The Graduate School has awarded summer fellowships to 83 Syracuse University doctoral students from 34 academic departments, including 9 participants in the BioInspired Institute’s Graduate and Postdoctoral Development Program. Fellowships were awarded to 43 early-stage doctoral students who have not yet completed course work, qualifying exams or other milestones prior to All But Dissertation (ABD) status. These recipients were chosen from among 108 applicants. Continue Reading
For nearly a decade, Shikha Nangia has been unraveling a mystery of the molecular world. At issue is how to successfully permeate the blood-brain barrier, a nearly impenetrable border of cells that protects the brain. As a gatekeeper, the barrier is vital for its role in preventing toxins and pathogens in the bloodstream from infecting the brain, but it also blocks drugs that could potentially target tumors or neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s from reaching the brain. Continue Reading
The job of a protein hub inside the nucleus of a cell is similar to a chef in a kitchen. Both need to manage multiple tasks efficiently for a successful outcome. For the chef, if they spend too much time chopping vegetables and neglect the main course cooking on the stove, the result is a burnt dish. Similarly, if the protein hub spends too much time interacting with one protein and is not given a break to accomplish its other important tasks, it can lead to disease states such as cancer. Continue Reading
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Dacheng Ren to its College of Fellows. Ren is the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs at the College of Engineering and Computer Science, and Stevenson Endowed Professor in the Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering. Continue Reading
Scientist Mary Beth Browning Monroe is developing materials for healing the human body that could make a tremendous difference in life or death situations.
These biomaterials—easy to use and highly effective—could control bleeding within wounds, especially critical in instances where time is of the essence such as on the battlefield, in an ambulance or in rural locations, far from the nearest hospital.
The BioInspired Institute does cutting-edge work in complex biological and material systems, but from its inception, leadership and faculty were committed to providing students and postdoctoral fellows with more than just technical training. Continue Reading
On a recent episode of Cycle of Health, four faculty from the BioInspired Institute discuss Biomedical Technology. They explored the Biomaterials Innovation Facility at Syracuse University and discover ways these materials are pushing the boundaries of medicine. After the highlight, there was a conversation with four experts who are on the front lines of developing this cutting edge technology: Professors Mary Beth Monroe (Syracuse Biomedical Engineering), Pranav Soman (Syracuse Biomedical Engineering), Chris Santangelo (Syracuse Physics), and Jason Horton (SUNY Upstate Medical University Orthopedic Surgery and Cell and Developmental Biology).
Watch the full segment here: https://video.wcny.org/video/biomedical-technology-rlxdyy/
Biomedical and chemical engineering graduate student Natalie Petryk ’21, G ’22 won first place in the student pitch competition at the BioInterface Symposia 2021. Petryk is a part of biomedical and chemical engineering Professor Mary Beth Monroe’s research team and submitted a short pitch on tuning pore structure of polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) foams using EPA recommended foaming agents and characterizing the effects of pore structure on blood and cell interactions. Continue Reading
As a young girl, Linda Ivany ’88 was fascinated by the natural sciences. Flipping through the pages of National Geographic magazine, she would learn about the work of noted female scientists Eugenie Clark, known for her pioneering research with sharks and fish, and Jane Goodall, one of the world’s leading experts on chimpanzee behavior. While she drew inspiration from those trailblazing researchers, she often wondered why there weren’t more women making headlines in other branches of the sciences, such as geology. Continue Reading
Researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics and Department of Chemistry have been awarded Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award (MIRA) grants from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. The funding, awarded to Alison Patteson, assistant professor of physics, and Davoud Mozhdehi, assistant professor of chemistry, supports research which increases understanding of biological processes and lays the foundation for advances in disease diagnosis, treatment and prevention. Continue Reading
