Biomedical Engineering wins Dean's Cup
For the third year in a row, the students of Biomedical Engineering have won the Dean's cup. This award is earned by the department in the College of Engineering with the largest percentage of student donations. Thank you to all who participated in helping raise money...
Postdoctoral Researcher Position
A postdoctoral researcher position in the field of cancer nanomedicine is available in the laboratory of Emily Day, Ph.D. The candidate will develop nanoparticles for treatment of cancer, and test these nanoparticles using in vitro and in vivo models of disease. The...
Art in Science Exhibit
For two weeks in April, the BME Department, along with the College of Engineering and the College of Arts and Sciences sponsored UD’s first Art in Science exhibit in the Harker Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory. This event was organized by BME...
Kenneth Barner named IEEE Fellow for work in nonlinear signal processing
Kenneth Barner, professor and chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Delaware, has been named an IEEE Fellow for his contributions in the area of nonlinear signal processing. IEEE Fellow is the highest grade of membership...
Day lab paper describes new approach to enhance chemotherapy with nanotechnology
Students in Dr. Emily Day’s research group have published a paper in the International Journal of Nanomedicine describing a new way to sensitize cancer cells to chemotherapy. Chemotherapy resistance in cancer is often attributed to cancer cells’ ability to keep drugs...
College of Engineering’s Ogunnaike recognized for advancing science
The University of Delaware’s Babatunde Ogunnaike has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society. The association bestows the title of AAAS Fellow on members who are selected by...
Why Biomedical Engineering?
Biomedical engineering applies fundamental engineering principles to the study of biology, medicine and health. Our undergraduate program provides a broad background in chemical, mechanical, materials science and electrical engineering, and it prepares students for...
Grant to support tissue engineering for TMJ cartilage repair
The temporomandibular joint, which joins the lower part of the jaw to the skull, is a source of pain and dysfunction for the 10 million Americans who suffer from TMJ disorders. “TMJ problems are very painful, as we use this joint all the time for eating and talking,”...
International collaboration lays foundation for therapies to improve musculoskeletal function
Dawn Elliott went halfway across the world to find a research collaborator, but it was well worth the trip. Elliott, professor and chair of biomedical engineering at the University of Delaware, uses mathematical models and mechanical testing to better understand the...
Gleghorn’s work published in PNAS
A paper co-authored by BME faculty member Jason Gleghorn appears in the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, published July 28, 2015. The paper entitled “Mechanically patterning the embryonic airway epithelium” uses a combination of 3D...