Biomedical Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    BME alumnus Ash Jayagopal named Chief Scientific Officer of Opus Genetics

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Oct. 21, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    New drug targets vascular inflammation, drastically improves vascular procedures’ long-term effectiveness

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Oct. 12, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two Vanderbilt biomedical engineers lead top academic societies in their fields

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 21, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Cynthia Reinhart-King is president-elect of the Biomedical Engineering Society

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 20, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Data science workshops open to Vanderbilt community

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 17, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    School of Engineering announces 14 faculty appointments

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 16, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt Engineering is 36th in 2022 ‘U.S. News’ rankings

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 13, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Team awarded $2.3 million NIH grant to evaluate new, more accurate ultrasound methods

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 9, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    $1.9 million NIH project to investigate effects of shear stress on cancer cells

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 9, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Research Snapshot: BME team demonstrates potential for 1st clinically successful osteoarthritis drug

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 2, 2021