New Kilachand Center Links Key Research Disciplines
Discoveries will be fueled by collaboration and a record $115 million gift By BU Today staff. Photos by Janice Checchio. Originally published on 9/14/17 With a powerful boost from the largest gift in its history, Boston University on Thursday officially opened the Rajen Kilachand Center for Integrated Life Sciences & Engineering, a state-of-the-art research facility that brings together […]
Zhang wins $1.7M grant to study diabetic arteries
By Liz Sheeley Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. and diabetics are two to four times more likely to have heart disease or a stroke than non-diabetics. For the past seven years, Associate Professor Katherine Yanhang Zhang (ME, BME, MSE) has been working under a National Institutes of Health (NIH) […]
Blood Vessel-On-A-Chip Study Reveals Key Proteins’ Regulatory Role in Leaky Vessels
Blood vessels act as a transportation system, bringing and discarding molecules to and from each organ to keep the internal stability our bodies need.
Bad Medicine
Biomedical Engineer and Materials Science Engineer Muhammad Zaman received a disturbing call from a friend. There was trouble in Pakistan. People were dying from a mysterious illness, and all of the victims had one thing in common: they had been treated at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology.
BME Assistant Professor Featured in Nature
The research of BME Assistant Professor Wilson Wong has been featured in the weekly science journal Nature . Click here to access the article.
BME Professor Muhammad Zaman Featured in Bostonia
“Bad Medicine” in Bostonia, an article about BME Professor Muhammad Zaman’s research and production of PharmaChk, can be found here.
BME Assistant Professor Allison Dennis Featured in BU Research
BME Assistant Professor Allison Dennis and her lab’s research has been featured in a recent article in BU Research. Click here to find the full publication.
NIH Director Touts Research by BME Professor
Creative Minds: Rapid Testing for Antibiotic Resistance By Dr. Francis Collins, Director, NIH | Originally posted on NIH Director’s Blog The term “freeze-dried” may bring to mind those handy MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) consumed by legions of soldiers, astronauts, and outdoor adventurers. But if one young innovator has his way, a test that features freeze-dried […]
BME Assistant Professor Ahmad Khalil Featured in New BU Research Article
An article about one of BME’s most astounding faculty members has been published in BU Research! You can find the article by clicking HERE.
Wong Lab’s Biocomputation Platform in Mammalian Cells is Published in Nature Biotechnology
News coverage on the article “Large-scale design of robust genetic circuits with multiple inputs and outputs for mammalian cells” in Nature Biotechnology: WIRED article on “Scientists Hack a Human Cell and Reprogram It Like a Computer” Science article on “Scientists turn mammalian cells into complex biocomputers”