Biomedical Engineering

A team of Vanderbilt researchers has developed a wirelessly activated device that mimics the wavelike muscular function in the esophagus and small intestine responsible for transporting food and viscous fluids for digestion. The soft-robotic prototype, which is driven by strong magnets controlled by a wearable external actuator,… Read More

Kristin O’Grady, MD, in Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS) next to next to a scanner (CT or MRI). (Photo by Susan Urmy) By Bill Snyder Kristin Poole O’Grady, PhD’15, assistant professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and assistant professor of… Read More

Seven engineering graduate students and three undergraduates in the Vanderbilt School of Engineering are 2024 recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program supports students who are pursuing full-time, research-based graduate degrees in science, technology, engineering or math. Recipients receive financial support for their education and an annual stipend to support their research and career endeavors. Read More

Krish Roy, Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering, announced the award of emeritus faculty status to Douglas Fisher, Associate Professor Emeritus of Computer Science, Richard Alan Peters II, Associate Professor Emeritus of Electrical Engineering, and Peter Pintauro, Eugene McBrayer in Chemical Engineering Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Chemical and… Read More

Accomplished alumni from the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering who have gone onto successful careers in energy markets, health care, academia and space transportation—along with an Under Secretary for the U.S. Department of Defense—will join the School of Engineering’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni. In addition, a longtime community volunteer… Read More

Four Vanderbilt University engineering faculty members have been elected to the 2024 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Read More

Advancements in the surgical treatment of endocrine disorders, including thyroid disease, will be on display March 14-16 during the Sixth Parathyroid Fluorescence Symposium hosted by the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering. Orrin H. Ingram Professor in Biomedical Engineering Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, ISITES conference chair (John Russell/Vanderbilt University) The symposium, held in… Read More

Vanderbilt Class of 2024 profiles Schyler Rowland, Class of 2024 (John Russell/Vanderbilt) Biomedical engineering major Schyler Rowland doesn’t think you should be impressed by her accomplishments. And even though she’s spent all four of her undergraduate years working on research to make fighting cancer more successful and affordable, she’s… Read More

A multidisciplinary group of investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Pennsylvania received a $3.2 million grant to develop novel brain network-based measures to guide surgical decisions and improve outcomes in the field of epilepsy surgery. This diagram relates to research, “The Interictal Suppression Hypothesis… Read More

  by Ann Marie Deer Owens In the true spirit of an engineer, Krishnendu “Krish” Roy has always relished the role of a builder—whether that’s assembling an internationally renowned bioengineering center like the one he led before coming to Vanderbilt or bringing together experts from a vast array of… Read More