Biomedical Engineering
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Annual dinner honors student athletes, ROTC members for double duty
Marc Panu, BE’14, addresses engineering student athletes and ROTC members. Citing the Beatles, former Vanderbilt Football Coach James Franklin and Confucius, two School of Engineering alumni told student athletes and ROTC members that their undergraduate experiences have put them ahead of their peers – they already know how to manage… Read MoreFeb. 1, 2019
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Spring career fair draws record student attendance and 17 new companies
A record number of engineering undergraduates attended the career fair held Jan. 28, an event that also attracted 17 new companies. In all, 363 students attended, up from 343 last year. The spring semester fair is an engineering-only event and 47 companies participated, an increase of more than 25… Read MoreJan. 31, 2019
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Smith’s spinal cord imaging work lauded
In recognition of his research contributions to improve magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) methods for detecting and quantifying spinal cord damage, Seth Smith, associate professor of radiology and radiological sciences, biomedical engineering, and ophthalmology and visual sciences, was recently awarded a 2018 Distinguished Investigator Award by the Academy for Radiology and… Read MoreJan. 10, 2019
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Engineering senior ropes crown in Missouri rodeo contest
Kaitlyn Ayers, a BME senior, and Cocoa compete in the 2019 Miss Rodeo Missouri pageant. Kaitlyn Ayers is likely the only Vanderbilt engineering student whose gap year will include a tiara, a horse and pole bending. Ayers, a senior in biomedical engineering, is 2019 Miss Rodeo Missouri. She won the… Read MoreJan. 6, 2019
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FDA approves device based on Vanderbilt invention to ID parathyroid during head and neck surgeries
Ten years after Professor of Biomedical Engineering Anita Mahadevan-Jansen discovered that parathyroid tissues glow under near-infrared light, the FDA has approved a device based on the technology for surgical use. She and her team developed the technology at the Vanderbilt Biophotonics Center. The device called “PTeye” has been tested at… Read MoreDec. 17, 2018
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VISE celebrates new home and showcases tech to improve patient care
(L to R) Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos, VISE Director and Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering Benoit Dawant, doctoral student Ahmet Cakir and Assistant Professor of Computer Science Ipek Oguz at the VISE open house (Anne Rayner/Vanderbilt University) The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering celebrated its opening of dedicated space… Read MoreDec. 14, 2018
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BME student dancers find joy, community, and stress relief at the barre
BME junior Danielle Liu, center, and BME senior Dominque Szymkiewicz, right, perform in VUPointe’s 2018 production of The Nutcracker. (Photo by Madison Lindeman) Nearly everything falls away when Danielle Liu performs – classes, labs, deadlines, stress. Everything, that is, but excitement and joy. “When I’m performing, everything is out of… Read MoreDec. 10, 2018
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Vanderbilt engineering professor wins inaugural $2.5M Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research
Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. CZI awards over $51 million to fight a class of diseases that include Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Ethan Lippmann, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Vanderbilt University, has won an inaugural Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for neurodegenerative disorders research. Read MoreDec. 5, 2018
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VISE hosts annual symposium Dec. 12 as new space opens for collaboration
The new VISE space at Medical Center North features a mock OR and a large area for collaboration. The Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering hosts it 7th Annual Symposium Dec. 12 with invited speakers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Johns Hopkins University and the Chinese… Read MoreDec. 4, 2018
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Clark Scholars mingle with foundation and university leadership
Clark Scholars mingle with foundation and university officials at a November reception. (Vanderbilt University) Now a group of 20 students, the A. James Clark Scholars at the School of Engineering met recently with members of the foundation that endowed the program as well as top Vanderbilt officials. The Clark Scholars Program is… Read MoreNov. 30, 2018