Darren Roblyer Inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows Class of 2026
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of three Boston University College of Engineering faculty members to the AIMBE College of Fellows, a group comprising the top two percent of biomedical engineers in academia, industry, clinical practice, and government across the U.S. and nearly 30 other countries.
Scattering Light, Showered with Praise
Professor Cheng Receives 2026 Charles Mann Award.
Many people have memories they’d like to forget. This professor is working to do that — kind of
Ramirez said there are two main goals of his lab: to try to understand the biology of how we learn and how we remember; and to try to artificially activate or inactivate memories to see what that tells us about how the brain works, in an effort to restore health back to the brain. Ramirez […]
Alice Cronin-Golomb Elected AAAS Fellow
Prestigious honor given to neuroscientist who studies diseases of aging and physicist whose work spans medicine to AI
Researchers identify new dopamine signal that may help the brain steer us in the right direction | EurekAlert
New findings reveal how the brain uses visual cues to guide movement, offering insight into navigation, learning, and dopamine related disorders.
Decoding the Dynamic Functional Connectivity in the Brain
Did you know that brain activity evolves over time? Sometimes it can synchronize sections of the brain, other times it can disconnect––and during periods of disease, the patterns can be altogether altered. This evolution is known as dynamic functional connectivity (dFC), and can be measured using Blood Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) fMRI studies. Because dFC […]
Going Deeper | Cheng Continues Pioneering Microscopy Advancements with a Prestigious NIH MIRA Award
Professor Ji-Xin Cheng, a pioneer in medical optics and engineering several times over, has been awarded a $2.8M 5-year NIH MIRA grant renewal to continue his push to realize the full potential of vibrational photothermal (VIP) microscopy.
Beyond Weight Loss
BU Researchers Investigate How GLP-1 Drugs Affect the Brain
Boston University Biomedical Engineer Ji-Xin Cheng Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Precision medicine pioneer holds more than 30 patents and is the cofounder of multiple companies
Building Connections: Travis Rotterman Uses the Spinal Cord as a Bridge into the Human World
Assistant Professor Travis Rotterman studies CNS function and malfunction in rodents to understand human systems. By Danny Giancioppo, Photo by Jackie Ricciardi, Figures provided by the Rotterman Group Growing up working on a farm, the lab might seem a lifetime away. The world may instead be centered around strenuous physical effort, community, and––of course––small-town sports. […]