Case Western Reserve University Department of Biomedical Engineering

The Fall 2024 Biomedical Engineering Alliance Newsletter is now available! Follow the link below to read stories about how #CWRUBME and #ClevelandClinic researchers are creating technology in service of humanity and redefining the landscape of disease biology and medicine... https://lnkd.in/ev9HNzG2

Please join us tomorrow - Thursday, Dec 12 - at 3pm for a Neural Prosthesis Seminar featuring Randy Kardon, MD, PhD, Professor of Neuro-ophthalmology, Director of Iowa City VA Center for Prevention and Treatment of Visual Loss and the Pomerantz Family Chair of Ophthalmology at Iowa VA. Dr. Kardon will present on New Aspects of Non-invasive Monitoring of Ocular Blood Flow Relevant to the Brain and Spinal Cord. Time: 3pm EST Date: Thursday, Dec. 12 Place: Wolstein Research Bldg Auditorium, 2103 Cornell Rd., Rm 1413., Cleveland, OH 44106 Use the following link to add the event to your calendar: https://evt.to/eeihdmogw

This article from The Daily features a handful of first-generation #CWRU students, including Kianna Sabrina Verdugo, a third-year biomedical engineering student. She is the president of First CWRU - a student organization that helps first-gen college students navigate their university experience. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/eMNdsbtA

Anirban Sen Gupta and his research colleagues are featured in this THINK article... https://lnkd.in/eN9Gfxkw Read it and learn about their mission to create a lifesaving blood substitute!

During Innovation Week, postdocs and student researchers participated in a Poster Pitch Contest with the challenge to engage a broad audience on research themes via succinct presentations. Among the winners were three members of #CWRUBME: Lyra Bhatnagar, Gabrielle Labrozzi, and Suzhou Li. Congratulations! Read all about Innovation Week at the link below... https://lnkd.in/grWuAcKF

This article about a mysterious electromagnetic mechanism references a 2019 paper from the #CWRU laboratory of Dominique Durand. Click the link below to learn how consciousness might hide in the brain’s electric fields! https://lnkd.in/e7ufU6SM

At this year's Innovation Week, Case School of Engineering Assistant Dean of Strategic Initiatives Lauren Biddlecombe was named Research Staff Innovator of the Year thanks to the instrumental part she played in the school surpassing $50 million in research expenditures for the first time in its history! Read more about this achievement in the following article from The Daily... https://lnkd.in/eMcD9g2y

In October, #CWRU hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building. When it opens in Fall 2026, it will be home to more than 60 principal investigators and their teams from Case School of Engineering, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, and others. Read all about it at the link below! https://lnkd.in/e_gfjkTX

#CWRUBME is hiring a Biomedical Engineering Postdoctoral Scholar! Visit the link below to learn more about the position and how to apply. https://lnkd.in/eAzcg6wB

Though Case Western Reserve University alumni Michael and Betsy Cherkasky never studied science or engineering, they chose to give back to their alma mater by donating $1 million to the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB). #CWRU couldn't be more grateful for the significant impact their gift will have on the university! https://lnkd.in/eBgbKdH2