UU BME well-represented at annual campus undergraduate research symposium
Each semester, the University’s Office of Undergraduate Research hosts the campus-wide Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS), providing the opportunity for University of Utah students from all disciplines to present their work in a scholarly…
BME NSF GRFP 204 Fellowship Awardees
Three University of Utah BME PhD students were recently announced as awardees of NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) seeks to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and…
University of Utah and BME figure prominently in the Utah 14th Annual Bench to Bedside (B2B) Competition
Monday, April 8th, 2024 witnessed the annual Bench-2-Bedside Medical Innovation competition at the Utah State Capitol building, led by a cadre of BME student organizers and the University’s Center for Medical Innovation. BME students…
Studying Tumor Formation With Artificial Mucus
REPOSTED FROM THE JOHN AND MARCIA PRICE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING – See the full story and additional materials here. During cold and flu season, excess mucus is a common, unpleasant symptom of illness, but the slippery substance is…
Treating Chronic Pain and Depression with Ultrasound: U of U Researchers Demonstrate New Technology’s Potential
REPOSTED FROM THE JOHN AND MARCIA PRICE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING – See the original story here. For many people, to have chronic pain or treatment-resistant depression is to feel trapped. Those struggling with these conditions…
BME Seminar Speaker – Heather Gustfson
Modeling secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH): An innate immune primary story Heather Gustafson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington & Seattle Children’s Hospital Friday, April 12th at 11:45 am…
BME Undergrad Senior, Joseph Southern, and BME Alum, Colin Kitz, featured in Frontiers in Neurology
[video src="https://www.bme.utah.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Video-1.mp4" /] BME Senior Joseph Southern recently co-authored a research publication with BME Alum Colin Kitz of Becton, Dickinson and Company titled “An integrated workflow for 2D and 3D…
BME Seminar Speaker – Jacob A. George
The Force is with U: Turning Luke Skywalker’s Bionic Arm from Sci-Fi Dream to Real-World Impact Jacob A. George, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physical Medicine &…
BME Seminar Speaker – Karen L. Troy
Maybe I just tied my shoes too tight: Imaging and computational modeling to understand metatarsal bone stress injury Karen L. Troy, Ph.D. Professor and Associate Department Head of Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Friday,…
BME Hosts Annual Graduate Visitation Weekend
Every February, the Department of Biomedical Engineering invites prospective graduate students from around the country to Salt Lake City for a visitation experience. This 3-day event provides these prospective students first-hand experience on what…