BME Community Spotlight: Nejra Mujkanović

In Nejra Mujkanović, a BME graduate student in the Ghandehari-Pulsipher lab, is developing controlled drug delivery strategies to address chronic rhinosinusitis. Her journey to pursue her advanced degree in our BME program is remarkable…

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Utah BME Students attend national meeting for Biomedical Engineering Society

From October 11th – 14th, 2023, a group of Utah BME students attended the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Conference that took place in beautiful Seattle, WA. This conference is held annually in the Fall. This event was attended by…

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BME Seminar Speaker – Raymond Price

Global Surgery Innovations: Accessible and affordable solutions for low-resource areas of the world Raymond R. Price, MD, FACS Dr. Robert Dean Matheson Endowed Professor of Global Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Utah Friday, January…

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University of Utah highest-ranked public college in the West

The University of Utah is the highest-ranked public college in the West and Stanford University is the region’s top private school, according to the Wall Street Journal/College Pulse 2024 Best Colleges in the U.S. ranking.   Read the…

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CHAIR DAVID GRAINGER ELECTED TO NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS

David W. Grainger, Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering and of Molecular Pharmaceutics and Ole and Marty Jensen Endowed Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, has been named Fellows of the National Academy of…

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New Joint Molecular Pharmaceutics/Biomedical Engineering Faculty Dr. Taslim Al-Hilal uses interdisciplinary techniques to understand progression of vascular diseases

We are excited to announce that Dr. Taslim Al-Hilal will be joining our faculty in Biomedical Engineering as part of his joint appointment with Molecular Pharmaceutics, effective January 1, 2024. The following is based on an interview Dr. Al-Hilal…

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BME Seminar Speaker – Linda McLean

What we think we know about pelvic floor disorders in females: An immeasurable challenge Linda McLean, Ph.D. Professor in the School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Ottawa Friday, December 1st at 11:45 am In-Person in SMBB 2650!…

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BME Seminar Speaker – Michelle O’Malley

From trash to treasure: Bioprospecting nature’s microbial communities for biotechnology Michelle A. O’Malley, Ph.D. Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Vice Chair in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, University…

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New Joint Orthopaedics/Biomedical Engineering Faculty Lenz can walk the walk

Dr. Amy Lenz is newly appointed as joint tenure-track Assistant Professor in both the BME department and the Department of Orthopaedics. She runs the Lenz Research Group focused on foot and ankle orthopaedic biomechanics. The foot and…

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Faculty Al Ng uses multiscale biotechnology and computational methods to gain new information from disease

Dr. Alphonsus Ng, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, co-directs the DigiPharma Laboratory together with his faculty spouse, Dr. Yue Lu, in the Department of Molecular Pharmaceutics. Broadly, their research…

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