BME Seminar – Kevin J. Otto

Information transfer using a chronically implanted neural interface depends upon the quality of the device-tissue interface. Implanted electrodes offer unique opportunities for device design and performance; however, they can demonstrate challenges…

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18th Annual Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference (UBEC) bounces back from COVID era!

UBEC Organizers and Award Winners [Left to Right: Hannah Duffy, Chris Young, Annika Hylen Gilmore, Kai Pruyn, James Craig, Katrina Hilman, and Sam Clinard]     The Utah Biomedical Engineering Conference (UBEC), founded in 2005 by former…

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BME faculty members recognized as “Top Performers” in the College of Engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year!

  Top Graduate Teachers Fall 2022:  Robert Bowles; Jeff Weiss Top Undergraduate Teachers Spring 2023: Patrick Tresco Top Graduate Teachers Spring 2023: Tara Deans Six or More Proposals submitted in the 2023 Fiscal Year:  Jan Kubanek New…

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2023 Thomas G Stockham Medal for Conspicuously Effective Teaching

BME’s David Jiang receives the University's Thomas G. Stockham Medal for Conspicuously Effective Teaching for 2023!       Biomedical Engineering Ph.D. student David Jiang's work in the University of Utah Cardiovascular Pathomechanics…

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2023 David Y. Gin Young Investigator Award

Congratulations to Dr. Jessica Kramer for receiving the 2023 David Y. Gin Young Investigator Award! Professor Jessica Kramer obtained her Honors B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Utah and her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from UCLA…

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An Interview with Chris Gibson

An interview with UBME Alum and Recursion CEO, Chris Gibson, Ph.D.Chris Gibson, Ph.D., is the Co-Founder and CEO of Recursion Salt Lake City, Utah. Chris developed the technology and approach that seeded Recursion as part of his MD/PhD work in the…

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Congratulations to Jake Bergquist on his Kenneth M. Rosen Fellowship

Congratulations to Recent BME Graduate Jake Bergquist on his Kenneth M. Rosen Fellowship! My name is Jake Bergquist. I am a biomedical engineering PhD graduate from the University of Utah where I studied under Dr. Rob MacLeod. My postdoctoral…

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2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Leadership Award

Congratulations to Britney Chen on her Outstanding Undergraduate Leadership Award! Britney Chen is a BS/MS student in Biomedical Engineering. She is a graduate research assistant in Dr. Yan-Ting Shiu’s Lab in the Department of…

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1st Place at Wilkes Climate Summit won by Nicholas Witham

  Congratulations to Nicholas Witham on his 1st place win at the Wilkes Climate Summit! One year ago, the Wilkes Center for Climate Science and Policy’s founders pledged to bring together students and researchers, policymakers and…

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Academia in Action: Utilizing PIVOT’s Ascender Grang

Academia in Action:Two of BME's own: One Alum, and One current faculty Utilize PIVOT's Ascender Grant This story was originally posted on the PIVOT Center’s website and can be viewed here. The Ascender Grant program is…

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