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UNC/NC State Joint BME Department Senior Design Program Featured in IEEE EMBS Pulse

The Senior Design Program pioneered by the UNC/NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering was recently featured in both online and print editions of the January 2016 IEEE EMBS Pulse, the maga… Read more

Second ‘Faculty Speed Dating’ Event a Step Forward for Collaborative Research

Faculty from BME recently participated in a Research “Speed Dating” event that was held in conjunction with the UNC Department of Surgery and the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. The goal of th… Read more

BME Welcomes Kyle Gray, Development Director

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

2016 Lucas Scholars

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

Zhen Gu’s smart insulin patch among Science Magazine’s top 10 images of 2015

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

BME Staff Member Andi Scheer Wins Pride of the Wolfpack Award

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

Recent BME Grad Scott Vu Featured in “Student Project Evolves Into New Tool for the Biotech Industry”

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

“This Is What Science Looks Like at NC State” Article Features Post by Dr. Ashley Brown, Recent Recipient of RISF Award

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

“Nano-terminators”: Nontoxic Liquid-Metal Nanomedicine Targets Cancer Cells

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

Matthew Fisher and Lauren Schnabel Receive RISF Award from NC State

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

Dr. Helen Huang Selected for NC State’s University Faculty Scholars Program

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

Ashley Johnson Receives Graduate Education Advancement Board Impact Award

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