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![Photo of hands wearing gloves opening a tracheostomy device](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/12/Tracheostomy-1-300x200.jpg)
written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications The senior design team, Trachmaster Solutions, was issued a patent this fall for a smart monitor developed to alert parents of tracheosto… Read more
![two students talking and standing in front of a joint department biomedical engineering sign](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/11/Students-1-cropped-300x225.jpg)
The Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at Carolina and NC State leverages the best of both universities to create a unique program for students. Written by Madeline Pace of UNC University Comm… Read more
![headshot of Koji Sode in front of the UNC Old Well](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/11/Koji-Sode_Headshot-300x225.jpg)
Photo by Katie Costanza Every year, Koji Sode, a William R. Kenan Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, hosts graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from Japan and Korea at his re… Read more
![A lab researcher wearing gloves reaches into a machine on a table](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/11/Daniele_Lab_1-200x300.jpg)
written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications This summer, a new research lab that focuses on developing and advancing viral vector technology was opened on NC State’s Centennial Camp… Read more
![Pet scan of whole body and additional scans of the central trunk of the body](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/11/Pet_Scan_Breast_Cancer-300x271.jpeg)
Xinrui Ma, a first-year Ph.D. student in the joint biomedical engineering department, received the Best Oral Presentation award at the Department of Radiology’s 2022 Research Symposium at UNC-Chapel H… Read more
![Glass door with "exit only" sign and additional sign directing user to the correct entrance](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/10/safety-sign-300x200.jpg)
NC State’s Environmental Health and Safety Department and the Eastman Chemical Company provide a Campus Safety Award to recipients that show best practices in cultivating a safe working environment wi… Read more
![Diver swims under deep blue water with bubbles floating up](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/10/Diving_Bubbles-300x200.jpeg)
Joshua Currens, a graduate student within the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, is the recipient of the 2022 Academy of Underwater Arts & Sciences (AUAS) Zale Parry Scholarship. The scho… Read more
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The Abrams Scholars for the 2022-2023 cohort have been selected, and Joint BME is proud to announce that the selected scholars will receive a mentored research fellowship funded by the NC State Colleg… Read more
![Green 3D Printed Prosthetic Hand](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/10/hero_011216_helping_hands004-300x169.jpg)
For a child born without a hand or fingers, a prosthetic hand can be a lifeline, providing independence and the foundation for them to simply be like any other kid. But those devices typically come wi… Read more
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written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications Despite rehabilitation efforts to promote recovery through therapy, the average stroke patient can experience persistent impairment of se… Read more
![Person walking on mat for measuring gait](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/09/Gait_stock_2-300x200.jpeg)
written by Kathleen Clardy for Joint BME Communications Jason Franz, Associate Professor in Joint BME, has received a 5-year, $2.7M R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health titled “A fr… Read more
![Ashley Brown](https://bme.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/917/2022/09/Ashley_Brown-2-300x283.jpg)
The Chancellor’s Innovation Fund (CIF) awards up to $50,000 to research projects that meet criteria for eventual commercialization. The hope is that these projects will directly impact the community b… Read more