News & events
Study advances impact of human organ-on-chip platforms
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Faculty are partnering with health sciences colleagues to better understand how radiation affects human organ tissue—using miniature, three-dimensional systems known as organs on a chip.
‘Stiff’ cells provide new explanation for differing symptoms in sickle cell patients
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A new breakthrough study led by biomedical engineering researchers could explain why patients with the same genetic sickle cell mutation experience different levels of pain, organ damage and response to treatment.
Kyle Kunzmann joins as Graduate Program Coordinator
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Kunzmann spent the last six years working with undergraduate students as they navigated their first experiences at the College of Science & Engineering. He is excited to bring his experiences to working with graduate students and faculty in the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Student groups host engaging events
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BME student groups have hosted impactful events, including an alumni Q&A and industry tour with Boston Scientific, a graduate student panel, and women’s health documentary screening with expert discussion.
$4M grant for first-of-its-kind study on bipolar disorder
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Funding will be used to explore how large-scale brain networks regulate mood in bipolar disorder, and how pushing and pulling these networks may contribute to the shifts between depression and mania.
PhD student Tobey Haluptzok successfully defends dissertation
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Haluptzok successfully defended his dissertation, "Development of Technologies to Enable Clinical 7T Body MRI" this month.
Tay Netoff named inaugural recipient of Ronald L. and Janet A. Christenson Faculty Impact Fellowship
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The fellowship, made possible by a generous gift from the Christenson family, is designed to help the College of Science and Engineering retain its best and brightest faculty and fuel high-impact discovery and scholarship.
Jonathan Sachs named Head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
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"I’m enormously appreciative of the opportunity to partner with our talented faculty, staff and students as we usher in a new phase of breakthrough biomedical technologies," Sachs says. "We have an amazing community, and I’m excited to build on our momentum by continuing to invest in excellence and innovation in our research and teaching, while also focusing fresh energy on building our department’s vibrance and visibility.”
FDA clearance for AI-powered essential tremor treatment
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University of Minnesota spin-off company Fasikl announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance for the first-of-its-kind Felix™ NeuroAI™ Wristband for tremor-related functional limitations in the upper limbs in adults with essential tremor.
A novel functionality for cell-based therapeutics
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Researchers from the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) have demonstrated the potential of cell-cell fusion mediated by measles virus as a cell therapy modality.