Category: Faculty
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Histotripsy Center Celebrates Opening, with Goal of Accelerating the Future of Non-Invasive Cancer Treatment
When histotripsy received FDA clearance for the noninvasive treatment of liver tumors in October 2023, it marked a milestone more than two decades in the making for University of Michigan researchers who helped pioneer the technology.
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Maria Coronel Receives Five-Year NIH Award to Advance Sepsis Research
U-M Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Maria Coronel will develop a biomaterials-based platform to measure multiple immune signals near the patient bedside, study sepsis biology and guide new immunotherapies.
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BME 500 Fall Speaker Series Connects Students with Research Leaders
Held in person every Thursday afternoon throughout the fall semester as part of the BME 500 course, the sessions will introduce students to current and emerging research topics in biomedical engineering.
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U-M Team Receives SIF Grant to Develop Low-cost, at-home Biomarker Sensors
Strategic Initiative Fund project brings together six engineering and clinical teams to adapt integrated photonics for monitoring inflammatory bowel disease and bipolar disorder.
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Kevin Zhou Receives MICDE Catalyst Grant to Advance 4D Imaging for Neuroscience
The U-M Biomedical Engineering assistant professor will develop scalable computational methods to reconstruct the movements of freely behaving fruit flies and connect behavior with neural activity.
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AMPED Master’s Program Prepares Engineers for a Changing Medtech Landscape
U-M BME’s professional Master of Engineering program continues to grow its impact through clinic-driven design, industry-aligned training, alumni engagement and an expanding focus on the impact of AI.
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Nicole Ramo Returns to U-M BME with a Focus on Biomechanics, Design and Student-Centered Teaching
New faculty member returns, bringing experience in biomedical engineering education, curriculum development and undergraduate program accreditation.
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U-M BME Awards $950K in Funding to Nine Multidisciplinary Teams via the Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program
Outcomes of previous Coulter funding and support include more than $2B raised in angel or venture capital by startups developing Coulter funded technologies or generated through sale of companies commercializing Coulter funded technologies.
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Kenneth Bader Joins U-M BME in the Histotripsy Center
Dr. Bader will focus on advancing non- and minimally invasive ultrasound-based treatments for cardiovascular disease and cancer, while deepening understanding of how tissues respond to histotripsy.
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Machine learning platform predicts how microbes may influence colon cancer drug response
U-M BME researchers developed an interpretable AI framework to identify drug combinations that may work better or worse depending on the bacteria present in the tumor microenvironment.