Month: September 2026
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U-M BME Student Team Wins $15,000 Prize for Accessible Eye-Drop Applicator
The team received the Technologies to Foster Healthy Aging Prize, funded by the National Institute on Aging, through the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams Challenge, commonly known as the DEBUT Challenge.
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U-M BME Team Wins $15,000 National Prize for Device Designed to Improve Endometrial Cancer Treatment
Endura’s Chiral Uteri could help physicians customize brachytherapy treatment while reducing procedure complexity and the risk of uterine injury.
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Zhen Xu Receives Golden Goose Award from the American Association for the Advancement of Science
This award recognizes transformative work enabled by federal funding, which was crucial to advancing the tumor-destroying soundwaves until they were ready for the clinic.
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Collaboration helps move regenerative medicine discoveries toward patients
The article featured U-M Biomedical Engineering faculty David Kohn and Maria Coronel, whose work demonstrates the value of connecting scientific discovery with clinical, regulatory and commercial expertise.
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and U-M Accelerate Awards Advance Genetic Therapy Research at Michigan
U-M BME’s Alex Piotrowski-Daspit is leading a renewed two-year, $900,000 effort to expand research infrastructure, develop new therapies and support trainees as U-M works toward establishing a nationally recognized cystic fibrosis (CF) research center.
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Two Grants Advance Joyce Yan-Ran Wang’s Vision for AI-empowered Precision Medicine
A one-year pilot grant from U-M’s new biomedical and bio-innovation institute, known as Unit X, and a Google Research Award will provide funding and advanced computing resources for Dr. Wang’s work on AI-empowered precision medicine.
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Nathan French Receives 2026 Derek Tat Memorial Award
The U-M BME Ph.D. student was recognized for academic excellence, innovative cardiovascular research and an exceptional commitment to mentoring others.
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NIH Awards Multi-University Team over $4M to Improve Women’s Health
Researchers from Rutgers, Emory, Tulane, University of Colorado Anschutz, University of Michigan and University of Utah are collaborating with the MSU team to accomplish this goal, which the lead scientist describes as a moon shot.
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NIH Initiative Supports U-M Development of Personalized Models that Link Hormones, the Microbiome, and Therapeutic Efficacy
Dr. Arnold and Dr. Young are part of a multi-institutional team receiving support through the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) Computational Modeling of Hormone Homeostasis Initiative.
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Histotripsy Center Celebrates Opening, with Goal of Accelerating the Future of Non-Invasive Cancer Treatment
When histotripsy received FDA clearance for the noninvasive treatment of liver tumors in October 2023, it marked a milestone more than two decades in the making for University of Michigan researchers who helped pioneer the technology.