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Carlos A. Lopez, Ph.D. (BME ’07)
Dr. Carlos A. Lopez completed our Quantitative Biology & Physiology Training Program, graduating with a Ph.D. from the College of Engineering in 2007. (CV) He is... More
With Keck Funding, BU-UCI Team to Study Cell Signaling
Runyon Grant for Study of Tumor “Design Principles”
Klumpe has won a fellowship from the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation to figure out how cells aggregate into tumors. More

Tara Keck, Ph.D. (BME ’06)
Professor Tara Keck (BME '06) completed our Quantitative Biology & Physiology Program; she is now a Professor of Neuroscience at University College London. (CV) She leads a... More

Hemali Patel, Ph.D. (BME ’08)
Dr. Hemali Patel completed her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering in 2008, and was a lead trainee for the QBP Journal Club. She is now the... More

A Leap Forward in Lung Imaging

Michael S. Richards, Ph.D. (BME ’07)
Dr. Michael S. Richards completed our Quantitative Biology & Physiology Training Program, graduating with a Ph.D. from the College of Engineering in 2007. He is... More
Studying the biomechanics of voice disorders
By Gina Mantica, Rafik B. Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering Voice disorders don’t just change how a person sounds when they speak;... More

Could a Computer Diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia?
Researchers at Boston University have developed a new tool that could automate the process and, eventually, allow it to move online. Their machine learning–powered computational model can detect cognitive impairment from audio recordings of neuropsychological tests—no in-person appointment needed. More

Schmidt Award Will Empower Khalil to Pursue Cross-Disciplinary Research
Associate Professor Ahmad “Mo” Khalil (BME) has earned the Schmidt Science Polymaths Award, recognizing him as a bold researcher and fueling the possibility of advances... More