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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...