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Worthington awarded $1.9 million NIH grant to study eye disease
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
A new federal grant will support Kristan Worthington, a University of Iowa associate professor of biomedical engineering, in investigating factors that contribute to age-related macular degeneration, an eye disease that gradually causes central vision loss.
Mu receives grant to develop a new model for studying cystic fibrosis airway epithelium
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
We are pleased to announce that Xuan Mu, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been awarded a new grant for the project "Proteinaceous Silk Fibroin Membrane for Modeling Cystic Fibrosis Airway Epithelium."
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Schnieders on team awarded $2M NIH grant to grow Iowa biotech talent
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Michael Schnieders, University of Iowa professor of biomedical engineering and faculty affiliate of the Iowa Technology Institute, Mark Arnold, professor of chemistry, and Maria Spies, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, have been awarded a grant for the Iowa Biotech-TP: Predoctoral Program in Biotechnology.
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Reinhardt elected fellow of International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
University of Iowa engineering professor Joseph Reinhardt has been elected as a fellow of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineers (IAMBE) in recognition of his exemplary achievements in the area of biomedical engineering.
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I-Corps grant to support BME students’ mechanical ventilator research
Friday, August 2, 2024
University of Iowa biomedical engineering PhD candidates are part of a research team selected for a National Science Foundation I-Corps grant to develop a cost-effective mechanical ventilator for underserved communities.
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