Category: Students
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Nanoparticles Can Prevent Scars and Spark Nerve Regeneration in Spinal Cord Injuries
By deploying targeted therapeutic nanoparticles, the research team has successfully reprogrammed immune cells at the injury—not just halting damage, but actively driving a pro-regenerative response that prevented scar formation and stimulated nerve regrowth.
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Following the Fibers: Uncovering a Vascular Clue in Lung Fibrosis
A new study published in Advanced Science, led by Dr. Brendon Baker, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, examines a long-understudied participant in this process: the lung’s extensive network of blood vessels.
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Unlocking the Mysteries of Autoimmunity: U-M BME Researchers Awarded $2.5M NIH Grant to Track Immune Cell Behavior
These foundational tools will initially be used to monitor and evaluate treatments in multiple sclerosis (MS) models, with long-term potential to transform how clinicians track therapies for other autoimmune conditions, cancers, and vaccines.
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BME Faculty, Research Staff Honored with 2026 EBS Awards
EBS is a cooperative program for the nine U-M Medical School basic science departments, which funds research initiatives, supports faculty recruitment, and issues annual awards such as the EBS Teaching and Research Staff Awards.
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U-M BME Researchers Create an 8D-Model of Cancer Metabolism
In a new study, researchers at the University of Michigan Department of Biomedical Engineering (U-M BME) have harnessed machine learning to successfully predict the metabolic inner workings of nearly 1,000 different cancer cell lines, creating a roadmap that could lead to highly tailored, synergistic combination therapies.
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Building a Better Heart Patch, Fiber by Fiber
Researchers at the University of Michigan Department of Biomedical Engineering (U-M BME) are working to engineer functional, living cardiac tissue grafts that can restore heart function.
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RSVP Now for Engineering in Cardiovascular Medicine–a BME Summer Workshop @ Michigan
The two-day event will be geared towards delivering high quality presentations, poster presentations, workshop-wide activities for engagement and networking, as well as focused sessions on building bridges between clinical and engineering trainees.
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2026 BME Symposium with Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture Highlights Research and Community Across Campus
This year’s event featured a mix of faculty and student research talks, poster presentations, networking opportunities, and recognition of outstanding student achievement.
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U‑M Biomedical Engineering Celebrates 30 Years as a Department, Building on a Foundation that Began in 1962
While BME’s history as an official academic department spans 30 years, Michigan’s biomedical engineering influence can be traced far earlier to the 1960s—beginning with a bold experiment in graduate education.
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Register Today for May 13’s BME Symposium with Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture
This event is intended to build the BME community across campus and honor the legacy of the first graduate chair of the Biomedical Engineering program.