A New Path to Restoring Vision: Chen Yang’s Lab Develops Flexible Retinal Prosthesis
Chen Yang has led research that can revolutionize the quality of life for blind patients through high precision retina stimulation.
Liangliang Hao Wins Innovation Award for Research into Lung Disease
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.
The ALA’s Innovation Award is intended to support highly promising investigators with stellar track records of accomplishment, who have the potential to advance the field of lung disease science.
Large Language Models Advance Healthcare and Public Health
Yannis Paschalidis and his students find new ways to integrate LLMs into healthcare and public health.
Nanomaterials and Vaccine Research Earns CMBE Rising Star Award
Michelle Teplensky was awarded the Biomedical Engineering Society’s 2026 Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Rising Star Award.
A Living Internet of Things
ECE faculty characterize new class of devices, invite participation.
A Lifelong Passion for Understanding Vision and the Brain
Remembering Professor Lucia Vaina, a brain science pioneer. a brilliant mentor, and one of our original faculty members.
Developing a Life-Saving Option for a Rare Childhood Disorder
As a Hartwell Investigator, Samagya Banskota and her collaborators will leverage a cutting-edge genome editing technique.
Disentangling Behavior: Cognition and Movement
Are cognitive processes, such as planning an errand or trying to recall a name, separable from related muscle movements?
Investigating and advancing the medical applications of synthetic biology
Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering features Associate Professor Wilson W. Wong (BME)
FDA Clears Bigio’s Tech for Skin Cancer Detection
Is that an innocent mole or skin cancer? An optical technique pioneered by Irving Bigio could cut the number of missed cancers in half.