News & events

Efraín Torres named Student Entrepreneur of the Year
Posted May 24, 2023
Through his start-up, Adialante, Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate and Student Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 Efraín Torres is working hard to bring better, cheaper MRIs to patients.

New tinnitus treatment receives FDA approval
Posted May 19, 2023
Professor Hubert Lim is part of an international team that has developed a new device that could help millions of people worldwide with tinnitus. The non-invasive device, called Lenire, is now available in the U.S.

New insights for fine-tuning deep brain stimulation settings
Posted May 9, 2023
A recent study led by Prof. Matt Johnson provides neuroanatomical insights for selecting electrode configurations when treating Parkinson’s disease with deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy.

BME students recognized with awards
Posted May 5, 2023
BME students have recently received several awards, including a Fulbright award, President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, and an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship.

Shapeshifters: Can buildings behave like organisms?
Posted May 4, 2023
The project — which includes Prof. David Odde — reimagines the convergence of architecture and biology to understand how organisms create internal structures.

BME PhD students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Posted April 27, 2023
Congratulations to our 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipients, Meghan Griffin and Emily Hoffmann.

Grand prize for BME undergrads at medical device design competition
Posted April 24, 2023
The winning project — called, “Novel Device Design for Large Ovarian Cyst Removal” — is the work of team members and BME students Atiya Anwar, Christobel Ekeocha, Emily Graba, Mary William, and Kayla Whatley.

Kyoko Yoshida awarded AHA Career Development Award
Posted April 20, 2023
Prof. Yoshida’s project aims to understand how hormonal and mechanical interactions drive cardiovascular adaptations during pregnancy.

PhD student Huzefa Husain receives President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
Posted April 10, 2023
The award recognizes student leaders at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities who exhibit exceptional leadership and service to the University of Minnesota and the surrounding community.

BME undergrad student receives Fulbright award
Posted March 31, 2023
Ibrahim Irfanullah was honored with an award through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which funds American citizens to study, conduct research, or teach English abroad.