In September, the Center for Multiscale & Translational Mechanobiology launched its first ever Seed Grant Program, inviting faculty to submit multi-PI proposals for projects intended to stimulate innovative research in the field of mechanobiology. The Center received applications for many high quality and potentially transformative projects. The winning projects propose groundbreaking research that spans and […]
CMTM Faculty David T. Nelson and Deepak Kumar, along with their colleagues from the Movement & Applied Imaging Lab in Sargent College, have published a new article in Clinical Biomechanics titled “Quantifying varus thrust in knee osteoarthritis using wearable inertial sensors: A proof of concept.” Highlights from their article include: Frontal plane gyroscope data were […]
A new review by BME and CMTM faculty Hadi T. Nia, along with researchers Lance L. Munn and Rakesh K. Jain of Steele Laboratories and the Ludwig Center at Harvard Medical School, has been published in Science magazine. In “Physical Traits of Cancer,” the authors provide a conceptual framework and discuss the origins of distinct […]
In his new book, Biography of Resistance, ENG prof and CMTM member warns of the growing risk of drug-resistant infections For the past eight months, the world’s attention has been focused on the deadly health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already infected 30 million people and killed more than 950,000. But in […]
Each year, Boston University has the pleasure of recognizing a number of talented junior faculty who are emerging as future leaders within their respective fields with the awarding of Career Development Professorships. Presented to promising junior faculty who have been at BU for less than two years and who have held no prior professorships, these […]
The results are in! Click the button below to view the drawing for free registration to the 2020 Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Virtual Annual Meeting, courtesy of the Center for Multiscale & Translational Mechanobiology here at Boston University. And don’t forget to register for our CMTM Kickoff Symposium, which will be held virtually on October […]
CMTM FY21 Seed Grant Program We are pleased to announce that the BU Center for Multiscale and Translational Mechanobiology has created a seed grant program. The CMTM seed grants are intended to stimulate innovative research in mechanobiology. Proposed projects should have a focus on one or more of the following areas: Research in mechanobiology that […]
Dr. Eyckmans, Research Assistant Professor in BME and CMTM faculty member, has been awarded a prestigious grant from the National Science Foundation. The EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) funding mechanism supports exploratory work in its early stages on untested, but potentially transformative, research ideas or approaches. The goal of his project, Biomaterials that integrate […]
Dr. Paola Divieti Pajevic, Associate Professor of Translational Dental Medicine in BUSDM and prominent member of CMTM, has been named an Integrated Pilot Grant Awardee by the Clinical & Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at BU. Her project, PTH/PTHrP Receptor Signaling in Osteocytes during Aging, is focused on studying the effects of hormones, such as parathyroid […]
Returning to research again after the university closed for the COVID-19 pandemic is exciting, but may also seem daunting. CMTM wants to help your transition back to campus and into your labs as painless as possible, so we’ve gathered together the most important resources necessary for safely returning in one convenient place for you. If […]