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Ashley James (A.J.) Welch, a leading biophotonics researcher and one of the founding faculty members of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UT, died at the age of 88 on January 1, 2022. Welch leaves a legacy of fundamental research and influence that carry on in the students he mentored and colleagues with whom he worked. Known for his patience, kindness, and ability to teach, the UT community mourns his loss.
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have developed new guidelines for fabricating nanoscale gel materials, or nanogels, that can deliver numerous therapeutic treatments to treat cancer in a precise manner. In addition to enabling the delivery of drugs in response to tumors, their nanogels can target malignant cells (or biomarkers), degrade into nontoxic components and execute multiple clinical functions.
New Tumor Cell Tracking System Aims to Understand Cancer Treatment Resistance
Despite tremendous advances in medicine, tumors are challenging to cure because they are made up of heterogeneous cells. Like human families, the individual cells of a tumor share some common traits and characteristics, but as the tumor expands, the cells... Keep Reading
Dell Medical School and Texas Biomedical Engineering Launch CID Program
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... Keep Reading
New Texas BME Collaboration Funded by Research Corporation for Science Advancement and Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
Sapun Parekh, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, along with Texas BME alum Dr. Carolyn Bayer make up one of ten multidisciplinary research teams that have received a combined $1,150,000 in funding as part of the inaugural year of Scialog: Advancing... Keep Reading
Research Areas
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Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
New imaging technologies are providing the ability to interrogate and manipulate living biological specimens...
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Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering
Cellular and biomolecular engineering forms the underpinning of molecular medicine. Areas include...
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Computational Biomedical Engineering
Due to dramatic, multidisciplinary advances in molecular biology and technology, the first...
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Molecular, Cellular and Tissue Biomechanics
Biomechanics is the study of the structure and function of biological systems such as humans,...
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Of Ph.D. students are fully funded
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Of undergraduate students participate in research
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