Category: News
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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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Register for October 27 Webinar About the PhD Application Process
The webinar will include a program overview, featuring an opportunity to ask questions of faculty and current students.
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U-M BME Student Team Wins $15,000 Prize for Accessible Eye-Drop Applicator
The team received the Technologies to Foster Healthy Aging Prize, funded by the National Institute on Aging, through the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams Challenge, commonly known as the DEBUT Challenge.
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U-M BME Team Wins $15,000 National Prize for Device Designed to Improve Endometrial Cancer Treatment
Endura’s Chiral Uteri could help physicians customize brachytherapy treatment while reducing procedure complexity and the risk of uterine injury.
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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.