Pitt Bioengineering

Our students shined at the Fall 2025 Design Expo, solving real-world industry problems collaboratively and creatively. Congratulations to all the teams for their amazing designs! news.engineering.pitt.edu/fall-2025-seni…

Great Good Morning America report on the ground breaking technological advancements at @PittTweet giving patients with spinal cord injuries ability to move. goodmorningamerica.com/video/126828210 via @GMA @ABC @UPMC

Jonathan P. Vande Geest @vandegeestLabH2P et al. @PittEngineering utilize a two-photon fabrication technique to fabricate a model of the human lamina cribrosa (mLC) to scale.

What if the tiny vessels once blamed for aneurysm growth are also key to preventing a rupture? Pitt’s Anne Robertson will explore this question and share her recent research at Purdue University’s Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering on October 29. engineering.purdue.edu/BME/AboutUs/Ne…

Congratulations to Amir Alavi! The National Institutes of Health awarded a $352,213 R21 grant to Alavi, Nitin Agarwal, and D. Kojo Hamilton to develop and test novel, wireless, metamaterial spinal implants in vivo. news.engineering.pitt.edu/pitt-engineer-…

First paper from @ShiwarskiLab at @PittVMI & @PittBioE in @PittDeptofMed and @Andrew_Hudson3D in Feinberg group @CMUEngineering on the cover of @ScienceAdvances! Check out our #FRESH #Bioprinting of perfusable scaffolds pancreatic tissue scaffolds. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Congratulations to our newest Goldwater Scholar, Satyaj Bhargava, a @PittBioEjunior and @FrederickHonors scholar! pittwire.pitt.edu/features-artic…

Today we celebrate our 2025 @NSF Graduate Research Fellows! Heather M. Phillips (Engineering Science/@PittECE) and Katelin Rahn (@PittBioE), as well as alumna Annette Thompson (@ChemePitt)! Congratulations as well to our Honorable Mentions! news.engineering.pitt.edu/new-round-of-n…

What if your startup failed right out of the gate? For @PittEngineering alum Blake Dubé, it led to a life-saving product now helping thousands of pets. 💡 See how this Big Idea Competition winner went from campus research to global impact:pi.tt/Dube

The numbers are out - and the Swanson School is ranked #24 among public graduate engineering programs by @usnews. news.engineering.pitt.edu/swanson-school…

Excited to welcome @Joseph_DeSimone as our 2025 @covestro Distinguished Lecturer @ChemePitt @PittEngineering @PittTweet !

Big news for @PittEngineering! Dr. Pratap Khanwilkar is back—this time leading Master’s Programs to shape the next generation of innovators. With 40+ years in medtech & startups, he's focusing on developing BioE grad students for success! news.engineering.pitt.edu/mastering-the-…

Congratulations to (now) Dr. @lizzyybentley on successfully defending her PhD Thesis from @PittBioE @PittTweet @PittEngineering . Kudos Lizzy!

Congratulations to our @PittECE RK Mellon Chair Professor Fang Z Peng who today was elected to @theNAEng for "contributions to the development of high-power electronics technologies for advanced power grid control and energy conversion." news.engineering.pitt.edu/pitt-engineeri… #H2P #NAE

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💡 Failure can be a powerful teacher, and Helen Schwerdt is diving into why! With a $2.5M NIH grant, her team is uncovering how dopamine shapes learning from rewards and punishments. 🧠🔬 Read more about this groundbreaking research: news.engineering.pitt.edu/diving-deep-in…

Bioengineering Professionals - We want YOU at our Spring Career Fair! 💼 Come represent your company Thursday, February 14 (virtual) or Friday, February 15 (in person). Register: pitt.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_ag…

Can walking predict Alzheimer’s risk? A team led by @gelsyto is studying walking patterns to detect early cognitive decline, thanks to a $5.3M NIH grant. #ADRD news.engineering.pitt.edu/taking-a-strid…

Vanish Therapeutics, a Pitt-based startup, is advancing RNA-based therapies for chronic pain management. This innovative approach could offer a new paradigm in treating pain, with promising implications for patient care. pitt.edu/pittwire/featu…