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Study finds metformin reduces COVID-19 viral load, viral rebound

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To help steer the direction of this phase 3 randomized clinical trial, the team used a computer simulator developed by Prof. David Odde, a study co-author, and his team.

Nedda Abuhadid

Nedda Abuhadid awarded President’s Student Leadership Service Award

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The award recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of outstanding undergraduate, graduate, and professional student leaders at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.

A room full of symposium attendees

11th Annual Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium held

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Professor Tay Netoff played a key role in organizing and hosting the 11th Annual Minnesota Neuromodulation Symposium on April 10-12, bringing together approximately 430 basic scientists, engineers, clinicians, industrial practitioners, and entrepreneurs.

Prof. Brenda Ogle welcomes 200+ attendees to the organoid symposium and workshop.

UMN hosts “Toward a Minnesota Organoid Center” Symposium and Workshop

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Professor and Head Brenda Ogle co-chaired an organoid symposium and workshop that attracted more than 200 researchers and clinicians from the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic.

Bri Brennecke, Paige Nielsen, and Hannah Szafraniec

BME students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

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Congratulations to fellowship recipients Bri Brennecke and Hannah Szafraniec, and honorable mentions Kira Lynch and Paige Nielsen.

Phototherapy device

Undergraduate student project explores potential light-based therapy for Raynaud’s phenomenon

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The device shows so much promise for treating the condition that findings were recently published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering and clinical studies are planned to test the therapy’s efficacy.

Matt Johnson

Matthew Johnson Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

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The College of Science and Engineering Honors and Awards Committee recommended Johnson for the award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to undergraduate and/or graduate teaching.

Rendering showing Adialante scanner 1/10th the size of a traditional MRI scanner, with person icon for scale

BME PhD students’ start-up attracts $1.3 million from investors

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Efraín Torres, Parker Jenkins, and the team at Adialante have developed a new kind of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that has the potential to change medical care for millions. Now, they are working to quickly move the portable, low-cost MRI scanner to market.

Hubert Lim

BME start-up receives $3 million to develop ultrasound-based anti-inflammatory therapy

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This new funding to SecondWave Systems, a company co-founded by Prof. Hubert Lim, will further advance the technology for implementation in a pivotal clinical trial for at-home treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Jonathan Sachs accepting AIMBE fellowship award

Jonathan Sachs inducted into the 2024 Class of the AIMBE College of Fellows

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The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Professor Jonathan N. Sachs.