The team, going by the name FloraSynse, developed FloraDX, an at-home diagnostic tool for monitoring bacterial vaginosis (BV), a condition that affects nearly one in three women. Unlike current diagnostics, which offer only a single snapshot of the vaginal microbiome, the BU team’s approach uses daily sampling and continuous monitoring to better reflect the complex, […]
Better mRNA medicines might result from Ngo team’s new cell imaging tool: Led by John T. Ngo, associate professor of biomedical engineering, the team has engineered coat proteins that bind to RNA when introduced into a cell sample. Upon binding, the proteins light up so as to be seen through a microscope.
Assistant Professor Liangliang Hao (BME) received the Innovation Award from the American Lung Association for her research project titled Developing Innovative Early Detection Test for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a serious lung disease that is relatively understudied.
A BU College of Engineering assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Jimenez’s convergent research combines synthetic biology—which uses tools like genetic engineering to create new biological systems—and microelectronics to develop small devices with a range of applications. The underlying technology could one day be used to not just track environmental conditions, but also wirelessly monitor human […]
Boston University biomedical engineer Christopher Chen has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine. The nonprofit institution, founded to provide objective advice to the US government, says membership “signifies the pinnacle of professional achievement and commitment to volunteer service.”
The ENG faculty honored: Michael Albro (ME, MSE) and Mark Grinstaff, (BME, MSE) for Engineered Cartilage and Long-Term Tissue Repair Ayse Coskun, (ECE, SE), for Energy Efficient Data Centers Ji-Xin Cheng, (ECE) for A New Way to View Tiny Particles John Ngo, (BME) for Targeted mRNA Therapies Selim Ünlü, (ECE) for More Efficient, Higher Quality […]
Chen is the founding director of BU’s Biological Design Center, which aims to improve our understanding of how cells and biological systems work, and then find ways to control them for our benefit. That involves designing technologies that can improve human health and the environment: engineered blood vessels that help fight cardiovascular disease, artificial microbial […]
The Ngo Lab, led by Professor John Ngo (Biological Design Center) aims to achieve a better, multi-scale understanding of the molecular organization of life—and to help other scientists do the same—by developing tools to measure, probe, and even re-program how cells communicate with one another...