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PhD student Mackenzie Callaway receives UMN President's Student Leadership and Service Award
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Mackenzie was recognized for her work on the Student Health Advisory Committee, which aims to improve student health and wellbeing.
Graduate Women in Biomedical Engineering (GWBME) student group wins U of M award
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GWBME received the U's 2018 Tony Diggs Excellence Award for demonstrating significant success and development in following the mission and goals of their group.
Brenda Ogle named director of the Stem Cell Institute
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Already part of the institute’s leadership team, Professor Ogle has used her bioengineering expertise to advance the technology of using 3D matrices in which to grow stem cells.
Breakthrough BME study could lead to new treatments for sickle cell disease
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A BME research team has revealed that the building blocks of sickle cell disease are much less efficient at organizing than previously thought.
Professor Lim to lead research on a $9.7 million NIH grant to improve hearing restoration
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New research could improve hearing for deaf people who cannot sufficiently benefit from traditional treatment
Ultrasound stimulation of spleen could lead to new treatments for inflammatory arthritis
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A new study shows that noninvasive daily ultrasound stimulation of the spleen in mice with inflammatory arthritis resulted in significantly less joint swelling compared to arthritic mice that were not treated.
Zhi Yang receives NSF CAREER Award
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Assistant Professor Yang's project is titled, "Peripheral nerve recording, analysis, and modulation for neural communication and control."
BME receives NIH grant for cardiovascular engineering training program
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The University of Minnesota recently received a highly competitive T32 training grant from the National Heart, Lung, Blood Institute for a cardiovascular engineering training program.
KARE-11 features BME research focused on stopping the spread of cancer cells
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Local NBC affiliate KARE-11 featured Associate Professor Paolo Provenzano, whose team discovered a way to stop cancer cells from moving and spreading.
In Memoriam: Perry Blackshear, 1921-2018
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Professor Perry Blackshear was one of the founding fathers of biomedical engineering research and graduate education at the University of Minnesota. Working with the nationally known "Minnesota Group", Prof. Blackshear was a pioneer on early versions of the left ventricular assist device, an implantable drug infusion pump, and blood access devices for dialysis, among many others.