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Lung Research Redefined
The “crystal ribcage” allows researchers a first-ever cellular-level look at the lung while it's operating normally. More
ENG Faculty Win Ignition Awards
ENG faculty Mark Grinstaff, Wilson Wong, and Béla Suki have won 2023 BU Ignition Awards. Given by BU Technology Development, the awards aim to advance promising new science and technology. More
Incoming Neurophotonics Center assistant professor Matthias Stangl is looking into the “how” and “why” of neural mechanisms
Neuroscientist Matthias Stangl will be joining the Boston University Department of Biomedical Engineering, the Neurophotonics Center (NPC), the Center for Systems Neuroscience, and the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center this January after an already impressive career at UCLA as a postdoctoral scholar aiming to develop a better understanding of the brain’s functionality––not only within a laboratory setting, but in the natural world. More
Unlocking Insights into Tumors’ Defenses
A BU team has developed a noninvasive method of monitoring the solid stresses within tumors. More
Roblyer to Helm New SPIE Journal
Biophotonics Discovery will focus on novel findings in biophotonics research, especially related to basic science and clinical translation. More
A Giant Leap in Detecting Brain Activity
A new advance in voltage imaging is giving neuroscientists the most detailed look yet at how voltage travels through brain cells. More
Cellular Engineering Built to Last
A more precise and effective gene circuit engineering method that might boost the field of synthetic biology to the next level. More
A Professor’s Son Inspired Him To Invent a Bionic Pancreas
Ed Damiano’s breakthrough automated insulin delivery device, the iLet, could transform life for people with type 1 diabetes More
ENG’s Newest Associate Professors
Four ENG faculty have been promoted to the rank of associate professor with tenure, BU Provost Jean Morrison announced. Alexander Green, College of Engineering associate professor... More
Three ENG Professors Receive NSF Honors
Michael Economo, Hadi Nia, and Alyssa Pierson received Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance scientific research in their fields. The researchers receiving the awards are also laying the foundation for the next generation of scientists by using the funding to support students and youth educational programs and to diversify STEM. A respected program that is highly competitive, NSF CAREER awards mark a significant achievement for early-career scientists. More