Researchers at the University of North Carolina and at North Carolina State University, including Dr. Zhen Gu, Jin Di, and Jennifer Price of BME, are in the process of developing a brand new nanotechnology-based technique for helping diabetic patients regulate … Read more

Three Undergraduate Students at UNC have secured Senior Thesis Research Awards! Sneha Rao will be working with Dr. Paul Dayton, Vaibhav Hans with Dr. Jeff Macdonald, and Robert Hinson with Dr. Nancy Allbritton. These awards, established through various gifts to … Read more

Stephen Tuin, a doctoral student in Elizabeth Loboa’s Cell Mechanics Laboratory, has won the Technical Merit Award at the fall 2013 Industry Advisory Board meeting of the Nonwovens Cooperative Research Center (NCRC). Stephen’s presentation, “Interconnected Micropores in Hollow Nonwoven Fibers,” … Read more

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 … Read more

Southeast BIO (SEBIO) held its Annual Investor & Partnering Forum early this month. In its 15th year, SEBIO’s forum has come to be known as the Southeast’s premier life sciences and medical technology conference. The conference invites emerging companies, industry … Read more

Dr. Jacqueline Cole, as part of a collaborative team boasting members from five departments and two colleges at NC State, has won a Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) Award from NCSU! RISF awards are awarded by NCSU for projects … Read more

Congratulations to Professors Zhen Gu and Frances Ligler for their recent award by NCSU’s Research and Innovation Seed Funding (RISF) Program. The NC State program was established to fund interdisciplinary research that has strong potential to later receive either industry … Read more

Congratulations to Dr. Ozturk on her recent award from the National Science Foundation! In coordination with Alina Duca of the NCSU Math Department and Dianne Raubenheimer of Meredith College, Dr. Ozturk’s project aims to directly improve and enhance student learning … Read more

BME’s newest Faculty Member Dr. Matthew Fischer, a member of the regenerative medicine cluster, was recently recognized by Tissue Engineering, for the success of his 2013 year in review article, which he co-authored with Robert Mauk, PhD of Philadelphia Veterans … Read more

Novocor, a BME Spinout company, is one of thirteen medical technology companies to highlight their product in the EARLY/state event at the 2013 Southeast Bio Investor & Partnering Forum this November in Richmond Virginia. Novocor will present HypoCore, a rapid … Read more