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Taylor Discovers Protein that Returns Neural Connections to Normal After Brain Injury

Head injuries occur often in a myriad of situations- car crashes, falls, sports- and now BME faculty member Dr. Anne Marion Taylor and her team are one step closer to understanding how to reverse the… Read more

Kristina Rivera Wins Second Place at Bayer CropScience Research Symposium

BME graduate student Kristina Rivera took home second place for her work “Controlling Oxygen Levels in Vascularized 3D Gut-on-Chip” at the Bayer CropScience Research Symposium held on Wednesday, Septe… Read more

Altis Biosystems Receives NC IDEA SEED Grant

Altis Biosystems, a company co-founded by BME Chair Dr. Nancy Allbritton and BME faculty member Dr. Scott Magness, has received an NC IDEA SEED grant. Altis was chosen from a pool of more than 150 app… Read more

Gu Lab Featured in NIH Director’s Blog, UNC Healthcare News

The final quarter of the year has been a busy one for Dr. Zhen Gu. In addition to his ground-breaking research, hectic lecture circuit, and full conference schedule, he has found time to be interviewe… Read more

Tissue Engineering Press Release Features Fisher Lab’s Research

A recent press release by the publishers of Tissue Engineering featured research undertaken in BME’s own Translational Orthopaedic Research Laboratory (TORL). Headed by Dr. Matt Fisher, TORL’s researc… Read more

Tissue Engineering Press Release Features Fisher Lab’s Research

A recent press release by the publishers of Tissue Engineering featured research undertaken in BME’s own Translational Orthopaedic Research Laboratory (TORL). Headed by Dr. Matt Fisher, TORL’s researc… Read more

A New Hope for Damaged Hearts: Cardiac Stem Cell Delivery System Promises More Effective Treatments

Dr. Ke Cheng is well-known for his work with stem cell therapies, which are life saving for patients suffering from a myriad of problems. Recently Dr. Cheng and a group of international collaborators… Read more

A New Hope for Damaged Hearts: Cardiac Stem Cell Delivery System Promises More Effective Treatments

Dr. Ke Cheng is well-known for his work with stem cell therapies, which are life saving for patients suffering from a myriad of problems. Recently Dr. Cheng and a group of international collaborators… Read more

Hubbard Lab Seniors Receive Honors Thesis Research Funding

Congratulations to Alexa Romero, Ian Voos, and Keerthi Anand for winning UNC Honors Thesis research awards! Roughly 350 Honors Carolina students cap their undergraduate experience with a Senior Honors… Read more

Graduate Student Soha Bazyar Wins First Place in UNC Lineberger Poster Competition

BME graduate student Soha Bazyar was a first-place winner in the UNC Lineberger Annual Retreat poster session in October. Mentored by Yueh Lee, Soha’s poster was titled “Efficacy of Combined Microbeam… Read more

Edikan Archibong Receives AIMBE Travel Award

Post-doctoral researcher Dr. Edikan Archibong has received an AIMBE travel award to attend the Public Policy Institute’s Rising Leaders conference! Taking place in Washington, DC, the conference offer… Read more

Bill Polacheck co-authors a groundbreaking publication in Nature

New BME faculty member Dr. Bill Polacheck and a team of Harvard scientists have discovered a new cell signaling pathway that is a promising target for drugs to treat a variety of conditions, including… Read more