Mary-Ann Mycek named next BME Chair
July 15, 2021
Mary-Ann Mycek has been named the new interim chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1, 2021.
Mycek, who joined U-M’s BME faculty in 2003, will be the sixth chair of the department.
Read more »Carbon fiber brain-implant electrodes show promise in animal study
July 14, 2021
A tiny, implantable carbon fiber electrode developed at the University of Michigan and demonstrated in rats has the potential to provide a long-term brain-computer interface that can capture the scope and nuance of electrical signals over lengthy periods of time.
Read more »Blood test shows promise for predicting treatment response in metastatic HPV-positive throat cancer
June 24, 2021
A sensitive blood test being developed by a team of researchers at the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center shows promise for predicting whether patients with metastatic HPV-positive throat cancer will respond to treatment months earlier than standard imaging scans.
Read more »Events
BME Ph.D. Defense: Alyse Krausz
Microfluidic Assay Development for Diagnosis and Monitoring of Chronic and Acute Conditions
July 30, 2021 - 10:00 am
Off Campus Location
BME PhD Defense: Emine Sumeyra Turali-Emre
Engineering Biomimetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
August 2, 2021 - 1:00 pm
Off Campus Location
BME PhD Defense: Dorsa Haji Ghaffari
Improving the Resolution of Prosthetic Vision through Stimulus Parameter Optimization
August 5, 2021 - 11:00 am
Off Campus Location
Making a Difference
Charles Cain, PhD In Memoriam
Professor Charles Cain passed away on March 27, 2020, at the age of 77, after three years of fight with prostate cancer. Charles was born to be a scientist and educator. He only wanted to work on new concepts and despised being a follower. His creativity and desire to lead resulted in his pioneering phased […]
Biomedical Engineering at Michigan: Happening Now
From an engineered scaffold to aid in the early detection of breast cancer metastasis, to a controlled form of ultrasound to non-invasively destroy bad tissue in the body, to a determined mission to enable neural control of prosthetics, Michigan Biomedical Engineering is developing incredible solutions to the worlds most pressing biological and medical challenges.
Biomedical Engineering at Michigan: Moving Forward
Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan is poised to make incredible impact in the fields of engineering, biology and medicine in the years and decades ahead, from innovations in undergraduate and graduate education to groundbreaking research.