Category: Faculty
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U-M Startup HistoSonics Announces $2.25B Acquisition by Consortium of Top-Tier Investors
The idea behind HistoSonics’ technology began decades ago at U-M in the Biomedical Engineering Department.
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Cindy Chestek Named a 2025 MBioFAR Recipient
Launched in 2018, MBioFAR was created to support “superstar” mid-career researchers at a pivotal point in their careers.
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MIDAS PODS Grant Fuels U-M BME Innovation in Drug Synergy Prediction Using AI
Many computational models work on the principle of “homophily”—assuming that similarly acting drugs will yield the best results. However, this assumption may overlook the complexity of biological systems.
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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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Advances in Vascular Constructs Address Traditional Tissue Engineering Challenges
The cornerstone of this research blended novel materials and bioprinting techniques to engineer vascular systems that could support the complex tissue structures necessary for transplantation and regenerative medicine.
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U-M multidisciplinary team leads first in-human recording with wireless brain-computer interface
This brain-computer interface (BCI), which is about the size of a penny and contains 421 microelectrodes, each thinner than a human hair, recorded signals from the participant’s brain.
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Investigating the Oral Microbiome to Gain Greater Understanding of Oral Health
This research focuses on the complex interplay between oral bacteria and host tissues, paving the way for potential therapeutic strategies against oral and systemic diseases.
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Building Community Around Cystic Fibrosis Research at U-M
The CF initiative has drawn participants from nine different units across campus, highlighting U-M’s strength in both engineering and medicine.
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The Michigan Biomedical Venture Fund Nurtures Medical Technology Startups
The program is powered by the collaborative efforts of the U-M Medical School’s Fast Forward Medical Innovation (FFMI) program and Michigan Engineering’s Center for Entrepreneurship (CFE).
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BME Summer Workshops @ Michigan Presents July 23-24 Event on ‘The Future of Neurotechnology’
This two-day event will include student poster presentations and an optional student hackathon on Wednesday, July 23, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. in NCRC Building 18.