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Alumni achievement: Dr. Cindy Clague
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"Completing my PhD opened doors for me to pursue my passion in the research end of R&D at Medtronic. My graduate work also kindled the creative inventor in me and taught me to first define the problem and then to identify the key questions to answer."
- Dr. Cindy Clague, a BME alum who leads a team of scientists and engineers at Medtronic and has more than 20 issued patents
Academic Analytics data shows UMN BME ranks top 15 in funding
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Based on their most recent data set, Academic Analytics reports that UMN BME ranks in the top 15 Bioengineering/Biomedical Engineering departments in the United States for grant dollars per full-time faculty member.
Tranquillo Lab publishes groundbreaking vessel bioengineering study
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In a groundbreaking new study led by Professor Bob Tranquillo, artificial blood vessels bioengineered in the lab and implanted in young lambs are capable of growth within the recipient. If confirmed in humans, these new vessel grafts would prevent the need for repeated surgeries in some children with congenital heart defects.
UMN named a Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson's disease research
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The University was awarded a grant totaling $9.07 million over the next five years to improve the lives of patients with Parkinson’s disease. The research team seeks to better understand the changes in brain circuitry that occur in Parkinson's patients.
UMN awarded multimillion-dollar grant for physics-based approach to cancer
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI) awarded the University of Minnesota an $8.2 million Physical Sciences in Oncology Center (PS-OC) grant over the next five years to develop a cell migration simulator that will predict how cancer cells spread in the body leading to invasion and metastasis.
Zeeshan Syedain receives Minnesota Regenerative Medicine Biobusiness Award
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Syedain received funding his efforts to build a bioreactor that will meet good manufacturing practices standards for making tissue-engineered vascular grafts.
Daniel Lu awarded AHA Fellowship
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Xinran (Daniel) Lu, a PhD candidate in the Living Devices Lab, was recently awarded an American Heart Association Pre-Doctoral Fellowship.
Sarah Hunt wins 2016-17 Predoctoral Diversity Teaching Fellowship
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Sarah Hunt, a PhD candidate in Victor Barocas' lab, has received the 2016-17 Predoctoral Diversity Teaching Fellowship.
BME students win multiple awards at biomechanics conference
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Students from the University of Minnesota Biomedical Engineering Department's labs represented five out of 18 winners at the 2016 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference.
Bin He named recipient of the IEEE Biomedical Engineering Award
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Professor Bin He received the highest IEEE award in biomedical engineering for his outstanding contributions to profession, specifically in neuroengineering and neuroimaging.