Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Researchers Awarded $1 Million Keck Foundation Grant

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Three UCI researchers receive funds to develop a nanoscale imaging microscope

Biomedical Engineering Professor Enrico Gratton, Ph.D., Research Associate Michelle Digman, Ph.D., and Developmental and Cell Biology Professor J. Lawrence Marsh, Ph.D., have been awarded a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to engineer a nanoscale imaging microscope capable of observing single-cell migration in vivo. Matching funds were also awarded by the UC Irvine Office of Research to support the establishment of the "W.M. Keck Nanoimaging Laboratory,” whose mission is to develop technologies that will revolutionize how protein dynamics are measured.

Improving Biomedical Implants

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UCI researcher Wendy Liu is trying to make the lifesaving devices less life-threatening

Every year, more than half a million people in the United States undergo surgery for biomedical implants – like stents or heart valves – intended to save their lives, according to the American Heart Association. Unfortunately, these devices themselves can sometimes cause a potentially fatal immune system response.

To help prevent this, UC Irvine biomedical engineer Wendy Liu is researching safer coatings for implants that dissolve inside the body when their work is done.

iPhone to Hearing Aid

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UCI team develops iPhone app that mimics a hearing aid and produces basic hearing tests

Biomedical Engineering Professor Brian J.F. Wong is part of a team of UC Irvine doctors and a medical student that are preparing to release the second version of EarTrumpet – the only iPhone hearing assistance application that combines adjustable volume controls with a hearing test that lets users tailor sound enhancement to their needs.

Gene Therapy Research Proposal Nets CAREER Award for Chemical Engineering Assistant Professor

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Young Jik Kwon to study improving delivery of medical treatment to patient cells

Young Jik Kwon, Ph.D., assistant professor of chemical engineering and materials science, pharmaceutical sciences, and biomedical engineering, has received a five-year, $500,000 Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the National Science Foundation.  Kwon’s proposal, titled “CAREER: Acid-transforming Polypeptides as Stimuli-responsive, Efficient, Biocompatible, and Tunable Nonviral Gene Carriers,” will explore advances in nonviral gene delivery for gene therapy treatments.

“SIMPL-CD” Proposal Garners NIH Distinction for BME Assistant Professor

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Michelle Khine receives NIH New Innovator Award

Advances in microfluidic devices point to a promising future of accurate, portable, inexpensive technology for improving the diagnosis of a myriad of diseases in areas where access to advanced medical equipment is limited. Michelle Khine, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and chemical engineering and materials science, will use a $2.295 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award to develop Khine’s existing micro- and nanofabrication technology to create microfluidic devices to detect rotavirus infections from saliva samples in children in developing countries.

Incubating Innovation

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TechPortal launched at Calit2 to nurture startup companies marketing UCI-generated inventions

As the moving walkway whisks travelers through Brussels Airport in Belgium, they wave and gesture at brightly colored depictions of themselves on a 48-foot-wide display wall. The images wave back from the expanse of 42 monitors.

Beyond Mammography

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Handheld laser scanner developed at UCI improves detection, diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer

In 2003, researchers at UC Irvine’s Beckman Laser Institute received a $7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to standardize use of a laser imaging device they had created for better detection and diagnosis of breast cancer. The investment is beginning to pay off.

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Jr. Specialist or Assistant Specialist

Salary: 
$34,680-$40,116
Posting Date: 
May 1, 2013
Will remain open until filled

The Department of Biomedical Engineering in the Henry Samueli School of Engineering is currently accepting applications for a Jr. or Assistant Specialist to perform experiments to decode information processing in live rat neuronal networks in culture under the direction of Professor Gregory Brewer .  The initial appointment will be full-time for one year.  Renewal of the appointment will be contingent upon the quality of performance and availability of funding.

Biophotonics

Biophotonics

Biophotonics involves the development and use of optical technologies to examine and manipulate biological systems on the sub-cellular, cellular, tissue and organ levels. The properties of photons and the systems that generate, deliver, and detect them will be the basis for much of the diagnostic, analytical, and therapeutic systems of the 21st century.

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