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Vanderbilt researchers to present findings at Nature conference on Bioengineering for Global Health

Nov. 9, 2023—Several Vanderbilt faculty members are among an international roster of scholars presenting research at the Nature conference, “Bioengineering for Global Health,” at Vanderbilt University Nov. 13–15. Faculty members from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and editors from Nature Communications, Nature Biomedical Engineering and Nature Reviews Bioengineering led the organization of the conference. Participants will discuss...

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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....

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Michael R. King named National Academy of Inventors Fellow

Dec. 8, 2022—Vanderbilt University engineering professor Michael R. King has been elected a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. The NAI Fellows Program recognizes academic inventors who have created or facilitated outstanding inventions that make a tangible impact on quality of life, economic development, and the welfare of society. Election to NAI Fellow is the highest...

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Michael King is chair-elect of AIMBE College of Fellows

Mar. 25, 2022—Michael King, J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering and chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been elected chair-elect for the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows effective on March 25, 2022. Election to chair of AIMBE Fellows is a distinctive honor. King will serve one year as chair-elect and...

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Two engineering faculty members elected 2021 AAAS Fellows

Jan. 26, 2022—Two Vanderbilt engineering faculty members–Sharon Weiss and Michael King–have been elected as 2021 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest general scientific society. The lifetime appointment honors individuals for their efforts in advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. Election as an AAAS Fellow is an...

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Breast cancer vaccine research delivers promising results

Jun. 11, 2020—By Marissa Shapiro With a surprisingly simple approach in which cancer cells are first grown, ruptured and converted into nanoparticles, and then used as a vaccine, Vanderbilt researchers have developed what appears to be a promising treatment for breast cancer metastasis. Research led by Jenna Dombroski, Ph.D. student and National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow...

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Cellular soldiers designed to kill cancer cells that get loose during surgery, stop metastasis

Jul. 24, 2019—Cellular soldiers created using the body’s own defenses can track down and kill escaping cancer cells during surgeries, preventing metastasis and saving lives, a Vanderbilt University biomedical engineer has discovered, particularly in cases of triple negative breast cancer. Michael King, J. Lawrence Wilson Professor of Engineering and chair of the biomedical engineering department, and his...

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Six engineering faculty named to endowed chairs

May. 8, 2017—Six engineering faculty members have been named to endowed chairs, including five who now hold Cornelius Vanderbilt posts. “The School is fortunate to have exceptional faculty doing extraordinary work and it is fitting that they are recognized with an appointment as a named professor,” said Dean Philippe Fauchet. “This support complements the University’s efforts to...

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