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Elliott published in Nature Materials
Dawn Elliott’s research shows that tiny non-fibrous regions within fibrous tissue affect behavior as reported in their Jan 4 publication in Nature Materials. Their findings were supported by collaboration with Robert Mauck's lab (University of Pennsylvania), and...
Gleghorn receives NSF grant to study the mechanics of lung development
Jason Gleghorn has received a three-year grant from the Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Program of the National Science Foundation to study smooth muscle contractions that occur in the developing mammalian lung. This research will determine the cellular and molecular...
The gift of mobility
A donation from Kids with Confidence will give a local child the gift of mobility in 2016. With the bright and energetic Pediatric Mobility Laboratory as a backdrop, the organization’s board members presented a literal “big check” to the University of Delaware’s Go...
Two BME students named UD Innovation Fellows
BME undergraduate student Jason Bamford, and graduate student Ashutosh Khandha among first 4 students to be named a UD Innovative Fellow. The Innovation Fellows program promotes entrepreneurship for everyone. As part of the program the students had to evaluate the...
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...
UD hosts inaugural Mid-Atlantic Biomedical Engineering Grad Fair
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware hosted the inaugural Mid-Atlantic BME Grad Fair on Nov. 14 in the Harker Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Laboratory. The event, which included graduate program exhibits and...
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...