Category: Research
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The U-M Coulter Translational Research Partnership Program at 20: Pioneering Impact in Biomedical Engineering
On the cusp of the program’s 20th anniversary, BME’s faculty, staff and alumni look back on the transformative power of the Coulter Foundation—and forward to a future shaped by its ongoing legacy.
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Welcoming Chima Maduka to BME
Dr. Maduka’s research aims to uncover insights into the role of immune cell metabolism in driving disease progression, such as in heart failure post-myocardial infarction.
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Revolutionizing Imaging with AI: Welcoming Kevin C. Zhou to U-M BME
One of Dr. Zhou’s bold initiatives involves reimagining imaging systems from scratch.
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BME Summer Workshops @ Michigan Highlight the ‘Future of Neurotechnology’
The event also featured a new session: a student-focused hackathon, which encouraged hands-on collaboration and rapid prototyping developed around neurotechnology-themed challenges.
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U-M Startup HistoSonics Announces $2.25B Acquisition by Consortium of Top-Tier Investors
The idea behind HistoSonics’ technology began decades ago at U-M in the Biomedical Engineering Department.
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Cindy Chestek Named a 2025 MBioFAR Recipient
Launched in 2018, MBioFAR was created to support “superstar” mid-career researchers at a pivotal point in their careers.
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MIDAS PODS Grant Fuels U-M BME Innovation in Drug Synergy Prediction Using AI
Many computational models work on the principle of “homophily”—assuming that similarly acting drugs will yield the best results. However, this assumption may overlook the complexity of biological systems.
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Michigan Neuroscientist Changyang Linghu Awarded Klingenstein Fellowship
The Klingenstein Fellowship Awards in Neuroscience were established in 1981 by the Esther A. & Joseph Klingenstein Fund to advance research on neurological disorders.
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Advances in Vascular Constructs Address Traditional Tissue Engineering Challenges
The cornerstone of this research blended novel materials and bioprinting techniques to engineer vascular systems that could support the complex tissue structures necessary for transplantation and regenerative medicine.
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U-M multidisciplinary team leads first in-human recording with wireless brain-computer interface
This brain-computer interface (BCI), which is about the size of a penny and contains 421 microelectrodes, each thinner than a human hair, recorded signals from the participant’s brain.