A Hidden Pathway is Revealed
Two BME researchers were excited to use a new 3D blood vessel-on-a-chip that they developed in Professor Christopher Chen’s (BME, MSE) lab because it provided a perfect platform for studying the effects of mechanical forces of blood flow on vessels in life-like conditions.
Close up: Collegiate Inventors Winner Ning Mao
2017 Collegiate Inventors Competition graduate student gold winner Ning Mao (ENG’17) won $10,000 for her invention Engineered Probiotics, an engineered safe bacterium that inhibits the progression of a cholera infection. It provides early detection and helps contain spread of the disease. The technology could be adapted to fight other types of bacterial infections. Photo by […]
Smart Cities May Be the Death of Privacy As We Know It
Professor Christos Cassandras (ECE, SE) was interviewed and quoted in an article by Claudia Gieb on futurism.com. Read the full story: Smart Cities May Be the Death of Privacy As We Know It
Armed With $12 Million, Researchers Aim for Early Detection of Lung Cancer: Avrum Spira Leads Stand Up to Cancer Dream Team
MED’s Avrum Spira, a pulmonary physician scientist who has devoted his career to research on early detection of lung cancer, leads a Stand Up to Cancer lung cancer interception dream team. Photo by Cydney Scott By Sara Rimer Can lung cancer, rarely diagnosed until it’s in an advanced and deadly stage, be nipped in the […]
BME Professor’s Research is Prominently Published in BU Today
Biomedical Engineering Assistant Professor Darren Roblyer has had his incredible research published in a very intriguing article by BU Today. Click here to view the full content.
Professor Zaman Featured in Engineering Education Publication
Biomedical Engineering Professor Muhammad Zaman (BME, MSE) has been recently featured in ASEE Prism! To see more and find out more about this publication, please click here.
Symposium on the COntrol of NEtwork Systems (SCONES)
The Symposium on the Control of Network Systems (SCONES) took place on October 16 & 17, 2017 on the campus of Boston University, in Boston, MA. This event highlighted the increasing role of networks to a plethora of diverse areas, including game theory and distributed optimization, power, multi-agent and robotic, biological, and social networks & […]
Shedding Light on a Puzzling Protein Process
A common thread ties seemingly unlinked disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and type II diabetes together. This thread is known as protein aggregation and happens when proteins clump together.
Paschalidis Hosts Symposium on Control and Network Systems
The 2nd Symposium on the COntrol of NEtwork Systems (SCONES) will be held on Monday, October 16 and Tuesday, October 17, 2017, at the Boston University Photonics Center.
Dean’s Catalyst Awards Turn 10
Science can be a risky investment. Large government institutions that hold the purse strings to research dollars want to know their investment is sound. But great scientific ideas don’t always come with a guarantee of success.