Using Light to Monitor Blood Pressure and Track Cancer Treatment Progress
Understanding how light interacts with living cells and tissues is the foundation of BU engineer Darren Roblyer’s medical device inventions, which can open up a whole new way of monitoring health
Catherine Klapperich Featured on PBS WHYY Podcast
Prior to the election, the WHYY team looks at how politics is affecting everything from health care to scientific progress.
Engineered Microwaves Might Fight Epilepsy, Pain, and Parkinson’s
Team led by Professors Ji-Xin Cheng and Chen Yang succeeds in suppressing seizure-causing neurons
Women’s Health Is Chronically Understudied, but These Engineers Are Charging Forward
Catherine M. Klapperich and Joyce Y. Wong are pioneering research into reproductive health issues, from uterine fibroids to preeclampsia to hormone monitoring
Boston University Photonics Center Annual Report 2024
Be sure to look through the amazing work of our Photonics Center faculty, staff, students, and BIC tenants this past fiscal year!
Xin Zhang Featured in American Scientist Article
The article, “Custom-Tuned Materials,” features Professor Zhang’s work on MEMS, noise control, and the use of AI in research.
Xin Zhang’s New Textile for Smarter, Sturdier Fitness Tracking Tech
Xin Zhang’s metamaterial overcomes sweat, salt water, and security challenges.
Alanna Carey of the Chen Lab Granted NIH D-SPAN Award
Alanna’s current work utilizes a genetically diverse mouse model in an automated home-cage performing a goal-directed learning task to observe how genetic diversity influences learning capacity. Her dissertation aims to demonstrate that genetic variation related to learning can converge on specific neuronal cell types and investigate how molecular, anatomical, or functional properties of neuronal cell […]
Darren Roblyer’s Team Introduces a Noninvasive Method to Monitor Postprandial Cardiovascular Health
Check out this MedicalXpress article featuring Darren Roblyer and team!
New BU Postdoctoral Awards Celebrate Excellence in Mary Dunlop’s Mentorship and Research
Inaugural honors “reflect the critical contributions of our postdocs and their mentors”