The 25-mile shuttle ride between Chapel Hill and Raleigh provides Sunita Agarwala some welcome time to rest and catch up on readings and assignments.   For many Tar Heels, that coursework spans subject matter. For Agarwala, it spans subject matter and … Read more

UNC iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine) awarded Bronze Medal at iGEM Grand Jamboree Competition From November 2nd to 5th, 2023, five UNC undergraduates traveled to Paris, France to attend the iGEM Grand Jamboree, the world’s largest synthetic biology competition. More … Read more

written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications   A recently published research study explores the integration of ultrasound with functional electrical stimulation (FES), which is traditionally used to manage drop foot, a condition that results in an unnatural gait … Read more

Wesley Legant, assistant professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and the UNC Department of Pharmacology, received a grant for his project titled “Observing Molecules in Context with 4Pi Lattice Light Sheet Nanoscopy” as part of the Chan Zuckerberg … Read more

The Goodnight Early Career Innovators selected by NC State University’s Provost’s Office have been disclosed for the 2022-2023 academic cycle. The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering is honored to announce that Alon Greenbaum, assistant professor, was selected as a Goodnight … Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C.— The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Ashley C. Brown, Ph.D., Associate Professor at NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill, to its College of Fellows. Election to the AIMBE College of … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more

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 … Read more