Professors Troy Shinbrot, Helen Buettner, David Shreiber and Kathryn Uhrich have recently received a $200,000 award to study the migration of implanted spinal neurons. This award by the New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research will combine computational and experimental analyses of future rehabilitative technologies to regenerate damaged spinal systems.
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December 2005
November 2005
November 30, 2005
Professor David Shreiber has received a 2-year, $150,000 award from the Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Research Foundation to design biomaterials for limiting astrocyte inhibition of spinal cord regeneration. Professor Bonnie Firestein (Cell Biology & Neuroscience) is a co-investigator.
November 15, 2005
Professor Kathryn Uhrich has been named the 2005 winner of the Buck-Whitney Medal for outstanding new research in chemistry and biochemistry. The American Chemical Society presented Professor Uhrich with the medal at its Nov. 14 2005 meeting at Albany Molecular Research, Inc. Albany, NY
October 2005
October 25, 2005
Professor Yannis Androulakis received a $35,000 Knowledge Build Award from ExxonMobil. The funds will support research related to the analysis and representation of complex reaction pathways.
October 15, 2005
Professor Martin Yarmush has been chosen to give a plenary presentation representing the Food, Pharmaceutical and Bioengineering division at the Annual AIChE Meeting in Cincinnati. Professor Yarmush�s talk is entitled, �Tissue Engineering: Microsystems and Macrosystems for Functional Genomics, Metabolic Engineering, Stem Cell Differentiation, and the Treatment of Liver Disease.�
October 10, 2005
The Department of Biomedical Engineering has won a 1-year $250,000 grant from the Wallace H. Coulter Foundation to fund translational research activities that are collaborative with UMDNJ investigators. The Prinicipal Investigators of this award are Professors Noshir Langrana, Stan Dunn, and Martin Yarmush.
October 1, 2005
A team of Rutgers investigators led by Professor Dimitris Metaxas will be aided in their study of how to accurately detect lying through a $3.5 million grant from U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security. The researchers are investigating how a person�s subtle body movements may indicate deception. The goal is to capture these cues on camera, analyze the movements via computer and deliver input on the subject�s likely truthfulness.
September 2005
September 29, 2005
A collaborative research team of NJIT and Rutgers, including Professor William Craelius, has won major funding to establish a joint research center to develop technology for children with orthopedic disabilities. The Center will be established by a $4.8M grant from the Us National Institute for Disability Research and Resources.
September 3, 2005
Professors Stan Dunn, Alkis Constantinides, and Prabhas Moghe have published a BME textbook entitled �Numerical Modeling in Biomedical Systems.� received a $135,000 Teaching Materials grant from the Whitaker Foundation. The book which brings together a set of computational problem solving tools important to biomedical engineers, had received a $135,000 Teaching Materials grant from the Whitaker Foundation.
September 1, 2005
Professor John Semmlow, in collaboration with Sonomedica, LLC of Vienna, VA, was awarded a Phase I NIH STTR grant for a project entitled, �Improved Acoustic Detection of Coronary Blockages�. The objective of the research program is to improve acoustic-based detection of coronary artery disease to a clinical level.