Category Archives: BioEngineering

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 25-Nov-2014 Contact: Catherine Hockmuth chockmuth@ucsd.edu 858-822-1359 University of California - San Diego @UCSanDiego Bioengineers at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that mouse embryos are contemplating their cellular fates in the earliest stages after fertilization when the embryo has only two to four cells, a discovery that could upend the scientific consensus about when embryonic cells begin differentiating into cell types. Their research, which used single-cell RNA sequencing to look at every gene in the mouse genome, was published recently in the journal Genome Research. In addition, this group published a paper on analysis of "time-course"single-cell data which is taken at precise stages of embryonic development in the journal of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. "Until recently, we haven't had the technology to look at cells this closely," said Sheng Zhong, a bioengineering professor at UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering, who led the research. "Using single-cell RNA-sequencing, we were able to measure every gene in the mouse genome at multiple stages of development to find differences in gene expression at precise stages." The findings reveal cellular activity that could provide insight into where normal developmental processes break down, leading to early … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Nov-2014 Contact: Fco. Javier Alonso fjalonso@bib.uc3m.es Carlos III University of Madrid @uc3m This news release is available in Spanish. The new Chair springs from the desire to boost biomedical research in pathologies that do not have adequate treatment, above all, in the area of genodermatosis and other skin diseases, in addition to developing innovative therapies that could the subject of clinical trials with patients. As reflected in the agreement, the Chair's goal is to constitute a research team that is able to generate innovative therapeutic technologies at the national and international level, develop products with a biotechnological base that can benefit patients, foment doctoral theses focusing on this field, and also carry out the dissemination of information at scientific conferences and among the general public. The Chair will be headed by Professor Marcela del Ro Nechaevsky, from the Bioengineering Department at UC3M and the CIEMAT-CIBER Unit of Regenerative Medicine for Rare Diseases. Among the activities to be carried out under the Chair's support are clinical characterization, physiopathology, cellular and genetic genodermatosis (genetic skin diseases); use of adult stem cells (mesenchymal and epitheial) for cutaneous skin regeneration; and use of 3D matrix carriers of adult stem cells to … Continue reading →

One of UQs leading materials science experts,Professor Chengzhong (Michael)Yu, has been awarded a high-profile prize from the Australian Academy of Science. Professor Yu, group leader at UQs Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, has been recognised with the 2015 Le Fvre Memorial Prize for his scientific research which ranges from developing new ways to deliver vaccines to improved water-treatment technologies. UQ Provost and Senior Vice-President Professor Max Lu said Professor Yu was an outstanding physical chemist who had made significant contributions in the innovation, design, preparation and application of novel nanomaterials. He has developed new strategies to design nanomaterials and is working on a diverse range of applications for these materials, Professor Lu said. The many different applications offered by the new materials include drug and vaccine delivery, battery materials and water-treatment technologies. Among the research undertaken by the Yu group at UQ'sAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology is the design of nanoparticles that mimic a virus to deliver medicines to diseased or damaged cells. Nanoparticles show promise as a platform for targeted delivery in gene therapy, cancer treatment and drug delivery, Professor Yu said. His group has also engineer nanomaterials to remove toxins and other unwanted compounds from waterand … Continue reading →

Julian Meeks, Ph.D. - "Transporting a Career from Bioengineering to Neuroscience" Julian Meeks, Ph.D., University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Neuroscience, gives speech entitled: "Transporting a Career from Bioengineering to Neuroscience" at the 2014... By: NIHNINDS … Continue reading →

Illuminati Bioengineering NEO-MAN Nano-Tech DNA Modification Via Chemtrails, HAARP, Smart Meters Why would they put metals like alumunim, barium, not just in vaccines but in the atmosphere with chemtrails??? In February of 2012 the first Global Future 2045 Congress was held in Moscow.... By: infamos … Continue reading →

Hasan, Turkey, Dual Degree Program, Bioengineering Hasan from Turkey shares his experience with the Dual Degree program between Montana State University and Istanbul Technical University. Learn more about studying internationally at Montana... By: montanastateu … Continue reading →

Next seminar - Hyunjoon Kong (University of Illinois at Urbana) - Friday at 12pm Announcements Department News 11/18 - Jacek Lechowicz of Linninger's lab wins Provost's & Deiss Award for his project on 'Microfluid Platform for the Study of Cellular and Molecular Water Transport in the Central Nervous System." 11/05 - Christopher Knowlton wins UIC moving image category in 2014 Image of Research contest. 10/29 - Computer & Chemical Engineering Best Paper of the Year 2013 AIChE award goes to Andrej Mosat, Eric Lueshen, Martina Heitzig, Cierra Hall, Andreas Linninger, Gurkan Sin, and Rafiqul Gani for 'First Principles Pharmacokinetic Modeling: A Quantitative Study on Cyclosporin, 'Computers & Chemical Engineering 54: 97-110, 2013' 10/16 - Jose Oberholzer with two new grants as PI (Multicomponent microcapsules for allogeneic islet transplantation in a comprehensive, preclinical non-human primate model) for $385,000 and Co-PI (Advanced Biomaterials and delivery systems for Islet Encapsulation) for $1,969,500. 8/8 - GA Mansoori is appointed to the editorial board of Journal of Life Science Engineering. 7/30 - Thomas Royston receives NIH Award at Edward C. Nagy New Investigator Symposium. 6/4 - Hananeh Esmailbeigi and Valerie Dobiesz receive UIC Chancellor's Discovery Fund for $40,000. 6/4 - Dieter Klatt and Orly Lazarov … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 19-Nov-2014 Contact: Herb Booth hbooth@uta.edu 817-272-7075 University of Texas at Arlington @utarlington The University of Texas at Arlington has received two highly competitive Norman Hackerman Advanced Research Program awards from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Baohong Yuan, an associate professor in the Department of Bioengineering, received a $100,000 grant to better monitor cancer metastasis in deep tissue. Hyeok Choi, an assistant professor of environmental engineering in the Department of Civil Engineering, received $80,000 to study solar-driven photocatalytic decomposition of lethal algal toxins in Texas water resources. A total of 269 proposals from 43 institutions requesting $14.8 million in funding were submitted to the Coordinating Board. Only 11 proposals were granted. UT Arlington and UT Austin were the only institutions to receive two approved research proposals. The other seven institutions - Baylor College of Medicine, Lamar University, Rice University, Texas Tech University, UT Dallas, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio and University of Houston - received one grant each. Khosrow Behbehani, dean of the UT Arlington College of Engineering, said the successful Hackerman awards to Drs. Yuan and Choi highlight research excellence at UT Arlington. "This was a highly competitive process, and UT Arlington is pleased … Continue reading →

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 18-Nov-2014 Contact: Sam Wong sam.wong@imperial.ac.uk 44-207-594-2198 Imperial College London @imperialspark Scientists have revealed the mechanisms that enable certain brain cells to persuade others to create 'Mexican waves' linked with cognitive function. Ultimately, the team say their work may help researchers understand more about normal brain function and about neurocognitive disorders such as dementia. Neurons are cells in the brain that communicate chemical and electrical information and they belong to one of two groups- inhibitory or excitatory. While much is known about excitatory neurons, the role of inhibitory neurons is still being debated. Inhibitory neurons can vibrate and they are equipped with mechanisms that enable them to persuade networks of other neurons into imitating their vibrations - setting off 'Mexican waves' in the brain. The scientists believe these collective, oscillating vibrations play a key role in cognitive function. Their research sheds light on how inhibitory neurons use different communication processes to excitatory neurons, which share information via an internal pulsing mechanism. This study was carried out by Imperial College London and the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research. It is published today in the journal Nature Communications. Dr Claudia Clopath, co-author from the Department of Bioengineering at Imperial … Continue reading →

BioDesign Medical Innovation - Bioengineering at HebrewU By: Canadian Friends of Hebrew University … Continue reading →