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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...