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.
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
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.
Royal Society of Chemistry Honors Mark Grinstaff
Professor Mark Grinstaff won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize in “recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.”
Attacking Fatty Buildup at the Source
A novel nanotechnology promises to be the first therapeutic to directly target the liver in the battle against a disease that afflicts roughly a quarter of the global population.
FDA Clears Bionic Pancreas Developed in BU Lab for People with Type 1 Diabetes
The iLet Bionic Pancreas, which automates insulin delivery to manage the chronic disease, was invented in Ed Damiano’s biomedical engineering lab—and inspired by his son
Taking in the Trash
With food scraps instead of fossil fuels, a BU bioreactor project is modeling sustainable manufacturing.
Novel Cancer Diagnostic Earns Hao a PhRMA Grant
Liangliang Hao has earned a grant from the PhRMA Foundation for her proposal to develop a rapid point-of-care test that will predict the efficacy of some cancer treatment.
Three More AIMBE Fellows from ENG
Yang, Joseph-McCarthy, Dunlop elected to prestigious biomedical society
Bringing Hope to Ben
On a lifelong mission to help a childhood friend, Tim O’Shea is working on a new way to repair spinal cords.