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Three students and one alum from the Department of Biomedical Engineering are recipients of the 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Fellowships, and one student has received an honorable mention. The fellowships will allow students to pursue graduate studies in the biomedical field.
Postdoctoral researcher, Kasey Day, has received a Ruth L. Kirschstein Postdoctoral Individual National Research Service Award from the National Institute of Health. The award aims to support postdoctoral candidates to advance their research in scientific health-related fields.
Scientists may better understand how to control the immune system more precisely.
Doctors recommend vaccinations every year because the flu virus is in a constant state of adaptation and mutation. However new research highlights the role played by immunological imprinting in the elicitation of new antibodies.
The Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Podcast featured Profeesor Tom Yankeelov and his research to improve patient care by employing advanced imaging methods for the early identification, assessment, and prediction of tumors’ response to therapy.
Professor Michael Sacks has received a new $3.1 million R01 grant from the NIH to develop novel computational approaches to improve conventional methods of treatment for ischemic mitral regurgitation.
Amy Brock, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, was recently named a 2019 Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) Innovation Award Finalist.
Lan Luan, a research assistant professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, is leading a study to understand the pathological impacts of ministrokes on the brain.
Engineers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a new noninvasive technique for simulating repairs to the heart’s mitral valve with levels of accuracy reliable enough for use in a clinical setting.
Peppas is recognized for establishing the quantitative principles for describing drug release from porous matrices and hydrogels, and his subsequent work in biomaterials and bionanotechnology, which have spawned many biomedical breakthroughs.