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BME Hosts Graduation Reception for Class of 2024
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The Department of Biomedical Engineering recognized the graduating Class of 2024 and also individually recognized several graduating students, two teaching assistants, and one faculty member for their achievements.
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Study involving BME researchers shows ultrasound therapy significantly reduces rheumatoid arthritis disease activity
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SecondWave Systems, a company co-founded by Department of Biomedical Engineering Professor Hubert Lim at the University of Minnesota, announced completion of a pilot clinical study evaluating its novel noninvasive ultrasound stimulation technology.
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Study finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound
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To help steer the direction of this phase 3 randomized clinical trial, the team used a computer simulator developed by Prof. David Odde, a study co-author, and his team.
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Nedda Abuhadid awarded President’s Student Leadership Service Award
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The award recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and professional student leaders at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
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11th Annual Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium held
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Professor Tay Netoff played a key role in organizing and hosting the 11th Annual Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium on April 10-12, bringing together approximately 430 basic scientists, engineers, clinicians, industrial practitioners, and entrepreneurs.
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UMN hosts “Toward a Minnesota Organoid Center” Symposium and Workshop
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Professor and Head Brenda Ogle co-chaired an organoid symposium and workshop that attracted more than 200 researchers and clinicians from the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic.
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BME students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
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Congratulations to fellowship recipients Bri Brennecke and Hannah Szafraniec, and honorable mentions Kira Lynch and Paige Nielsen.
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Undergraduate student project explores potential light-based therapy for Raynaud’s phenomenon
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The device shows so much promise for treating the condition that findings were recently published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering and clinical studies are planned to test the therapy’s efficacy.
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Matthew Johnson Receives Distinguished Teaching Award
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The College of Science and Engineering Honors and Awards Committee recommended Johnson for the award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to undergraduate and/or graduate teaching.
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BME PhD students’ start-up attracts $1.3 million from investors
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Efraín Torres, Parker Jenkins, and the team at Adialante have developed a new kind of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that has the potential to change medical care for millions. Now, they are working to quickly move the portable, low-cost MRI scanner to market.