Biomedical Engineering Category
Vanderbilt brings editors to campus for a workshop on getting published in top journals
Oct. 18, 2023—The Office of the Vice Provost of Research is partnering with editors from Nature Communications and Nature Biomedical Engineering for a workshop to help researchers get published in top journals. The workshop follows on the heels of the Nature Conference on Bioengineering for Global Health conference that will be held at Vanderbilt on Nov. 13-15....
Michael R. King receives distinguished excellence in leadership award
Oct. 18, 2023—Michael R. King, the J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering, has been selected to receive the 2024 BMES CMBE Christopher Jacobs Award for Excellence in Leadership for his work in the cellular and molecular bioengineering community. King holds a secondary appointment in radiology and radiological sciences and he is an internationally renowned researcher and scholar....
Computer science major helps fight infectious diseases with AI-focused Immersion Vanderbilt project
Oct. 17, 2023—By Amy Wolf Today’s fight against infectious diseases is being waged in the computer lab as much as the wet lab. Using artificial intelligence and machine learning, Vanderbilt researchers and students like School of Engineering undergraduate Karen Pu are expanding the power of computer modeling to identify mutating viruses—and potentially improve vaccines. Karen Pu, class...
Vanderbilt leads $12M effort to accelerate real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and funding for aspiring entrepreneurs
Oct. 9, 2023—Robert Webster (Vanderbilt University) Vanderbilt University’s Robert Webster and Charleson Bell, BE’07, MS’09, PhD’15, will receive $12 million to establish and manage the Mid-South Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub. REACH will focus on accelerating real-world impact of biomedical innovations through education, mentorship and financial support for entrepreneurs. The hub spans a four-state network (Tennessee, Mississippi,...
Franz Baudenbacher named 2023 Master Innovator at Vanderbilt
Sep. 18, 2023—Franz Baudenbacher, associate professor of biomedical engineering and physics and deputy director of the Vanderbilt Institute for Integrative Biosystems Research and Education (VIIBRE), is one of four Vanderbilt entrepreneurs and innovators recognized by the university’s Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization (CTTC) recognizes excellence in innovation through its Master Innovator Recognition Program. Baudenbacher has made...
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office visits VU to discuss research translation, trademarking and patenting, inclusive innovation
Sep. 15, 2023—Senior leadership from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently visited Vanderbilt University to learn more about the innovation ecosystem in Nashville and about translational research being conducted on campus. They also collaborated on how to commercialize intellectual property, discussed opportunities for inclusive innovation, and strategized how to create a recruitment pipeline for Vanderbilt students...
Merryman, Lindsley make headway in drug development to cure pulmonary arterial hypertension
Sep. 13, 2023—Research led by David Merryman, a professor of biomedical engineering, pharmacology and medicine who holds the Walters Family Chair, has resulted in the development of VU6047534, a new drug that treats pulmonary arterial hypertension—a type of high blood pressure that affects arteries in the lungs and in the heart—without serious neurological side effects. Merryman conducted...
School of Engineering announces fall 2023 faculty promotions
Sep. 5, 2023—The School of Engineering is pleased to announce that the Vanderbilt University Board of Trust has approved the promotion of Jason G. Valentine to professor of mechanical engineering, Jules White to professor of computer science, and Yuankai (Kenny) Tau to associate professor of biomedical engineering, all with tenure, and effective fall semester 2023. Additional promotions include...