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BME Jackson Family Distinguished Professor Helen Huang is corresponding author with Aaron Fleming, Ph.D. candidate in the Joint BME Department, of a case study that shows neural control of a powered p… Read more
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BME Undergraduate Alum Emily Lambeth, BME Graduate Student Siena Mantooth, mentored by Professor David Zaharoff, and UNC School of Pharmacy Graduate student Isabella Young, mentored by BME Assistant P… Read more
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BME Assistant Professor Rahima Benhabbour and her lab have received a $3.74 million grant over five years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) of the National Institu… Read more
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BME Associate Professor Matt Fisher was selected to attend the 2021 German-American NAE Frontiers of Engineering Symposium, held virtually March 15-17. Major topics were on quantum computing, carbon… Read more
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Two TraCS-supported start-ups founded by BME faculty, Aerem Innovations and AnelleO, will present at Innovation Showcase hosted by Innovate Carolina next April 14, during the Pitch Room and Live Ventu… Read more
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BME Professor Ke Cheng and postdoctoral research scholars Shiqi Hu and Zhenhua Li recently developed an exosome-coated stent with a “smart-release” trigger that could both prevent reopened blood vesse… Read more
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Two of the four members of NC State’s team selected for the 2021 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize Competition are BME undergraduates: Monique Reid and Chloe Sanchez-Prado. Together with… Read more
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Founded back in 2010 by former BME Chair Dr. Nancy Allbritton, Cell Microsystems recently received two NIH Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) awards: $318 K for developing a novel hybridoma scr… Read more
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BME Professor Ke Cheng, who is also Professor of Regenerative Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine is one of five faculty to receive NC State University’s prestigious Outstanding Research Aw… Read more
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Dr George Ligler has been invited to join the Board of Aeronautics and Space Engineering (ASEB) of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a 3-year term ending on December 31… Read more
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Together with collaborators in the division of cardiology at UNC-Chapel Hill, Ke Cheng, BME and Regenerative Medicine Professor at NC State, has developed and tested a method to utilize the pericardia… Read more
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MUSE Biomedical, a team of BME seniors who are developing medical devices focused on preventing opioid addictions, has been recognized by the Clinton Foundation and has been selected to join this year… Read more