Laura Lewis Named a Pew Scholar
Continuing a streak of honors for her ground-breaking research into the complex neural circuits that govern sleep, Assistant Professor Laura Lewis (BME) has been selected one of 22 early-career researchers to join the Pew Scholars Program.
Paschalidis Shares Health Data Findings in DeLisi Lecture
Professor Yannis Paschalidis (ECE, BME, SE) discussed data-driven reasoning—which he calls “the backbone of engineering systems”—and predictive health analytics as he delivered the Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture May 6 to an online audience of about 100 members of the Boston University community. The DeLisi Award and Lecture honors a senior faculty member engaged in outstanding […]
One Small Step For A Mouse: Using Information Science to Understand the Brain
How does learning a new skill or process change the physical structure of the brain? Using techniques from data science and high-dimensional statistics, Professors Bobak Nazer (ECE), Venkatesh Saligrama (ECE, SE), and Xue Han (BME), aim to find out. Their project, titled “Discovering Changes in Networks: Fundamental Limits, Efficient Algorithms, and Large-Scale Neuroscience,” has won the support of a $1.2M National Science Foundation (NSF) Award.
Lewis Awarded Sloan Fellowship
The award funding will further the biomedical engineer’s research on brain function By Jessica Colarossi Laura Lewis (BME) has been awarded a 2021 Sloan Research Fellowship, one of the most prestigious awards for early-career scientists. Lewis and BU computer scientist Alina Ene are two of 126 fellows chosen this year, and each will receive a […]
Lewis wins a 1907 Trailblazer Award for Research on Sleep and Depression
As one of only three winners worldwide, Assistant Professor Laura Lewis was selected for the inaugural award for early career research in neuroscience.
Optical Pioneer Jerome Mertz Is BU’s 2020 Innovator of the Year
The BME professor is a prolific inventor whose innovations have made leaps and bounds in microscopy.
Brain Imaging Scaled Down
New wearable device would let researchers image animal brain functions during activity.
Boas Team Wins $5.9M Grant for Neuroimaging Project
Funds from the NIH BRAIN Initiative will support the development of a portable, wearable brain-imaging system.
Cheng Wins Grant to Continue Breakthrough Imaging Research
He received a Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award for $2.9 million over five years from the National Institutes of Health.
Dean’s Catalyst Awards Spark Innovation and Collaboration
The 2020 winners announced.