Biomedical Engineering

  • Vanderbilt University

    BME alumnus Ash Jayagopal named Chief Scientific Officer of Opus Genetics

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Oct. 21, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two Vanderbilt biomedical engineers lead top academic societies in their fields

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 21, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Cynthia Reinhart-King is president-elect of the Biomedical Engineering Society

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Sep. 20, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Discovery points to new avenues to kill aggressive cancer cells

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Aug. 3, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Grissom awarded inaugural Course Improvement Grant to support teaching excellence

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Jul. 26, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Class of 2021: Family bonds inspire biomedical engineering major to fight breast cancer through cellular research

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    May. 12, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Faculty, students to honor late professor Matthew Walker III in virtual memorial May 8

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    May. 4, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Schwager is one of 100 Ph.D. students in U.S., Canada named P.E.O. Scholar

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Apr. 28, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    BME Professor Matthew Walker III was biomedical design leader

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Apr. 27, 2021

  • Vanderbilt University

    Three elected to College of Fellows of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

    Opus Genetics, a patient-focused gene therapy company developing treatments for orphan inherited retinal diseases, has announced a key appointment to its founding executive team. Ash Jayagopal has joined the company as Chief Scientific Officer. Ash Jayagopal Jayagopal, BE’03, MS’05, PhD’08, is a biomedical engineering graduate who also served as an… Read More

    Mar. 10, 2021