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The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering is pleased to announce Kyle Gray as the new development director, starting Monday, January 4, 2016. Kyle brings a fifteen-year background in higher educa… Read more
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BME is proud to announce the 2016 Lucas Scholars. All of the nominees were outstanding, so a special congratulations to those who were selected. We’d also like to thank Dr. Carol Lucas for her inspi… Read more
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BME faculty Dr. Zhen Gu’s smart insulin patch was included on Science Magazine’s list of top 10 images of 2015. The full article can be read here. The smart insulin patch is designed to automatically… Read more
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BME Staff member Andi Scheer has been awarded a 2015-2016 Pride of the Wolfpack Award, which is given by the University in recognition of outstanding contribution to the department. Andi works tireles… Read more
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Scott Vu, a recent BME Ph.D. graduate, has been featured in NC State News for his outstanding work with protein synthesis. During his time at NC State, Scott created a computer-based biophysical model… Read more
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Dr. Brown’s post for NC State’s ongoing news series, “This Is What Science Looks Like at NC State,” was published January 6, 2016. In this great article she includes some features of her professional… Read more
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Dr. Zhen Gu and his team of researchers at NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill have developed a drug delivery technique using liquid-metal nanomedicine to safely target and ultimately eliminate cancerous cel… Read more
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BME faculty Matt Fisher and NC State CVM faculty Lauren Schnabel have been awarded a Research and Innovation Seed Funding grant from NC State for their project titled “Effect of 3D culture and inflamm… Read more
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Dr. Helen Huang has been selected as a member of the NC State’s 2015-2016 University Faculty Scholars. Dr. Huang will carry the title of University Faculty Scholar for five years, and receive a $10,00… Read more
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BME graduate student Ashley Johnson has been selected to receive a 2016 GEAB Impact Award. These awards are given to students who, with their faculty mentors, are conducting critical research at UNC C… Read more
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Congratulations to this year’s 13 Abrams Scholars selected from a very strong applicant pool of 35 BME undergraduates interested in guided laboratory research to enhance their undergraduate education…. Read more
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BME faculty Matt Fisher is co-author on a paper published in Science Translational Medicine on October 21, 2015. Work for this paper was initiated at the University of Pennsylvania when Dr. Fisher was… Read more