Biomedical Engineering
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Fresh from company launch and I-Corps, Webster passes lessons along
Sinead Miller, a PhD student in biomedical engineering, discusses her new company on the last day of the new IMPACT class. (Heidi Hall/Vanderbilt University) Robert Webster III launched his first company, Virtuoso Surgical, in April. He completed the National Science Foundation’s I-Corps program for new tech companies… Read MoreDec. 15, 2016
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Seven young faculty to watch
Impressive grants, cutting-edge research hallmark of recent hires The School of Engineering is stepping up recruiting efforts to ensure a continued pipeline of talented young professors, with administration increasing its focus on creating a diverse faculty. This year, the school unveiled its Emerging Scholars in Engineering Lecture… Read MoreDec. 5, 2016
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Undergrad takes top slot in NSBE research competition; topic was drug delivery
Computer science major wins third in pitch competition Somtochukwu “Somto” Dimobi threw herself into research the minute she could after arriving from Lagos, Nigeria, to major in chemical engineering at Vanderbilt. Now, the sophomore is collecting national kudos for research in biomedical engineering, an accomplishment she attributes to the university’s… Read MoreNov. 28, 2016
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Biomedical engineering department pioneer, emeritus professor Ensign Johnson dies
An emeritus professor who early in his career was one of three faculty members to lay the foundation for the biomedical engineering department at Vanderbilt University died Nov. 3, 2016, in Nashville. L. Ensign Johnson L. Ensign Johnson, Jr., 85, was a professor of biomedical engineering and electrical engineering from… Read MoreNov. 7, 2016
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Scholarships available to STEM students who want to teach
Many STEM undergraduates want to pursue teaching. The Noyce Scholarship can help in a big way. Undergraduate students majoring in science, math or engineering subjects have the opportunity to make a difference in high-needs secondary schools while earning teaching licensure and a master’s degree from… Read MoreOct. 7, 2016
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School of Engineering recruits biomedical engineering chair, new faculty members
The Vanderbilt University School of Engineering announces the appointment of senior faculty to the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and four junior faculty members representing biomedical, mechanical and computer science and computer engineering departments. Michael R. King will join Vanderbilt as professor and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Cynthia… Read MoreOct. 3, 2016
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‘Pre-Flight’ course for startups offered to Vanderbilt students, faculty and staff
Think you’ve got an idea that could become the next Facebook or Google, but you’re not sure how to get it off the ground? Turning ideas into action is the aim of a new, seven-week Pre-Flight course, developed by the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and offered… Read MoreSep. 28, 2016
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Alum finds laser parameters for fence that kills mosquitoes, not honeybees
An attempt to poison Zika-carrying mosquitoes in South Carolina made headlines earlier this month when it killed millions of honeybees, too. That’s the perpetual issue in pest control: How do you make it deadly enough to take out the bugs you want without harming the ones you… Read MoreSep. 19, 2016
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Cochlear implant team shares insights in Ireland
Members of Vanderbilt’s cochlear implant program at Deerfield Residence, the official residence in Dublin of U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Kevin O’Malley. An interdisciplinary team at Vanderbilt that developed an innovative method of programming cochlear implants to help people hear better recently presented at Deerfield Residence, the U.S. Read MoreAug. 26, 2016
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Duvall earns spot on CMBE journal’s 2016 Young Innovators list
Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering, a journal of the Biomedical Engineering Society, has named Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Director of Graduate Recruiting in Biomedical Engineering Craig Duvall to its third annual list of Young Innovators of Cellular… Read MoreAug. 18, 2016