Jason Maikos received an award for Outstanding Scientific and Engineering Innovation in a Poster Presentation as lead author on his poster "Characterization of Immediate Blood-Spinal Cord Barrier Damage Due to Mechanical Trauma", which was presented at the 2005 BMES Symposium in Baltimore. Jason's advisor, Dr. David Shreiber, was the Principal Investigator for the poster, which also included Devesh Patel (a BME Senior) and Dr. Wise Young (Cell Biology & Neuroscience) as co-authors.
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March 2006
March 29, 2006
The Engineering Governing Council recently announced that Professor Yannis Androulakiswas selected by the Biomedical Engineering students to receive the 2005-2006 Excellence in Teaching Award. The award will be presented during the Leadership Conference on April 9 2006.
March 23, 2006
Professor Adrian Mann has received an award of $259,724 from the Bioengineering and Environmental Sciences Division of the National Science Foundation. The award will support a study into the effects of tannins, chlorhexidine, peroxide, and sodium bicarbonate on the mechanical properties, morphology, and intermolecular bonding of salivary pellicle. The research is funded through the Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry scheme and will be undertaken in collaboration with Church & Dwight, Inc., Princeton, NJ.
March 14, 2006
Professor Martin Yarmush was recently selected to be inducted into the New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame. The New Jersey High-Tech Hall of Fame was created to spotlight the high-tech achievements of business leaders, researchers, educators, and government officials, who, through their leadership and accomplishments, have made New Jersey one of the premier high-tech states in the nation. The awards ceremony will be held on May 7.
March 13, 2006
Rutgers, NJIT, UMDNJ, Princeton, Stevens, Kean University, and the Biotechnology Council of New Jersey hosted their third Biomedical Engineering Showcase on Friday, February 10th 2006. The event, which focused on Stem Cells and Biomedical Engineering, drew in more than 400 attendees, 24 exhibitors and over 40 poster presentations. Representatives from academia included undergraduates, graduate students and faculty, and industry was well represented by a vast array of researchers, CEO�s, accountants, lawyers and sales representatives.
February 2006
February 14, 2006
Several BME undergraduates were awarded grants in the Spring 2006 competition by the Aresty Research Center to support their research.
January 2006
January 30, 2006
Professor Anant Madabhushi�s work on early detection of prostate cancer from high resolution MRI was featured at the recent Technology Transfer Showcase Forum held at Rutgers. The forum was sponsored by the Technology Licensing offices at Rutgers, NJIT, Princeton, and UMDNJ.
January 4, 2006
A hernia repair device using a polymer from Professor Joachim Kohn�s combinatorial library of polyarylates has received FDA approval for marketing. The device, developed by TyRx Pharma, Inc., consists of a surgical mesh coated with a polymer which gives the surgical mesh improved handling characteristics that facilitate precise placement during the surgical repair and leaves less implant material following the resorption of the coating.
December 2005
December 9, 2005
Professor Nada Boustany was recently appointed Chair of the Emerging Leaders Task Force Committee of the International Society for Analytical Cytology (ISAC) To ISAC was established in 1976 to promote research, development, and applications in analytical cytology.
December 6, 2005
Professor Noshir Langrana was recently appointed Associate Editor of the �Journal of Biomechanical Engineering� (JBME). JBME reports research results in most areas of biomechanical systems, including: artificial organs and prostheses; bioinstrumentation and measurements; bio-heat transfer; biomaterials; biomechanics; bioprocess engineering; cellular mechanics; design and control of biological systems; and physiological systems.