Author: Michele Santillan
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Zhen Xu Receives Honor from Time Magazine
Dr. Xu is listed in the Innovators category for her work on histotripsy, the groundbreaking non-invasive treatment for liver tumors that uses precisely targeted high-intensity soundwaves to break up tumors, without harming other tissues.
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Jan Stegemann Receives the Monroe-Brown Foundation Education Excellence Award
This honor recognizes Dr. Stegemann’s extraordinary commitment to teaching, student success, and the enduring impact of his educational innovation.
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Zhen Xu Receives Stephen S. Attwood Excellence in Engineering Award
Prof. Xu is a trailblazer in both clinical innovation and academic leadership through her research in the discovery of histotripsy, here at U-M.
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Zhongming Liu Receives 2026 BME Departmental Faculty Award
Dr. Liu, a leader in neuroengineering research and interdisciplinary education, was selected by a committee of peers who cited his innovative scholarship, commitment to teaching, and unwavering mentorship of students and early-career scientists.
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Cindy Chestek Honored with Wise-Najafi Prize for Engineering Excellence in the Miniature World
Prof. Chestek was nominated for her research, which focuses on advancing brain-machine interfaces (BMIs) and nerve-machine interfaces to improve motor control and prosthetic technologies.
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Research Unveils Mitochondrial Role in Age-Related Neuromuscular Junction Degeneration
These findings, published in Aging Cell, provide significant insights into the mechanisms that drive sarcopenia and motor function decline with aging.
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Learn How CytoTape Helps Unravel the Mysteries of Biological Organisms
CytoType was developed in the lab of Changyang Linghu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology and Biomedical Engineering and Principal Investigator in Michigan Neuroscience Institute.
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New Hope for Early Detection: U-M BME Researchers Pioneer a Game-Changing Approach for Predicting Type 1 Diabetes
The research offers an actionable monitoring method that may guide the administration of current and emerging therapeutics more effectively than the current diagnostics that only assess disease risk or detect disease after destruction of insulin producing cells.
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Congratulations to BME’s Outstanding Core Staff Award Winners
The 2025 Outstanding Core Staff Award honors individuals who have made outstanding contributions to our community or exemplify special qualities that elevate our shared work.
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From Concept to Clinic: How a Coulter Collaboration Delivered Innovation in Administering Anesthesia to Eyes
Michigan’s co-located Medical School and College of Engineering, along with a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship, makes projects like this possible.