NC State’s Environmental Health and Safety Department and the Eastman Chemical Company provide a Campus Safety Award to recipients that show best practices in cultivating a safe working environment within their department. Susan Bernacki, a Research Associate within Joint BME, … Read more

Joshua Currens, a graduate student within the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, is the recipient of the 2022 Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences (AUAS) Zale Parry Scholarship. The scholarship awards $6,000 and includes a $500 voucher towards travel … Read more

The Abrams Scholars for the 2022-2023 cohort have been selected, and Joint BME is proud to announce that the selected scholars will receive a mentored research fellowship funded by the NC State College of Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates Program. … Read more

For a child born without a hand or fingers, a prosthetic hand can be a lifeline, providing independence and the foundation for them to simply be like any other kid. But those devices typically come with a hefty price tag. … Read more

written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications   Despite rehabilitation efforts to promote recovery through therapy, the average stroke patient can experience persistent impairment of sensory and motor functions. Due to these challenges, the effects of having a stroke … Read more

written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications   Jason Franz, Associate Professor in Joint BME, has received a 5-year, $2.7M R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health titled “A framework for feasible translation to enhance foot and ankle … Read more

The Joint BME Department Achievement Committee would like to congratulate and recognize the recipients of achievement awards for the spring and summer of 2022: Staff Service Achievement The committee would like to recognize two of our phenomenal staff members with … Read more

Three “” Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students received awards to participate in summer 2022 research experiences at prestigious international laboratories.  The Joint BME students are Chloe Hincher; Manasi Krishna Kumar; and Robert Kobrin.  The summer research internships … Read more

Melissa Caughey, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of North Carolina / North Carolina State Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and Vishal Rao, M.D., cardiovascular disease research fellow at Duke University School of Medicine won third place in the … Read more

written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications   Ke Cheng, the Randall B. Terry Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine at NC State and the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, along with collaborators from UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke … Read more