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Mark Grinstaff Earns NSF Trailblazer Award to Develop New Vaccine Technology
“This award might open up new avenues of treatment that are not available today." More
New AI Program Could Predict Likelihood of Alzheimer’s
Yannis Paschalidis and colleagues developed the machine learning model, which works by analyzing speech patterns. More
Summer Research Fellowships Announced
Thanks to generous alumni, undergrads are working as full-time lab researchers this summer. More
Staying a Step Ahead of Viral Mutations
A 2024 Beckman Young Investigator, Michelle Teplensky aims to make the same vaccine more effective and longer-lasting. More
Albro Garners NSF CAREER Award
An advanced method of joint repair. More
Joyce Wong Joins Biomaterials Elite
Wong joins a group of less than 500 of the most respected biomaterials scientists around the globe. More
Zhang Wins the 2024 Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award
Xin Zhang is a pioneer in metamaterials. More
Students design healthcare solutions for the underserved
The Biomedical Engineering Society, in collaboration with Bioengineering Technology & Entrepreneurship Center (BTEC), hosted the second annual BTEC x BMES Design-A-Thon on April 27th. The design challenged students to developing a product or service that will yield positive health outcomes for, and/or increase access, to healthcare technologies in underserved communities. More
Boston Teens Pitch Biotech Concepts to BU “Investors” at Biological Design Center’s STEM Pathways Event
The experience taught the students valuable skills and got them thinking like real engineers and biotech developers. More
BU’s Innovator of the Year Has Pioneered Devices to Advance Astronomy, Microscopy, Eye Exams
The director of the University’s cross-disciplinary Photonics Center, Bifano is the 14th winner of the award, given to an “outstanding faculty member who has translated world-class research into an invention or innovation that benefits humankind.” A holder of 10 patents, he’s also chief technology officer of Boston Micromachines Corporation, a company he cofounded to develop and market deformable mirrors and other optics products. More