Technology & Innovation features Dr. Fran Ligler in this month’s National Academy of Inventors Fellow profile. In it, Dr. Ligler expounds upon her exciting new work in microfluidics and tissue-on-chip, as well as the innovative research and collaborations happening in the joint … Read more
BME graduate student Kristina Rivera was selected to be one of the 12 Keynote Speakers at the World Biosensors Congress in June. The selections were based on evaluations of over 1,000 abstracts, each of which was read by at least … Read more
When BME undergraduate Jeff Powell started the Helping Hands project in 2015, he was excited to help provide free prosthetics to children who quickly outgrow these medical devices. Now, nearly three years later, his project has turned into a non-profit … Read more
In the 2018 US News & World Report list of Best Graduate Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering Programs, the “” Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering was ranked 16th among public universities. This four place advancement from last year moves the “” joint … Read more
When it comes to next-generation biomedical advancements, Dr. Zhen Gu undoubtedly leads the pack. Academia and popular media alike have hailed his innovative research products as “breakthroughs” that just might change the face of drug delivery forever. Now, the trend … Read more
The Joint Biomedical Engineering department shines again– this time in UNC’s newspaper, The Daily Tar Heel. The article discusses the perks of our one-of-a-kind program, including students’ gaining full access to both UNC and NC State facilities. Marrying the top-ranked … Read more
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
