BME’s own Assistant Professor Rahima Benhabbour’s research was once again highlighted in the local media, this time via two separate articles from the UNC Health Care website last month–a press release and a second, longer article–as well as on EurekAlert. Dr. … Read more
Two BME undergraduates, Emily Fomin and Sarah Kubik, spent the summer after their sophomore year doing research at the Institute of Photonics and Electronics in the Czech Academy of Science in Prague. Here is what they reported. Emily Fomin: Dobrý … Read more
This past summer, BME’s own Assistant Professor Rahima Benhabbour presented her research at an event honoring the sixth anniversary of Blackstone Entrepreneurship Network-RTP, a partnership between four Triangle universities (including UNC) and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. Held at UNC, the … Read more
Two BME students recently won travel awards to the 2018 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium in Kobe, Japan. The two students, Danai Soulioti and Murad Hossain, each received $1000 to help fund the trip, which will take place from October 22-25. … Read more
Dr. Nancy Allbritton has many accomplishments and awards spread over her years as a scholar, distinguished professor, and inventor. In addition to being the Chair of the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, she is the scientific founder of several companies … Read more
Biomedical engineering department takes $25,000 grand prize for pediatric brain surgery project The 2018 NCEES Engineering Education Award $25,000 grand prize went to the North Carolina State University UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering for their submission, Enabling Pediatric Brain … Read more
Cell Microsystems, a company founded by BME Chair/Department Head Dr. Nancy Allbritton, recently made the first commercial sale of its automated AIR system. The sale was made to Albert Einstein College of Medicine investigator Jan Vijg, PhD. The AIR system is … Read more
410 Medical, the company that in 2017 commercialized a product created by BME students, has recently received $3.1 million in new funding! The product, called LifeFlow, was developed in Dr. Andrew DiMeo’s Senior Design class by a five-woman team of … Read more
Every year, the Chancellor’s Innovation Fund awards grants to a small group of NC State innovators. The fund aims to bridge the gap between public and private funding, and allows researchers to invest in testing and prototyping to prepare their … Read more
