Biomedical Engineering
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BME Students Named Koerner Fellows
The Koerner Family Fellowship is in its second season here at WPI. Heather Cirka and John Favreau selected as two of the 2013 graduate fellows. >
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WPI Biomedical Technology in Final Four of International Business Plan Contest
The microthreads developed by George Pins and Glenn Gaudette are used for wound healing and tissue regeneration. >
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Faculty Promotions and Tenure Awards are Announced
WPI honors eight distinguished scholars and educators who have brought distinction to themselves and the Institute. >
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GRAD 2013 registration deadline is February 25, 2013
Through two annual events, the university celebrates students' accomplishments, encourages them to share their work with the greater WPI community, and helps them take their research to the next level. >
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Professor Billiar Elected to BMES Board
Biomedical Engineering Society names new board members >
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WPI's AEMB chapter won the "Most improved Chapter Award" from the nationals
October 27, 2012, The WPI Student Chapter of Alpha Eta Mu Beta, the Biomedical Engineering Honors Society, recently received an award for the Most Improved Chapter at the annual meeting of the Biomedical Engineering Society, held in Atlanta, GA. >
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Distinguished Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering Pioneer Dr. Art Coury Presents at WPI
Dr. Coury’s visit to the campus included meetings with the faculty and graduate students, as well as presenting at the departmental seminar, “Tissue Engineering: Successful as Defined.” >
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Jennifer Cooper ’12 Named 2012-2013 Tau Beta Pi Fellow
The Fellowship Board selected 40 Tau Beta Pi Fellows for 2012-13. Twenty-one will receive a $10,000 cash stipend for one year of graduate study. Jennifer Cooper ‘12, a masters thesis student in Professor Rolle's lab, is a recipient. >
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Boot Camp Launches WPI Biofabrication Program
Funded with a $3 million NSF award, the new interdisciplinary graduate program combines biomedical research and business innovation experiences. >
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WPI Awarded $1.9 Million to Develop Sensors that Can Save Wounded Soldiers
The program’s objectives are developing wearable sensors and a smartphone application that can detect serious blood loss. >
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New Company Will Commercialize WPI's Pioneering Research on Microthread Technology
VitaThreads will develop therapies for sports injuries and heart attacks and new ways to deliver stem cells therapies. >
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WPI Receives $3 Million National Science Foundation Award for New Graduate Program in Biofabrication
Interdisciplinary program will prepare researchers who can translate discoveries into solutions to societal problems. >
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WPI Team Scales-up Production of Biopolymer Microthreads
New system to supply microthreads for tissue regeneration, wound healing, and cell therapy applications. >
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Honors for Excellence in Teaching, Research, Advising, Community Service Bestowed at Convocation
Honorees receive Board of Trustees Awards, Moruzzi Young Faculty Award, and Teaching Assistant of the Year Award. >
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WPI Students Awarded American Heart Association Fellowships
Biomedical engineering PhD candidates Chris Scully and John Favreau granted two-year, $44,000 awards. >
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Jennifer Mann ’13 Named Goldwater Scholar
Congratulations to Jennifer M. Mann ’13, a double major in biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering from Chelmsford, Mass., who was named a 2012 Goldwater Scholar by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. >
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Professor Chon Receives Grant from WPI Venture Forum
Ki Chon, Professor and Head of the Biomedical Engineering Department, has received a one year, grant from WPI Venture intended to help in the development of an iPhone application; this new application will help in the detection of atrial fibrillation. >
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Professor Billiar Receives REU Grant
Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Kristen Billiar, has received a 3 year REU grant for the project, "REU Site: Integrated Bioengineering Research, Education, and Outreach Experiences for Females and Underrepresented Minorities at WPI." >
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Smart Phones as Sophisticated Medical Monitors
Professor Ki Chon of WPI Biomedical Engineering department is creating an app that could give your heart rhythm, blood oxygen saturation and respiration rate. >
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Hold the Phone for Vital Signs
New technology from WPI transforms smart phones into physiological monitors, with broad application for clinical care and remote patient management. >
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A ‘Stitch in Time’ Could Help Damaged Hearts
Microthread technology developed at WPI will put stem cells in the hands of a surgeon, creating a new method to deliver cell-based therapies right where they are needed. >
