives Society of Neuroscience Trainee Award

January 07, 2021

Yin-Jui (Derek) Chang, a second-year graduate student advised by Dr. Samantha Santacruz, has received a 2020 Trainee Professional Development Award from the Society for Neuroscience. The award is given to trainee graduate students or postdoctoral researchers who demonstrate scientific merit and excellence in research.

Dell Medical School and Texas Biomedical Engineering Launch CID Program

December 17, 2020

The Department of Biomedical Engineering and Dell Medical School (DMS) have partnered to launch robust new hands-on training experiences in the Clinical Innovation Design (CID) program, which was implemented this fall. Participants in the CID program practice design thinking and are involved in all aspects of medical device development and innovation, from needs assessment and analysis of current solutions to prototyping and business plan development.

Texas BME Professors and an Alum Inducted as Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering

December 11, 2020

Two faculty members and one alum from the UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering were inducted as Fellows of Biomaterial Science and Engineering (FBSE) at the World Biomaterials Congress held virtually from Glasgow, Scotland, on December 11, 2020. This honorary status recognizes them for excellence in the global community of biomaterials science.

Team Makes It to Finals of DisrupTexas Undergraduate Pitch Competition

November 11, 2020

A team of biomedical engineering students took fourth place and won the audience choice award at the DisrupTexas Undergraduate Pitch Competition. The recognition included a $1,100 cash prize.

Peppas to Receive Prestigious Oesper Award in Honor of Contributions to Chemistry

November 03, 2020

Nicholas Peppas has been honored with the 2020 Oesper Award from the University of Cincinnati’s Chemistry Department and the Cincinnati Section of the American Chemical Society for his outstanding accomplishments in and contributions to science.

UT Austin, MD Anderson Announce First Collaborative Projects in United Fight to End Cancer

October 28, 2020

Cancer remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. While advances in cancer diagnoses and treatments are promising, more is needed to address this devastating disease.

5 Questions with Wade Zeno, Assistant Professor at University of Southern California

October 19, 2020

Wade Zeno knew he wanted to work in academia after tutoring for most of his undergraduate career at University of Nevada, Reno. Now, he’s achieved that goal. After getting a PhD in chemical engineering from University of California, Davis and spending four years as a postdoctoral researcher working with Associate Professor Jeanne Stachowiak at UT Austin, he accepted a job as an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at University of Southern California, starting in August 2020.

Imaging Science and Informatics Program Renewed and Fellows Announced

October 02, 2020

The National Institutes of Health renewed the Department of Biomedical Engineering’s Comprehensive Training Program in Imaging Science and Informatics. The goals of this fellowship program are to train participants to become comprehensive imaging scientists and gain the necessary skills to identify clinically relevant problems. The $800,000 five-year grant provides support to four graduate student fellows each year.

NIH Approves Zhao’s R00 Phase of Pathway to Independence Award

September 30, 2020

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has approved the R00 phase of Bo Zhao’s Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00).

Evan Wang to Join Department in January 2021

September 11, 2020

Huiliang (Evan) Wang will join the Department of Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor in January 2021.

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