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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
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
Despite rehabilitation efforts to promote recovery through therapy, the average stroke patient can experience persistent impairment of sensory and motor functions. Due to these challenges, the effects… Read more
Jason Franz, Associate Professor in Joint BME, has received a 5-year, $2.7M R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health titled “A framework for feasible translation to enhance foot and ankle func… Read more
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
The Joint BME Department Achievement Committee would like to congratulate and recognize the recipients of achievement awards for the spring and summer of 2022: Staff Service Achievement The committee… Read more
Associate Professor Jason Franz and an investigative team spanning principal investigators in the UNC College of Arts & Sciences, UNC School of Medicine, and NC State College of Engineering have r… Read more
Three UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering undergraduate students received awards to participate in summer 2022 research experiences at prestigious international laboratories. The… Read more
Melissa Caughey, Ph.D., assistant professor in the University of North Carolina / North Carolina State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering and Vishal Rao, M.D., cardiovascular disease research… Read more
Ke Cheng, the Randall B. Terry Jr. Distinguished Professor in Regenerative Medicine at NC State and the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, along with collaborators from UNC-Chapel Hill and Du… Read more
In the Spring UNC’s Academic Advising Program solicited input from students to nominate advisors and campus staff serving in an advising capacity for advising awards. The nomination committee recentl… Read more
Three graduate students and one Post-Doctoral Associate, trainees in Associate Professor Ashley Brown’s research group, recently were recognized by their field’s premier professional group the Society… Read more