News & events
UMN graduates 1,000th BME major
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The 1,000th Bachelor of Biomedical Engineering degree was conferred by the department this spring. At the department's commencement reception, all 1,000 names were displayed as the Minnesota Rouser was played.
BME PhD students win 2018-19 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
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The program provides selected recipients with the opportunity to devote full-time effort to dissertation research and writing during the fellowship year.
Two PhD students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
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Congratulations to our 2018 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipients Ayako Ohoka and Gabi Shull.
Julia (Quindlen) Hotek receives 2018 BME Best Dissertation Award
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Her project, "Mechano-to-Neural Transduction of the Pacinian Corpuscle," was advised by Professor Victor Barocas.
UMN BME climbs into the "Sweet Sixteen" of U.S. News rankings
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After being ranked in the top 30 in 2016, and top 20 in 2017, the University of Minnesota Department of Biomedical Engineering department continued its rise to number 16 in the 2018 rankings of Biomedical Engineering/Bioengineering graduate programs released today.
Victor Barocas awarded for outstanding contributions to graduate and professional education
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The award honors Professor Barocas' long service as the Director of Graduate Studies for Biomedical Engineering, his contributions to our graduate classes and curriculum, and the individual guidance he has provided his own trainees as well as students throughout the program.
Senior Anant Naik receives outstanding community service award
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BME senior Anant Naik received the highest honor the U gives to a student for service to the community, for his participation in and leadership of Engineers Without Borders (EWB).
David Odde named AAAS Fellow
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Professor Odde was recognized as a Fellow for his contributions to the understanding of the self assembly and force generation of microtubules, F-actin, and associate proteins. Election as a Fellow is bestowed upon American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) members by their peers.
Novel blood vessel replacement developed by Tranquillo Lab one step closer to human trials
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The new lab-grown blood vessel replacement is composed completely of biological materials, but surprisingly doesn’t contain any living cells at implantation. The vessel, that could be used as an “off the shelf” graft for kidney dialysis patients, performed well in a recent study with nonhuman primates.
John Bischof named Interim Director of IEM
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Professor Bischof previously served as an associate director of IEM from 2007-2009 and 2013-2017. He is a renowned researcher in thermal bioengineering, having contributed to applications in therapeutics, regenerative medicine, and diagnostics.