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Rice Takes 1st Place at MIT IEEE Undergraduate Research Technology Conference
- Friday, 11 November 2016 09:42
Undergraduate student Carlton Rice won first place for his poster presentation in Biomedical Engineering at the 2016 MIT Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Undergraduate Research Technology Conference.
Woojung Shin Receives IFER Graduate Student Fellowship
- Tuesday, 08 November 2016 14:57
Graduate student Woojung Shin has received the IFER Graduate Student Fellowship in Alternatives in Scientific Research to research how microengineered human gut models inhabited by living gut bacteria can be used to replace animal colitis models.
New Clinical Partnership Uses Advanced Imaging Methods to Fight Breast Cancer
- Monday, 07 November 2016 10:21
UT Austin has embarked on a two-year clinical study to test advanced imaging methods that could provide patients and physicians with new, valuable information on how to treat breast cancer in patients.
Peppas and Anslyn Receive NIH Funding to Improve Early Detection of Autoimmune Disorders
- Thursday, 03 November 2016 15:45
Professors Nicholas Peppas and Eric Anslyn have received a $1.3 million NIH grant to investigate using nanotechnology to noninvasively diagnose Sjögren’s syndrome.
Sacks Named Fellow of the American Heart Association
- Thursday, 27 October 2016 13:30
Professor Michael Sacks has been named a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA), a prestigious fellowship through the American Heart Association that recognizes “scientific and professional accomplishments and volunteer leadership and service.”
‘Connectosomes’ Create Gateway for Improved Chemo Delivery, Fewer Side Effects
- Tuesday, 04 October 2016 12:56
Researchers have developed a new method that delivers chemotherapy directly and efficiently to individual cells.
Kwan Receives Kuhn Family IE Award
- Thursday, 29 September 2016 15:11
Ethan Kwan, a biomedical engineering senior, has received the $1,000 Kuhn Family IE Award for Fall 2016.
Nicholas Peppas Receives 2016 Pritzker Distinguished Lectureship
- Wednesday, 28 September 2016 13:22
Professor and world-renowned expert in biomaterials and drug delivery systems, has been awarded BMES' prestigious Robert A. Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award for 2016.
Companies with Ties To BME Among Latest ATI Graduates
- Tuesday, 13 September 2016 14:54
Two startups with connections to the Department of Biomedical Engineering have graduated from The University of Texas at Austin’s startup incubator, Austin Technology Incubator (ATI).
With Kenneth Rainin Foundation Innovator Award, Kim Takes Bioinspired Approach to Personalized Crohn’s Disease Treatment
- Wednesday, 24 August 2016 11:39
Professor Hyun Jung Kim will use a gut-on-a-chip system to determine if fecal microbiota transplantation is an effective treatment for Crohn's disease.
Ayoub Receives BMES Innovation and Career Development Award
- Tuesday, 19 July 2016 16:53
Salma Ayoub, a graduate student working with Professor Michael Sacks, has been awarded a 2016 BMES Innovation & Career Development Award.
Peppas to Receive Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award
- Monday, 11 July 2016 14:43
The Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) recognizes Professor Nicholas Peppas with the Pritzker Distinguished Lecture Award. According to BMES, the award “recognizes outstanding achievements and leadership in the science and practice of biomedical engineering.”
The Cancer Equation: Thomas Yankeelov Leads New Center for Computational Oncology
- Thursday, 07 July 2016 11:36
Thomas Yankeelov thinks cancer research could benefit from a new approach: treating the disease like a math problem.
New Academic Development Grant Will Optimize Undergraduate Design Lab Education
- Wednesday, 22 June 2016 11:02
The Department of Biomedical Engineering has received a $51,580 academic development grant from the Cockrell School of Engineering to optimize design lab education for undergraduate students.
Sacks Leads Grant to Improve Replacement Heart Valve Durability
- Tuesday, 21 June 2016 12:00
Professor Michael Sacks has received a $2.2 million National Institutes of Health grant to develop the first detailed computer simulations of how to improve bioprosthetic heart valves’ durability.