Escape From the Endosome
Pfizer and Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines have demonstrated just how useful large biomolecule drugs can be. Their vaccines are based on RNAs which are hundreds of times bigger than a typical small-molecule drug. UConn associate professor of biomedical engineering Dr. Yupeng Chen, his student Jinhyung Lee, and other members of his lab describe in the May […] . . .Published: May 18, 2021
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Professor Changchun Liu licenses rapid diagnostic tool for infectious disease
. . .Published: March 15, 2021
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Prof. Nukavarapu and his Team was Awarded with NIH R01 to Engineer and Study Tissue Interfaces
. . .Published: March 1, 2021
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Professor Liisa Kuhn receives the honorary status of Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE)
. . .Published: February 1, 2021
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UConn Research will Go into Space!
Prof. Yupeng Chen has received a grant titled: “Engineering Multiple-Compartment Cartilage Tissue Construct for Space and Terrestrial Applications” to develop tissue constructs using DNA-inspired Janus base nanotubes in the International Space Station. This is a multi-agency grant including $400,000 to UConn from NSF and $415,000 to SpaceTango (the implementation partner) from CASIS and NASA. NASA […] . . .Published: August 28, 2020
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Four students from the Clinical Engineering Program Awarded Scholarships from AAMI
The AAMI–HSEA Health Systems Engineering Scholarship: Rima Viradia AAMI Foundation Michael J. Miller Scholarship: Jacqueline Bertan, Shelby Johns, Emily Sizemore https://www.aami.org/detail-pages/press-release/aami-names-2020-award-and-scholarship-winners . . .Published: June 10, 2020
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Profs. Chen and Chon Received NIH Grant to Develop Smartphone Sensor to Detect Tooth Pain
Drs. Ki Chon (right) and I-Ping Chen (left) received a new R21 grant from NIH. Dr. I-Ping Chen is a Dental Medicine faculty at UConn Health. This is a multi-PI collaborative grant which will investigate a novel approach to quantify dental pain. The grant is entitled “Quantitative assessment of dental pain using a smartphone-attachable electrodermal […] . . .Published: June 9, 2020
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Leila Daneshmandi recognized by Women of Innovation
Leila Daneshmandi, a Ph.D. candidate in our Biomedical Engineering Department, is the 2020 finalist in the category of Collegian Innovation and Leadership women of innovation. This is a great honor and accomplishment to be selected among 150 nominations. For more information, please check links below: https://www.ct.org/finalists-named-for-16th-annual-women-of-innovation-awards/ https://ctdidi.com/women-of-innovation/finalists-2020/#collegian-innovation . . .Published:
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Dr. Kazunori Hoshino was awarded a CAREER award from the NSF
Dr. Kazunori Hoshino was awarded a CAREER award from the NSF. His grant is entitled “Biomechanical Signatures in Vertebrate Embryonic Development.” The duration and amount of this award are 5 years and $500K, respectively. Prof. Hoshino is BME’s 5th CAREER recipient in the past 3 years. The other recipients are Profs. Pierce, Feng, Santaniello and […] . . .Published: May 10, 2020
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UCONN BME Senior Design 2019-2020
. . .Published: April 20, 2020
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