Dr. Zhen Gu’s smart insulin delivery technology has made waves in the biomedical community. Now, his startup company Zenomics is on its way to delivering cost-effective and painless diabetic solutions to millions of patients around the globe as a result of a … Read more
BME Industry Advisory Board member George Ligler has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. An expert in complex, interdisciplinary systems engineering, he will be inducted into the NAE section devoted to Special Fields and Interdisciplinary Engineering on October … Read more
BME’s student-led groups continue to dominate in national and international medical device design competitions. In June, the ASAIO (formerly American Society for Artificial Internal Organs) held its annual conference and student design competition, inviting seven student groups to present their medical … Read more
The partnership between the medical school at UNC Chapel Hill and the engineering school at NC State has resulted in innumerable breakthroughs and next-generation innovation. This time, a collaborative team including BME’s Dr. Paul Dayton has developed an ultrasound tool that … Read more
One of the trademarks of a great department is having faculty members who constantly strive for improvement. BME has recently seen three of its faculty, Drs. Xiaogang Hu, Jason Franz, and Devin Hubbard, attend the Summer Institutes on Scientific Teaching, … Read more
Dr. Zhen Gu has received the 2017 Young Investigator Award from the International Controlled Release Society (CRS) as a result of his outstanding work with controlled drug delivery and bio-inspired materials. This award is presented to a CRS member who “has … Read more
Stephanie Teeter, lab manager and ten-year veteran of our department, has won an NC State University Award for Excellence! At a ceremony presided over by NC State Chancellor Randy Woodson, Stephanie was given the Award for Excellence in Public Service. Her … Read more
Belltower Medical, an undergraduate team formed in Dr. Andrew DiMeo’s Senior Design course, is at it again. This time, they have won a $7,500 Engineering Education award from the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) for their urinary … Read more
There is one thing that BME faculty cannot be accused of: having a narrow skill set. Recently, Dr. Fran Ligler wrote a guest post for the NC State News that proves her abilities go well beyond science and technology. Her article, Can … Read more
