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Inspiring engineering minds to advance human health
Inspiring engineering minds to advance human health
Congratulations to Jason Saathoff, PhD Candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Jered Haun! He received the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student of the Year Award from the University of California, Irvine, Engineering Student Council at their 52nd Annual Awards Banquet!🎉
April 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Congratulations to Jason Saathoff, PhD Candidate in the laboratory of Dr. Jered Haun! He received the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student of the Year Award from the University of California, Irvine, Engineering Student Council at their 52nd Annual Awards Banquet!🎉
Read more about BME graduate Gabriel Ketron and Dr. Gregory Brewer's Alzheimer's research. Their work was published in Alzheimer's Research and Therapy back in March!
Story: engineering.uci.edu/news/2025/4/...
Publication:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40069789/
Story: engineering.uci.edu/news/2025/4/...
Publication:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40069789/
Researchers Examine Administration of Vitamin B3 as Treatment for Early Alzheimer’s | Samueli School of Engineering at UC Irvine
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April 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Read more about BME graduate Gabriel Ketron and Dr. Gregory Brewer's Alzheimer's research. Their work was published in Alzheimer's Research and Therapy back in March!
Story: engineering.uci.edu/news/2025/4/...
Publication:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40069789/
Story: engineering.uci.edu/news/2025/4/...
Publication:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40069789/
Big news! Thanks to the American Heart Association Career Development Award, assistant professor Pim Oomen will be receiving $231,000 in funding over the next three years! This funding will help their research of sex hormones' impact on the heart through biophysics modeling!
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April 28, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Big news! Thanks to the American Heart Association Career Development Award, assistant professor Pim Oomen will be receiving $231,000 in funding over the next three years! This funding will help their research of sex hormones' impact on the heart through biophysics modeling!
Open-Rank Faculty Cluster Hire in Depression Research opportunity at UCI in the Department of Biomedical Engineering! We're seeking an innovative Assistant or Tenured Associate Professor in BME!
Apply at: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09510
Apply at: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09510
Open-Rank Faculty Cluster Hire in Depression Research
University of California, Irvine is hiring. Apply now!
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April 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Open-Rank Faculty Cluster Hire in Depression Research opportunity at UCI in the Department of Biomedical Engineering! We're seeking an innovative Assistant or Tenured Associate Professor in BME!
Apply at: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09510
Apply at: recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF09510
Congratulations to Dr. Christine King on being recognized by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and joining the College of Fellows representing the top 2% of medical and biological engineers!
April 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Christine King on being recognized by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and joining the College of Fellows representing the top 2% of medical and biological engineers!
Congratulations to Dr. Zoran Nenadic on being recognized by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and joining the College of Fellows representing the top 2% of medical and biological engineers!
April 3, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Zoran Nenadic on being recognized by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and joining the College of Fellows representing the top 2% of medical and biological engineers!
We had a fantastic BioENGINE Industry Night, where BME students had the opportunity to connect with industry professionals for career growth!
A big thank you to all the companies and organizations that participated, and to Dr. Christine King for organizing this event.
A big thank you to all the companies and organizations that participated, and to Dr. Christine King for organizing this event.
March 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
We had a fantastic BioENGINE Industry Night, where BME students had the opportunity to connect with industry professionals for career growth!
A big thank you to all the companies and organizations that participated, and to Dr. Christine King for organizing this event.
A big thank you to all the companies and organizations that participated, and to Dr. Christine King for organizing this event.
Join us this Saturday, March 1, for the Samueli School of Engineering and UC Irvine Homecoming Festivities!!
Come visit our Biomedical Engineering Department!
More information at homecoming.uci.edu
Come visit our Biomedical Engineering Department!
More information at homecoming.uci.edu
February 25, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Join us this Saturday, March 1, for the Samueli School of Engineering and UC Irvine Homecoming Festivities!!
Come visit our Biomedical Engineering Department!
More information at homecoming.uci.edu
Come visit our Biomedical Engineering Department!
More information at homecoming.uci.edu
We are delighted to announce that Professor Kyriacos Athanasiou has been awarded the Distinguished Senior Faculty Award for Research. This prestigious award highlights the exceptional research and dedication that Prof. Athanasiou brings to our department and the university as a whole.
February 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
We are delighted to announce that Professor Kyriacos Athanasiou has been awarded the Distinguished Senior Faculty Award for Research. This prestigious award highlights the exceptional research and dedication that Prof. Athanasiou brings to our department and the university as a whole.
At the annual Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, the lab of Dr. Michelle Digman (BME Dept. Chair) presented several posters, including one by Song Zhu (PhD Candidate)
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February 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
At the annual Biophysical Society Annual Meeting, the lab of Dr. Michelle Digman (BME Dept. Chair) presented several posters, including one by Song Zhu (PhD Candidate)
biophysics.org/2025meeting#/
biophysics.org/2025meeting#/
Dr. Michelle Digman (BME Dept. Chair) represented UCI BME at the Career and Education fair at BPS2025, where she discussed BME graduate programs with prospective students.
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February 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Dr. Michelle Digman (BME Dept. Chair) represented UCI BME at the Career and Education fair at BPS2025, where she discussed BME graduate programs with prospective students.
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biophysics.org/2025meeting#/
The Department of Biomedical Engineering is extremely proud and excited to share that Dr. Kyriacos Athanasiou has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering!
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February 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The Department of Biomedical Engineering is extremely proud and excited to share that Dr. Kyriacos Athanasiou has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering!
engineering.uci.edu/news/2025/2/...
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We are truly grateful for the support of Henry and Susan Samueli and we are excited about Professor Chang Liu's launch of the HSSoE Institute for Engineering + Health. We take great pride in his achievements and look forward to his future work! 🙌
February 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
We are truly grateful for the support of Henry and Susan Samueli and we are excited about Professor Chang Liu's launch of the HSSoE Institute for Engineering + Health. We take great pride in his achievements and look forward to his future work! 🙌
Professor Enrico Gratton was honored as a Biophysical Society Fellow at the BPS2025 Los Angeles! Congratulations Enrico!
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February 18, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Professor Enrico Gratton was honored as a Biophysical Society Fellow at the BPS2025 Los Angeles! Congratulations Enrico!
biophysics.org/2025meeting#/
biophysics.org/2025meeting#/
Congrats to our BioENGINE students for creating Move-D, their innovative startup, and successfully securing a licensing deal for their device with a major company!
View more here: tinyurl.com/42fec94r
View more here: tinyurl.com/42fec94r
UCI Samueli School of Engineering on LinkedIn: UCI biomedical engineering students invent brace for boy and take it to…
UCI biomedical engineering students invent brace for boy and take it to market! The Move-D brace can help reduce tremors in people with Parkinson's disease…
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February 12, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Congrats to our BioENGINE students for creating Move-D, their innovative startup, and successfully securing a licensing deal for their device with a major company!
View more here: tinyurl.com/42fec94r
View more here: tinyurl.com/42fec94r
Congratulations to Abe Lee and his former PhD student, Xuan Li! Their patent was issued December 31, 2024. This microfluidic trapping array efficiently pairs single cells in isolated compartments in an easy-to-operate manner. Work was funded by NSF.
See details here: tinyurl.com/29e5facw
See details here: tinyurl.com/29e5facw
February 5, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Congratulations to Abe Lee and his former PhD student, Xuan Li! Their patent was issued December 31, 2024. This microfluidic trapping array efficiently pairs single cells in isolated compartments in an easy-to-operate manner. Work was funded by NSF.
See details here: tinyurl.com/29e5facw
See details here: tinyurl.com/29e5facw
Congratulations to Thuy Khanh Tran Dao, Michelle Lanterman, Daanish Kulkarni for winning awards in last month's CMBE event!
We are very proud of your achievements and wish you continued success!
We are very proud of your achievements and wish you continued success!
February 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Congratulations to Thuy Khanh Tran Dao, Michelle Lanterman, Daanish Kulkarni for winning awards in last month's CMBE event!
We are very proud of your achievements and wish you continued success!
We are very proud of your achievements and wish you continued success!
BMES announced next week’s 2025 Industry Night!
Find out more on their LinkedIn here: tinyurl.com/4cytjhrr
Find out more on their LinkedIn here: tinyurl.com/4cytjhrr
BMES at UC Irvine on LinkedIn: We are excited to announce our 2025 Industry Night, happening next…
We are excited to announce our 2025 Industry Night, happening next week!
Join us for an evening of networking, industry insights, and opportunities to connect…
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January 30, 2025 at 10:19 PM
BMES announced next week’s 2025 Industry Night!
Find out more on their LinkedIn here: tinyurl.com/4cytjhrr
Find out more on their LinkedIn here: tinyurl.com/4cytjhrr
SLAS2025 is this week, an annual event that celebrates the interconnectivity of technology and discovery, laboratory automation, innovation and analytics. Dr. Elliot Hut will be giving an invited talk about his research Jan 29.
See full agenda here: www.slas.org/events-calen...
See full agenda here: www.slas.org/events-calen...
SLAS2025 International Conference & Exhibition
Exhibitor and attendee registration is now OPEN for SLAS2025. Join us in San Diego, CA, January 25-27 for eight educational tracks, 17 Short Courses, two dynamic keynotes, hundreds of podium and poste...
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January 29, 2025 at 2:57 AM
SLAS2025 is this week, an annual event that celebrates the interconnectivity of technology and discovery, laboratory automation, innovation and analytics. Dr. Elliot Hut will be giving an invited talk about his research Jan 29.
See full agenda here: www.slas.org/events-calen...
See full agenda here: www.slas.org/events-calen...
We're happy to share that Bill Tang’s patent just got published end of last month!
Joanne Ly is his former PhD student and Caryn Bradley is his collaborator in SOM. Bill and Caryn started NeoCare Innovations.
For more information visit here: tinyurl.com/mvvnwy8z
Joanne Ly is his former PhD student and Caryn Bradley is his collaborator in SOM. Bill and Caryn started NeoCare Innovations.
For more information visit here: tinyurl.com/mvvnwy8z
U.S. Patent Application for BIOMEDICAL DEVICE AND CLINICAL ALGORITHM FOR NICU INFANTS Patent Application (Application #20240423535 issued December 26, 2024) - Justia Patents Search
An apparatus and method for measuring a biosignal of a monitored patient, processing the measured biosignal to generate a treatment protocol for guiding clinical care of the monitored patient, and out...
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January 28, 2025 at 10:39 PM
We're happy to share that Bill Tang’s patent just got published end of last month!
Joanne Ly is his former PhD student and Caryn Bradley is his collaborator in SOM. Bill and Caryn started NeoCare Innovations.
For more information visit here: tinyurl.com/mvvnwy8z
Joanne Ly is his former PhD student and Caryn Bradley is his collaborator in SOM. Bill and Caryn started NeoCare Innovations.
For more information visit here: tinyurl.com/mvvnwy8z
Two BME undergrads received NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduate awards through the Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics. Congratulations to Giovanni Tam and Houston Nguyen.
REU: tinyurl.com/3h4msjfd
CADMIM: tinyurl.com/a7zzdbf4
REU: tinyurl.com/3h4msjfd
CADMIM: tinyurl.com/a7zzdbf4
January 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Two BME undergrads received NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduate awards through the Center for Advanced Design and Manufacturing of Integrated Microfluidics. Congratulations to Giovanni Tam and Houston Nguyen.
REU: tinyurl.com/3h4msjfd
CADMIM: tinyurl.com/a7zzdbf4
REU: tinyurl.com/3h4msjfd
CADMIM: tinyurl.com/a7zzdbf4
In 2019, our BioENGINE (BME 180 Senior Design) students were tasked by Dr Sharief Taraman at CHOC to find a solution for Dylan, a cerebral palsy pediatric patient, who wanted to be able to write and perform daily tasks better given his tremors.
January 23, 2025 at 12:24 AM
In 2019, our BioENGINE (BME 180 Senior Design) students were tasked by Dr Sharief Taraman at CHOC to find a solution for Dylan, a cerebral palsy pediatric patient, who wanted to be able to write and perform daily tasks better given his tremors.
The Master of Engineering Program is a Professional Master’s program that includes a 6-month Capstone project with a company. One of the sponsoring companies this year is Inari Medical.
January 16, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Master of Engineering Program is a Professional Master’s program that includes a 6-month Capstone project with a company. One of the sponsoring companies this year is Inari Medical.
Congratulations to BME Distinguished Professor Dr. Kyriacos Athanasiou for receiving the UCI 2024-2025 Distinguished Senior Faculty Award for Research!
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January 16, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Congratulations to BME Distinguished Professor Dr. Kyriacos Athanasiou for receiving the UCI 2024-2025 Distinguished Senior Faculty Award for Research!
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