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BME 101 Poster Session 2024

The annual BME 101 Poster Session was held on Friday, December 6, 2024.  This event gives undergraduate students in Professor Edward Brown's course, BME 101: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering,  a unique opportunity to collaborate and dive deeper into topics that spark their interest within the field of biomedical engineering.

A ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ team harnessed bacteria to capture carbon dioxide and generate energy.

Gabriel Pierce ’25 To Appear in Geva Production of ‘A Christmas Carol’’

It always amazes me how our Hajim School students are able to thrive in both engineering and the arts. One of the latest examples is Gabriel Pierce ’25, a double major in biomedical engineering and theater who is appearing in Geva Theatre’s production of A Christmas Carol.

Gabe is performing as a Londoner/ensemble in the holiday classic, which began November 23 and runs through December 29. Read about Gabe on page 16 of and learn more about the production on the .

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Tau Beta Phi Engineering Honor Society 2024

Rochester’s chapter of the recently initiated 30 new members. Throughout the academic year, our chapter hosts a variety of activities including community service, social events, corporate information sessions, and study sessions to help other engineering students succeed.

The Wells Prize honorees exemplify the best of the multidisciplinary educational opportunities available at Rochester.

Society of Women Engineers Chapter Attends WE24

Proud moment! Ten members of the  student chapter recently returned from WE24: Together We Rise conference in Chicago - the world's largest conference for women in engineering!

The method uses ultrathin membranes to capture tiny packets of cellular material called extracellular vesicles.

Researchers will use tissue-on-chip technology as a new way to explore the relationship between the lungs and brain.

Four recently issued patents, developed by Kevin Parker, the William F. May Professor of Engineering at the University’s Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, and his doctoral students, boost ultrasound scanners to detect obscured pathologies.

Allie Jia Hui Tay Receives Tau Beta Pi Scholarship

Congratulations to Allie Jia Hui Tay ’25 BME, who received a Tau Beta Pi Record Scholarship. This award commemorates Leroy E. Record, KS A ’29, whose generous bequest provides earnings to support awards in perpetuity.

A team led by Professors Diane Dalecki and Denise Hocking have developed a novel technique that could be used to treat damaged tissue in a range of medical applications.

BME Welcomes Dr. Benjamín Castañeda

We are pleased to announce that as of July 2024, Dr. Benjamín Castañeda has officially joined the faculty of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ. Ben obtained his M.Sc. in Computer Engineering from Rochester Institute of Technology (2004) and his Ph.D. in Electrical & Computer Engineering from ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ (2009). Previously, he was a full professor of the Department of Engineering and Director of Academic Affairs of the School of Science and Engineering at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. In this university, he founded the Medical Imaging Laboratory and the Biomedical Engineering undergraduate program.

Azmeer Sharipol Awarded F99/K00 Grant From NCI

Azmeer Sharipol, PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering (), was recently awarded the  (NCI) F99K00 predoctoral to postdoctoral fellow transition award.

The ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ team, led by James McGrath, Ph.D., is working with Duke University researchers to develop tissue chip tools to better understand the roles of physiological barriers in disease.

Samantha Romanick Discusses Ongoing Research of Microplastics on WXXI & EARTHDAY.ORG

Samantha Romanick, PhD, a postdoctoral researcher in the  studying microplastics, was recently featured on WXXI's Connections with Evan Dawson, and in an EARTHDAY.ORG event.  

Veena Ganeshan Receives President's Staff Community Service Award

Veena Ganeshan, PhD, a Senior Instructor & Sr Laboratory Engineer in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, received the President's Staff Community Service Award. 

A new $2.7 million Director’s Pioneer Award (DP1) grant from the National Institute Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) has been awarded to , to study how non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) impacts brain function in people living with HIV.

Targeted Medication Reduced Scar Tissue Formation, Improved Mechanical Function in One Treatment

Allison Lopatkin ’13, is one of 22 early-career scientists selected nationwide to explore some of the most pressing questions in human health and medicine.

Upstate New York's Inaugural MPS Symposium Celebrates Success

On June 3, 2024, the inaugural Upstate New York MPS Symposium (UNY-MPSS 2024) was held at the ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ. The event was a tremendous success, with nearly 100 attendees from over a dozen institutions from across Northeast America, including some representation from as far as the West Coast.

BME Professors Receive 2024 University Research Awards

Last week, the Office of the Vice President for Research announced seven Hajim School researchers will receive .

2024 Undergraduate Awards

Congratulations to several of our outstanding biomedical engineering majors that have won awards from the BME Department, and the Hajim School of Engineering & Applied Sciences.

BME Students Invent Tick Collection System For Researchers in Costa Rica

Days before they are set to present their final design to the community during Design Day, a team of senior biomedical engineering students (Sarah Manning, Rachelle Gomez-Guevara, Lawrence Chen and Anjali Patel) tinkers with a small radio-controlled car they have tricked out to handle rough terrain, travel long distances, and carry flannel flags.

Researchers at the and aim to discover better drug-delivery methods and improve mechanistic and functional understandings of the hearing, balance, and brain connection.

Tochukwu Iyke-Nzeocha Earns Sue S. Stewart Award

Congratulations to biomedical engineering student Tochukwu Iyke-Nzeocha ’24 for earning the Sue S. Stewart Leadership and Community Service Award. Tochukwu was presented the award at the 2024 on Saturday, 4/13.

Ernestina Domey Awarded Two Optica Scholarships

Ernestina Domey, a first-year BME masters student working in the , has achieved an impressive milestone by receiving two prestigious Optica scholarships!

Tochukwu Iyke-Nzeocha Receives NSBE 2024 Edward E. Barnette Jr. Community Impact Scholarship

Tochukwu Iyke-Nzeocha '24, BME major and president of the UR NSBE chapter, received the prestigious 2024 .

Chloe Zhang Wins Award at AS&E Graduate Research Symposium

Congratulations to Chloe Zhang, PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering, for winning "best presentation" at the . 

Maiken Nedergaard, MD, DMSc, has been recognized by the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization (HFSPO) with its for her “groundbreaking discovery and exploration” of the glymphatic system, the brain’s unique waste removal system, and the role that sleep plays in its function.  

In anticipation of the total solar eclipse happening in Rochester, New York, on April 8, 2024, James Zavislan, a professor of optics and of biomedical engineering and an associate professor of at the , wants everyone to understand the risks involved and how to have a safe, enjoyable eclipse experience.

Rochester researchers are developing multimodal, non-invasive ways to study the brain’s physiology and reduce neurological issues associated with the therapy.

Children who come into the ICU for any number of reasons may wind up with acute kidney injury, a dangerous condition in which kidneys can no longer filter waste from the blood.

A multidisciplinary team of 10 undergraduates (including biomedical engineering majors: Ines Drissi Qeytoni, Allie Tay, and Wenqi Di) pioneered new technologies to more efficiently replicate useful chemicals found in plants, including those endangered by Earth’s changing climate.

Congratulations to Dr. on receiving the ’s Adele L. Boskey, PhD Award for her contributions to musculoskeletal research and mentorship of next-generation scientists. 

BME Welcomes Dr. Cherice Hill

We are pleased to announce that as of January 2024, Dr. Cherice Hill has officially joined the faculty of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ. 

Marvin Doyley Receives the Advocacy and Action Award

, the Wilson Professor of Electronic Imaging and chair of the , received the Advocacy and Action Award during last week’s ceremony.

New NIH-funded Center Could Soon Reduce the Need for Pharmaceutical Trials on Animals

The will house a new national center focused on using tissue-on-chip technology to develop drugs more rapidly and reduce the need for animal trials.

Abolhassani and Chen Take 2nd Place in America’s Got Regulatory Science Talent Competition

Graduate students from across the ÌìÃÀÊÓƵ presented their proposals to improve regulatory science as participants in the held by UR CTSI this past December.