Tag: biomedical engineering
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Tracy Hookway, Binghamton University – Cell Research Could Help Us Better Understand How Our Hearts Beat
When it comes to the heart, we have much research left to do. Tracy Hookway, assistant professor in the biomedical engineering department at Binghamton University, outlines some remaining questions. The focus of our lab is to develop predictive engineered in vitro models of human cardiovascular tissues to interrogate the mechanisms that drive morphogenic developmental processes.…
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Elizabeth Blaber, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Understanding How the Environment Affects Stem Cell Function
How our environment affects us can be complex. Elizabeth Blaber, assistant professor in the biomedical engineering department at Rensseelaer Polytechnic Institute, uses the harsh environment of space to provide answers. Elizabeth A. Blaber, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), a Visiting Scientist with the Blue Marble…
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Robert Nordon, University of New South Wales – Making Blood Stem Cells on a Microchip
Stem cell research can be politically divisive. Robert Nordon, associate professor in the graduate school of biomedical engineering at the University of New South Wales, says a new way of making them may calm debate. I am an Associate Professor in the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney. I have…
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Juergen Hahn, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Using Big Data To Evaluate Autism Treatments
On Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week: We need a new way to diagnose autism. Juergen Hahn, professor of biomedical engineering, looks to the blood to find a solution. Juergen Hahn is the department head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in addition to holding an appointment in the Department of Chemical &…
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Kyle Quinn, University of Arkansas – Chronic Skin Wounds
Wavelengths of light could help heal chronic wounds. Kyle Quinn, assistant professor in the department of biomedical engineering at the University of Arkansas, discusses this non-invasive technique. Dr. Quinn received his B.S. degree in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2004. He earned his Ph.D in Bioengineering in 2010 from the University of…
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Pankaj Karande, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute – Engineering Living Tissue for Transplantation
Can we make human organs in the lab? Pankaj Karande, assistant professor of chemical and bioengineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, explores new ways that science is pushing the boundaries to fill the organ donor gap. Prof. Karande joined the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at Rensselaer in 2008. Before joining Rensselaer, Prof. Karande was a…
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Blaine Pfeifer, University at Buffalo – E. Coli
Does E. Coli have a positive benefit to humans? Blaine Pfeifer, Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University at Buffalo, explores this question. Dr. Pfeifer’s work seeks to influence cellular, metabolic, and process events required to produce new therapeutic products. As an example, he is studying how to engineer E. coli to generate…
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Bruce Logan, Penn State – Spit Power
Chemists at Penn State University and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University have discovered that small medical testers—things like glucose and ovulation sensors—could soon be powered by your own saliva. – Vocativ.com (4.22.2014) This sounds like science fiction, but Bruce Logan, a biomedical engineer at PSU, is unlocking the power held in saliva. Dr. Bruce Logan is…