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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2023 Outstanding Dissertation Award

Congratulations to Biomedical Engineering Student, Hema Sulkar for her Outstanding Dissertation Award! In light of this accomplishment we asked Hema a few questions: Can you provide a brief summary of your Ph.D. Dissertation?…

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Engineering platelets with synthetic biology

Tara Deans is an Associate Professor here, at the University of Utah Biomedical Engineering Department, whose research focuses on building synthetic gene circuits to reprogram cells. At this year’s European Laboratory Research and Innovation…

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2023 Outstanding Research Award

Congratulations to Biomedical Engineering Student, Lindsey Stewart for her Outstanding Research Award Lindsey grew up in Kaysville Utah, as the middle of five children in her family. Growing up she played softball, volleyball, and ran…

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2023 Annual BME Undergraduate Research Symposium

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2023 Annual BME Undergraduate Research Symposium!…

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A Good Read About BME’s Dr. Sophia Bou-Ghannam & GOOD Meat Inc

BME Alum Spotlight: Dr. Sophia Bou Ghannam Scientist I, Cellular Agriculture Eat Just, Inc San Francisco, CA How did your Biomedical Engineering education and research at the University of Utah impact your vision for your…

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2023 BME Undergraduate Research Symposium

We are pleased to announce the annual BME Undergraduate Research Symposium will be held in person Friday, April 22, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. in the Warnock Engineering Building. There will be both podium presentations and research posters being share. For…

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BME Seminar – Michael King

The shear force is all around us: Mechanotransduction of cancer and immune cells in fluid flow Michael R. King, PhD Lawrence Wilson Professor and Department Chair of Biomedical Engineering Friday, April 21st at 11:45 am In-Person in SMBB 2650!…

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BME Seminar – KC Huang

Resource competition predicts assembly of gut commensals KC Huang, PhD Professor of Bioengineering and Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University Friday, April 14th at 11:45 am In-Person in SMBB 2650! Microbiota dynamics arise from a…

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