Penn State Biomedical Engineering

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Are you interested in biomedical engineering❓ We are hosting Potential Student Visit Sessions on February 17 and 28, March 28 and April 18! Details here ➡️ bit.ly/explore-eng

Discovery could eliminate need to refrigerate vaccines and protein-based drugs Read about the research led by Scott Medina ➡️ bit.ly/3PPdHBa

Penn State startup tackles chronic wounds with “Plasma Patch”: Fourth State Therapeutics utilizes Invent Penn State Summer Founders Program to grow ➡️ bit.ly/3CcDlgd

Biosensing platform simultaneously detects vitamin C, SARS-CoV-2 Read about this research led by Aida Ebrahimi ➡️ bit.ly/3PLBhyU

New bioprinting technique creates functional tissue 10x faster: The novel high-throughput-bioprinting technique opens the door for tissue fabrication with high cell density at scale Learn about this research led by Ibrahim T. Ozbolat ➡️ bit.ly/4gMIDxk

Brain mechanisms underpinning loss of consciousness identified: Rapid activity in three brain regions appears to trigger loss of consciousness, researchers at Penn State find Learn about this research led by Nanyin Zhang ➡️ bit.ly/3ZJ0A9m

Professor Keefe Manning elected American Heart Association Fellow ➡️ bit.ly/3ZJXyBA

20 College of Engineering graduate students awarded 2024-25 University Graduate Fellowships and Distinguished Graduate Fellowships ➡️ bit.ly/48kNeUz

Tracking immune cell brain cancer therapies with ultrasound: @theNCI awards biomedical engineering researchers $3.2M to study immune cell-based cancer treatment Read about this research led by Scott Medina ➡️ bit.ly/3DcneiF

Q&A: How does “collective intelligence” emerge among tiny robots? Researcher awarded $1.05M to study the emergence of collective intelligence among simple microrobots Read about this research led by Igor S. Aronson ➡️ bit.ly/4faMp2B

🫀 $2.6M grant to advance potential stem cell-based heart disease treatment Read about this research that includes Xiaojun “Lance” Lian ➡️ bit.ly/4iixwxE

🗺️🧠 Uncharted territory: A Q&A with Nanyin Zhang on mapping brain activity ➡️ bit.ly/3Ok7RXY

“My name is Julianna Simon, and #IEngineer Acoustics.” Julianna Simon, interim director of acoustics and associate professor of acoustics and @PennStateBME, is harnessing the power of sound energy to promote faster healing in patients with soft ligament injuries. ⬇️

Toxic protein may contribute to ALS development: New study elucidates the physiological processes that may contribute to ALS development and identifies a potential therapeutic target Read about this study that includes doctoral candidate Brianna Hnath ➡️ bit.ly/48fO8S6

Associate Professor Spencer Szczesny named fellow of @ASMEdotorg ➡️ bit.ly/3NoSmgT

HAPPENING TOMORROW: Potential Student Visit❗ ⬇️ Details below ⬇️ twitter.com/PennStateBME/s…

Student startups showcase progress at Summer Founders Demo Day: The startup accelerator wrapped up with Demo Day in August ➡️ bit.ly/3TxU9n6

Q&A: Can electricity treat high blood pressure❓ Read about this research led by Tao Zhou ➡️ bit.ly/4h1IOpB

HAPPENING TOMORROW: Potential Student Visit❗ ⬇️ Details below ⬇️ twitter.com/PennStateBME/s…