BME is proud to announce the 2018 Lucas Scholars. All of the nominees were outstanding, so a special congratulations to those who were selected. We’d also like to thank Dr. Carol Lucas for her inspiration and support of the program. … Read more
New Year’s Eve has a special meaning for Dr. Fran Ligler- it was on that day, 26 years ago, that she received the patent for her revolutionary portable optical biosensors. Since then, the biosensors have been used in food safety … Read more
The NC State Bulletin has released an in-depth article about Dr. Zhen Gu’s smart insulin patch that features graduate student Yanqi Ye. Read the article here!
It is no secret that BME houses world-class researchers. It should come as no surprise, then, that four BME faculty members have been awarded new grants from the North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences (NC TraCS) Institute at The University of North … Read more
Dr. Caterina Gallippi has been awarded a competitive renewal R01 award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to continue developing ultrasound-based imaging methods for delineating carotid atherosclerotic plaque risk. The project, Transcutaneous ARFI Ultrasound for Differentiating Carotid Plaque … Read more
BME graduate student Emily Mihalko has started the year off with a bang: she has been named as a 2018 NC State GAANN Moluecular Biotechnology Fellow! This prestigious fellowship is provided through the Graduate School by the U.S. Department of Education Graduate … Read more
Dr. Ke Cheng’s latest work on targeted heart repair has been featured in the NC State News Bulletin. The article, ‘Decorated’ Stem Cells Could Offer Targeted Heart Repair, discusses how Cheng’s “decoration” of cardiac stem cells with platelet nanovesicles can increase the … Read more
This year, UNC’s Adams Apprenticeship accepted less than half of its applicants to their prestigious program. The apprenticeship, aimed at encouraging student entrepreneurship by providing resources and opportunities such as training, advisors, conferences, and local and national networking events, accepted … Read more
