Category: Faculty
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Keith Cook Named William and Valerie Hall Department Chair of U-M Biomedical Engineering
Dr. Cook identified U-M Biomedical Engineering’s breadth of research and strength in education as two of the department’s major assets.
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Synthetic Immunological Niches Could Offer an Earlier Warning of Islet Transplant Rejection
Research from the Shea Lab uses implantable synthetic immunological niches to monitor immune activity, with the goal of identifying islet transplant rejection before conventional clinical measures can.
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RSVP to Attend the November 13 Hunt Memorial Lecture
Professor Dunn’s presentation is titled, “Physical principles of cardiac sarcomere organization in health and disease.”
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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.