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Cardiac bioprinting study receives Best Manuscript Award
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BME faculty and students were recognized with a Best Manuscript Award from Circulation Research, a publication of the American Heart Association.
BME t-shirt design winners announced
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A Department of Biomedical Engineering t-shirt designed by graduate students is now available for purchase.
PhD student James Stieger successfully defends dissertation
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His thesis is called, "How to use brains and computers to enhance brain computer interfacing."
PhD student Sina Shirinpour successfully defends dissertation
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His thesis is called, "Tools for Improving and Understanding Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation."
New research could help millions who suffer from tinnitus
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In the largest clinical trial of its kind, Professor Lim and team showed combining sound and electrical stimulation of the tongue can significantly reduce tinnitus. They also found that therapeutic effects can be sustained for up to 12 months post-treatment.
Biopreservation company with BME ties wins high-profile startup competition
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The all-female founding team created the first-ever safe, non-toxic means for preserving therapeutic cells by mimicking the way trees survive Minnesota winters.
Faculty spotlight: Associate Professor Hubert Lim
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Associate Professor Hubert Lim’s lab develops better devices to treat health disorders ranging from deafness to arthritis. For example, a recent clinical trial is using noninvasive ultrasound stimulation to treat rheumatoid arthritis and, more recently, severe symptoms of COVID-19 associated with the “cytokine storm.”
Student spotlight: Dominic Marticorena
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Senior Dominic Marticorena shares his experiences creating a student group that gives undergrads the opportunity to pursue projects they’re passionate about.
PhD student Tong Wu successfully defends dissertation
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Tong successfully defended his dissertation, "Representation Learning on Large-Scale Neural and Healthcare Data: A Practitioner's Perspective" on August 27.
BME connects with alums across the globe at lunch and learn
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At a virtual event for alumni earlier this week, Profs. Matt Johnson and Hubert Lim shared work from pioneering new clinical trials that could help people with diseases of the nervous system, such as Parkinson’s, arthritis, and COVID-19.