Author: Biomedical Engineering
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Symposium Highlights Breakthroughs in Neural Engineering
This year’s presentations spanned from brain-computer interfaces and deep brain stimulation to regenerative peripheral nerve interfaces, spinal cord repair, machine learning, neural recording technologies, and neuroimaging.
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Michigan Neuroscientist Changyang Linghu Awarded Klingenstein Fellowship
The Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience were established in 1981 by the Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund to advance research on neurological disorders.
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Researchers Are Examining Ways to Use Histotripsy to Stimulate the Immune System Against Cancer
Histotripsy can help release HER2 from cancer tumor cells.
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U-M Researchers Use Biolasers to Detect Cancer Cells
“The laser emission from a cell laser is much stronger than what we get from traditional fluorescent techniques,” said Xudong (Sherman) Fan, Professor, Biomedical Engineering.
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U-M Team Develops StiMote to Help Restore Vision
The highly collaborative project will leverage many tiny sensing computers, called “motes,” to communicate with the visual cortex of the brain.
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U-M researchers awarded $500K grant to develop a Cystic Fibrosis Research Center at the University of Michigan
The grant will fund the development of a CFF Research Development Program (RDP) at the University of Michigan. In collaboration with a cohort of CF research and clinical colleagues, this initial funding will enable the development of the research infrastructure needed to garner additional extramural support for this program in 2026.
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Tick-borne red meat allergy prevented in mice through new nanoparticle treatment
Lonnie Shea, the Steven A. Goldstein Collegiate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, along with other researchers at U-M and the University of Virginia, is studying how nanoparticles containing small amounts of allergen can prevent allergic reactions to food in mice.
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Nanoparticles reprogram mouse immune systems to cope with allergens
Treatment suppressed anaphylaxis and reduced gut inflammation after just two intravenous infusions.
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Student Spotlight: Sommer Motley
Completing a BSE in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan, she just finished her MSE in Biomedical Engineering with a specialization in Advanced Medical Product Engineering and Development.
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U-M Researchers Collaborate on $3 Million Grant to Treat Rare Forms of Cystic Fibrosis
The U-M team is addressing the need for new treatment strategies, and the subsequent barriers that must be overcome for success, by working together as an interdisciplinary team with unique expertise in CFTR physiology, designing RNA therapeutics, identifying targetable regulatory sequences, and developing engineered delivery vehicles for therapeutic molecules.