Joyce Wong’s work with Biomaterials and their interactions with cells has earned her a place in the National Academy of Inventors as a new fellow. Her research focuses on the treatment of several medical conditions, including pediatric heart ailments, cancer, and women’s reproductive health. Wong has earned four issued patents, more than 100 publications, and […]
“It’s easy to come up with ideas but it’s hard to make those ideas have an impact,” said Jerome Mertz, our newest recipient of BU’s Innovator of the Year Award. Mertz, holds six issued patents for technologies that have greatly advanced microscopic imaging quality and capabilities. His inventions throughout his time at BU have made […]
In 2018, BU trustee Rajen Kilachand (Questrom’74, Hon.’14) made the largest gift in Boston University’s history: $115 million. From that gift, $100 million established an endowment, the Rajen Kilachand Fund for Integrated Life Sciences and Engineering, to support interdisciplinary research and solutions to some of today’s most vexing societal woes and medical diseases. Now, the […]