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Hubert Lim honored with Award for Excellence in Academic Unit Service
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A letter nominating Prof. Lim praised his strong work ethic, positive attitude, advocacy for junior faculty, and willingness to take on and succeed in team science.
Giving patients with paralysis a way to move again
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20 out of 20 patients saw significant effects after receiving a spinal cord implant — one woman even began moving her legs again after 23 years. Results are from a clinical trial that includes BME Prof. Tay Netoff.
Study shows metformin lowers the risk of getting long COVID
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A simulator developed by Prof. David Odde and his team was used in a large, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Kyoko Yoshida receives NSF CAREER award
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Prof. Yoshida has received one of the nation’s most prestigious early-career research grants, which will support her work to advance the health of pregnant patients and babies.
New center for optimizing neuromodulation therapies
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A new grant to University of Minnesota Department of Biomedical Engineering Professors Tay Netoff and Alex Opitz and their Mayo Clinic collaborators aims to advance neuromodulation therapies.
Efraín Torres named Student Entrepreneur of the Year
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Through his start-up, Adialante, Biomedical Engineering PhD candidate and Student Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 Efraín Torres is working hard to bring better, cheaper MRIs to patients.
New tinnitus treatment receives FDA approval
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Professor Hubert Lim is part of an international team that has developed a new device that could help millions of people worldwide with tinnitus. The non-invasive device, called Lenire, is now available in the U.S.
New insights for fine-tuning deep brain stimulation settings
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A recent study led by Prof. Matt Johnson provides neuroanatomical insights for selecting electrode configurations when treating Parkinson’s disease with deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy.
BME students recognized with awards
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BME students have recently received several awards, including a Fulbright award, President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, and an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship.
Shapeshifters: Can buildings behave like organisms?
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The project — which includes Prof. David Odde — reimagines the convergence of architecture and biology to understand how organisms create internal structures.