The technology behind Novocor Medical Systems (Chapel Hill) was originally developed by students and faculty at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering. Novocor Medical Systems was spun-out of BME … Continued

BME core faculty member Elizabeth Loboa’s newly supported project aims to develop a novel antimicrobial bandage to promote wound healing. The award comes from a North Carolina Biotechnology Center (NCBC) Collaborative Funding Grant (CFG), which are designed to support a … Continued

Michael’s paper titled “EEG Feedback-Controlled Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation” is among the top 10 finalists selected for their contributions to “problems at the neural interface”. Come November Michael competes for top honors by giving a 5-minute presentation in San Diego … Continued

Dr. Ligler comes to BME-NC from the Naval Research Center in Washington DC where she held the position of Senior Scientist for Biosensors and Biomaterials and was past chair of the Bioengineering Section of the National Academy of Engineering. She … Continued

Lauren Bain, a second year graduate student in Dr. Albena Ivanisevic’s Lab, won the award for Best Paper at the student level, during the 14th International Symposium on MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) and Nanotechnology Symposium. The winning paper, titled “Biomolecular Gradients … Continued

The published paper “Injectable Nano-Network for Glucose-Mediated Insulin Delivery” by Dr. Zhen Gu, core faculty in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, and his collaborators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is featured on the cover page of the Science … Continued

On July 10, the Eastern North Carolina chapter of the Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society sponsored an encore presentation of two of the teams that took part in the BME Symposium held by the Joint UNC/NCSU Biomedical Engineering Department … Continued

The July 2013 issue of Endeavors magazine features exciting results emerging from the BME research group lead by core faculty member Zhen Gu. The article reports on the Gu laboratory’s successful efforts to develop a way to keep glucose levels … Continued

After several years as part of the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, first as graduate student and then as Information Technology Administrator, on July 8, 2013 Sevan Abashian moved on to a new position with a local medical device company. … Continued

Dr. Greg Sawicki’s work was recently highlighted in the November 14th issue of Nature. This citation, from a journal in its 503rd volume of publication with a longstanding history of excellent scientific journalism, is a notable external recognition of the … Continued