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Stromal architecture directs early dissemination in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

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A new study led by Professor Paolo Provenano demonstrates that patterns surrounding cancerous cells, known as extracellular matrix architectures, regulate early invasions that can seed metastases.

Lexi Kedzierski holds up conical pouches that are part of the DuoPouch design.

BME students’ innovation aims to reduce maternal mortality

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Called the DuoPouch, the calibrated, two-pouch drape is designed to diagnose postpartum hemorrhages, a leading cause of maternal deaths. 

Hubert Lim

BME research: Ultrasound does not activate but can inhibit in vivo mammalian nerves

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Findings open up new opportunities for using targeted ultrasound to modulate nerve activity as a complementary tool to electrical stimulation technologies for a broad range of health conditions, including pain, inflammation and movement disorders.

David Wood

A 3D model for finding new lung disease treatments

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BME Professor Dave Wood and team created a 3D platform for studying lung disease by recapitulating the tissue features of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF).

Ilsa Shobe speedskating

BME senior wins bronze medal at FISU World University Speed Skating Championships

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Over the weekend, BME senior Ilsa Shobe and her women's pursuit team won a bronze medal at the Lake Placid 2022 FISU World University Championship Speed Skating.

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BME advances stem cell research

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In a new study, BME researchers showed that laminin 411 alone increases endothelial differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells over collagen I or Matrigel. 

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NSF CAREER award for UMN Biomedical Engineering’s Alex Opitz

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Assistant Professor Alexander Opitz has been awarded a prestigious NSF CAREER award to optimize brain stimulation therapy so it can better help stroke survivors. 

Biomedical engineering student Sadhika Prabhu and other interns at the University of Minnesota Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center

BME student helps college DEI efforts, while building engineering skills

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Learning about stents and Medtronic founder Earl Bakken in 4th grade was among the first steps biomedical engineering junior Sadhika Prabhu took toward her current career path.

Casim Sarkar

Casim Sarkar elected to the 2022 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

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Prof. Sarkar was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the AIMBE College of Fellows for outstanding innovations in analyzing and engineering biomolecular interactions and cell signaling.

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UMN Biomedical Engineering receives $6.7M grant to develop quantitative imaging methods

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This work will be led by a new center — the Center for Multiparametric Imaging of Tumor Immune Microenvironments (C-MITIE) — and supported by a recent $6.7 million U54 grant from the National Cancer Institute.