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Congratulations to bioengineering faculty Emily Gibson and Richard Weir who were the inaugural speakers at the new TED for your HEAD happy hour for neurosciences, hosted by the Department of … Continue Reading Gibson and Weir present at TED for your Head
If anyone knows about the value of persistence and determination, it’s Odalis Castro. On top of completing her final year at CU Denver, she spent countless hours applying for a Fulbright U.S. Student Program Research … Continue Reading Odalis Castro receives Fulbright Award to Fund Skin Cancer Research in Poland
Sean Hansen, a 2021 bioengineering graduate, is this year’s CU Denver Colorado Engineering Council Silver Medal Award recipient. The Medal of Award in silver is presented annually to graduating senior … Continue Reading Sean Hansen receives 2021 CEC Silver Medal Award
On May 11, Dr. Ebony Omotola McGee, associate professor of diversity and STEM education, Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College, presented her talk “BLACK, BROWN, BRUISED: How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation.” … Continue Reading College hosts Dr. Ebony McGee for a talk on Racialized STEM Education
Chelsea Magin, assistant professor of bioengineering, was named a 2021 “40 Gators Under 40” from her alma mater University of Florida. The winners were announced via social media, and Magin … Continue Reading Magin named a 40 Gators Under 40 awardee
Daewon Park, associate professor of bioengineering, has been named a 2021 MSA Mentor of the Year, an annual award bestowed by the CU School of Medicine’s Mentored Scholarly Activity (MSA) … Continue Reading Park named MSA Mentor of the Year
Six College of Engineering, Design and Computing staff have received the third quarter Cause for Applause award. This quarter’s recipients are: Shaun Boulier, Department of Bioengineering Jac Corless, Department of … Continue Reading Third quarter Cause for Applause recipients named
Jennifer Briggs is a first-year bioengineering PhD candidate working under the mentorship of David Albers, associate professor of pediatrics, and Richard Benninger, associate professor of bioengineering. Jennifer’s project emphasizes applying … Continue Reading Briggs receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Creating change and opportunity one pair of adaptive scissors at a time The Preschool Development Grant: Inclusion & Universal Design Project, is a partnership between the Center for Inclusive Design … Continue Reading The Inclusion & Universal Design Project
Duncan Davis-Hall, bioengineering PhD student, received an F31 predoctoral grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to bioprint three-dimensional mimics of lung blood vessels that model the environmental … Continue Reading Davis-Hall receives F31 predoctoral grant
Emily Gibson, associate professor of bioengineering, received a POC Grant ($150k) from Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)’s Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Program. Along with help from … Continue Reading Gibson receives proof of concept from Advanced Industries Accelerator Grant Program
Bradford Smith, assistant professor of bioengineering and pediatric pulmonary and sleep medicine, received a $2.8M R01 award from the NIH National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood. This project will … Continue Reading Smith receives RO1 award from NIH National Institute of Heart, Lung, and Blood
The opening of the new Bioscience 3 building within the Fitzsimons Innovation Community on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus powerfully signals the launch of a new strategic initiative on research … Continue Reading College launches Medtech Innovation Initiative
Bioengineering researchers have received more than $25 million in grant awards for 2020. Learn more about these awards, as well as additional student and faculty recognitions. 2020Grants Name: Richard Benninger, … Continue Reading Bioengineering awards
The Department of Bioengineering is pleased to officially announce Chelsea Magin has taken the position of assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering, with joint appointments in pediatrics and medicine. … Continue Reading Bioengineering welcomes three new faculty
Responsible Return The CU Denver Department of Bioengineering has successfully maintained several carefully distanced in-person classes for fall 2020 after meticulous safety planning. The students are the top priority for … Continue Reading Bioengineering summer recap
