Grant Scull, a Ph.D. candidate, was awarded the Student Travel Achievement Recognition (STAR) award by the Society for Biomaterials (SFB). Scull works with Ashley Brown, associate professor and director of the Advanced Wound Healing Lab. Scull’s research centers on therapeutics … Continued

A research team led by William Polacheck, Ph.D., at the UNC School of Medicine, has engineered a microfluidic model that mimics a rare genetic disorder affecting the structure of veins, arteries, capillaries, and lymphatic vessels. CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – Our … Continued

Researchers have developed an inhalable powder that could protect lungs and airways from viral invasion by reinforcing the body’s own mucosal layer. The powder, called Spherical Hydrogel Inhalation for Enhanced Lung Defense, or SHIELD, reduced infection in both mouse and … Continued

NC State’s 2022-23 class of University Faculty Scholars was announced today. These 22 early- and mid-career faculty receive this designation in recognition of their outstanding academic achievements and contributions to NC State through their teaching, scholarship and service to the university and … Continued

Rahima Benhabbour, PhD, MSc, associate professor of Biomedical Engineering, led a successful effort to create an injectable implant that can release effective HIV PrEP medications into the body for six months in non-human primates. This article was originally published by … Continued

Joint Department Achievement Awardees:   Ph.D. Student Research Achievement The award for Ph.D. student achievement in Research goes to Sang Hun Chung and Hossein Eybposh. Sang exemplifies the BME mission of uniting engineering and medicine to improve lives. He has … Continued

The UNC School of Medicine Office of Research provided pilot funding to three teams for cutting-edge basic science discovery research. The following article was originally published by the UNC School of Medicine on January 11, 2023 and can be found … Continued

Eleven graduate students — whose research interests range from tidal creek accretion to pediatric obesity — have received the 2023 Impact Awards for their contributions to North Carolina.   This article was originally written by Elizabeth Poindexter from the Graduate … Continued

Miranda Ludovice, a Ph.D. student in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering based at NC State University, has been awarded a prestigious Goodnight Doctoral Fellowship for her research focus in rehabilitative technologies for cerebral palsy patients, as well as her … Continued

The recipients of the department Graduate Student Service Awards for the 2022-2023 academic year have been selected and we are pleased to announce that five students will be awarded for their contributions. Selected students receive a $2,500 stipend that comes … Continued