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Three students in the Department of Bioengineering were awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) grant: Thomas Fox, Samantha Passman and William Fischer. Fox is under the mentorship of Dr. Gibson. His … Continue Reading Fox, Passman & Fischer all receive Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) grants
NSF Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research-Technology Translation (PFI: AIR-TT) grant was awarded to Emily Gibson to further develop a prototype device for fiber-coupled multiphoton imaging and stimulation of brain … Continue Reading Gibson receives National Science Foundation Partnerships for Innovation Award
A collaborative research by Drs. Park (Bioengineering) and Mestroni (Cardiovascular Institute), titled “Biomimetic Polymers for Cardiac Tissue Engineering”, was featured as ACS Editor’s Choice. In this research, Dr. Pena (Postdoctoral … Continue Reading ACS Editor’s Choice features collaboration between Drs. Park and Mestroni
On Friday, April 8, the Department of Bioengineering hosted their spring Open House from 3-6 pm. Nearly 100 people from the community attended, including prospective undergraduate and graduate students, parents, … Continue Reading Bioengineering Spring Open House a Success
Last week, the Denver Business Journal published a special section highlighting the Anschutz Medical Campus. The feature titled, “Casual interaction drives Anschutz research” highlights the Bioengineering Department. Read the story … Continue Reading Bioengineering, CU Anschutz featured in special Denver Business Journal section
Vitaly Kheyfets, PhD, Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Bioengineering has received an ENTELLIGENCE Young Investigator Program grant for his research titled, Inter-ventricular decoupling is an overlooked contributor to … Continue Reading Kheyfets receives ENTELLIGENCE Young Investigator Program grant award
In the most recent U.S.News & World Report rankings, the CU Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus bioengineering graduate programs ranked #63. This is a jump of nearly 20 since last … Continue Reading Bioengineering Graduate Programs ranked #63
Richard Weir, bioengineering associate professor of research, was featured in CU Connections, the systemwide e-newsletter for faculty and staff. Learn about where he came from and what pushes him to succeed.
Vitaly Kheyfets, PhD, Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Bioengineering has received the American Thoracic Society Cordelia’s Pediatric PH Research and Mentoring Award (Robyn J. Barst Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension … Continue Reading Kheyfets receives Pulmonary Hypertension Association 2015 American Thoracic Society Cordelia’s Pediatric PH Research and Mentoring Award
Richard Benninger, assistant professor of bioengineering, is determined to contribute to the treatment and cure of diabetes. Read about his research, featured in CU Today and on the college website.
The Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce has produced rankings that claim CU Denver does the best job at getting average students higher-than-average salaries. Read the story published on Vox.com.
Cathy Bodine, director of Assistive Technology Partners and associate professor of bioengineering, is highlighted on the CU Foundation website in recognition of her longstanding philanthropy. Read the story here.
On Nov. 18, campus leaders and the bioengineering department celebrated the collaborations behind the new Bioscience 2 building, home to the Department of Bioengineering, on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus. … Continue Reading Bioscience 2 called ‘spectacular facility’; featured in CU Today
Bioengineering: Rankings go up and so do job prospects–rapidly growing program takes advantage of affiliation with world-class CU Anschutz Medical Campus By Chris Casey, University Communications AURORA — On a recent … Continue Reading Bioengineering programs’ rapid growth featured in CU Today
Bryan Yunker, Ph.D., Research Instructor in the Department of Bioengineering, has received a two year research fellowship at the NIST Laboratories in Boulder, Colorado as sponsored by the National Research … Continue Reading Yunker receives a two year fellowship for research in Medical Imaging Phantoms at the National Institute of Science and Technology (NIST)
Congratulations to the following three faculty awarded tenure in June: Mark Golkowski, associate professor of electrical engineering Kendall Hunter, associate professor of bioengineering Wesley Marshall, associate professor of civil engineering … Continue Reading Three faculty awarded tenure
Michal Schafer, a graduate student in Dr. Hunter’s Lab, received 2015 American Heart Association Early Career Investigator Travel Award for upcoming Scientific Session in Orlando, FL. The award was given … Continue Reading Schafer receives 2015 American Heart Association Early Career Investigator Travel Award
Dr. Park’s study in Bioengineering, titled “Substantial differentiation of human neural stem cells into motor neurons on a biomimetic polyurea (DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201570032)”, was featured as a frontispiece in Macromolecular Bioscience. In … Continue Reading Park’s study featured as a frontispiece in Macromolecular Bioscience
Angela VanDijk, who has served as the bioengineering undergraduate program coordinator and advisor since 2013, is the Department of Bioengineering’s new Director of Student Services. In this newly created role, … Continue Reading VanDijk named BIOE director of student services
Richard Benninger, Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, has been awarded two NIH Research Project (R01) grants from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). These … Continue Reading Benninger receives $3.5M in NIH research grants to study diabetes
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