Category: Research
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BME to Host the Alan J. Hunt Memorial Lecture and Reception on November 7
The Alan J. Hunt Memorial Lecture was endowed in 2013, established in loving memory of Alan by his family, friends and numerous colleagues in U-M BME.
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U-M BME’s Team SafeSpike Takes Top Honors in 2025 NIH DEBUT Challenge
Team SafeSpike’s Journey to National Recognition for Innovative Needle Safety Device
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2025 U-M BME Alumni Merit Award Honors Dr. Hubert Lim
A leading scientist and innovator, Dr. Lim’s journey reflects the interdisciplinary spirit and collaboration that define Michigan BME.
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BME Faculty Kelly Arnold, Muneesh Tewari Among Bold Challenges 2025 Boost Cohort
The Bold Challenges Initiative, now in its third cohort, funds early-stage, boundary-pushing research teams with up to $75,000 and personalized workshops, accelerating projects with the potential for large-scale impact.
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U-M BME’s Undergraduate Program Ranked #6 in U.S. News & World Report
The College of Engineering maintained its strong ranking of #5 nationwide for the second consecutive year, reinforcing Michigan’s place among elite institutions advancing engineering education, research, and innovation.
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Ph.D. Student Jingrui Liu Receives 2025 Derek Tat Memorial Award
Dr. Chestek established the award to recognize second-year Ph.D. students who excel in research and mentoring others.
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U-M BME Team Uncovers Surprising Role of Antibody Diversity in Immune Protection
The Arnold Lab used computational modeling as an innovative way to approach this research into antibodies and vaccine responses.
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U-M BME Awards $1.4M in Funding to 13 Multidisciplinary Teams Via the Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program
Established with a $20M endowment in 2005, the U-M BME Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program supports research directed at promising technologies within research laboratories that are progressing towards commercial development and clinical practice.
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Unlocking the Metabolic Code of Brain Cancer: U-M BME’s Deepak Nagrath on Groundbreaking Tumor Nutrition Research
The researchers achieved a scientific first: mapping the precise fate of glucose-derived carbon atoms in both tumor and neighboring healthy brain (cortex) tissue using advanced mass spectrometry and metabolic modeling.
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BME 500 Speaker Series Starts August 28
This seminar series provides a unique opportunity to learn about research from an exceptional set of speakers that we have been able to bring in from U-M and around the country.