News & events
Prof. Hartwell wins award for biomedical research image
Posted May 23, 2022
The image showcases Hartwell’s work on developing an intranasal vaccine that can bypass multiple barriers in the nasal cavity to activate a “frontline” defense of immune cells and antibodies in the mucosa that protect against mucosally-transmitted pathogens.
BME PhD student awarded a Tau Beta Pi fellowship
Posted May 23, 2022
The engineering honor society selected 31 engineering students — including only 7 biomedical engineering students — from 278 applicants.
BME technology allows amputees to control a robotic arm with their mind
Posted May 17, 2022
Prof. Zhi Yang and team have developed a more accurate, less invasive technology that allows amputees to move a robotic arm using their brain signals instead of their muscles.
BME PhD students awarded NSF commercialization grant
Posted May 16, 2022
The NSF Innovation Corps (I-Corps) program has awarded $50,000 to two Biomedical Engineering PhD students and collaborators so they can commercialize an MRI innovation.
Feature tracking microfluidic analysis reveals differential roles of viscosity and friction in sickle cell blood
Posted April 29, 2022
Associate Professor Dave Wood and team developed a new method for analyzing patient-specific blood properties that can be applied to a wide range of hematological and vascular disorders.
New method of pancreatic islet cryopreservation is major breakthrough for diabetes cure
Posted April 29, 2022
BME Prof. John Bischof and team have developed a new method of islet cryopreservation that solves current storage challenges by enabling quality-controlled, long-term preservation of the islet cells that can be pooled and used for transplant.
Undergrad student Anna Karos receives President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
Posted April 28, 2022
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.
Four PhD students win Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Posted April 25, 2022
The award gives the University's most accomplished PhD candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time to finalize and write a dissertation.
BME releases strategic plan for diversity, equity, and inclusion
Posted April 11, 2022
The plan features five main pillars: Recruitment, retention, advancement, health equity, and community engagement.
BME senior takes on climate change and, eventually, bioproducts in space
Posted April 11, 2022
Benjamin Alva started a student group — and, later, a start-up — to develop a bioreactor that could help save coral reefs. After getting a PhD in chemical and biological engineering, he plans to engineer bioproducts that will help humans further explore space.