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BME Program Newsletter - January 2022

CEAS

To BME faculty and staff,

Since launching two years ago, thirty-five faculty and five staff members are now formally participating in our biomedical engineering program. As envisioned, the program serves to bind the departments together as an interdisciplinary hub for biomedical engineering education. We have recruited a vibrant and active industry advisory board to provide guidance on our curriculum and career opportunities for our students. They recently made recommendations for capstone design and finding internships that we are now implementing.

Our undergraduate program has grown to about 160 students in the major. These students are traversing a multidisciplinary curriculum of math, science, humanities and engineering courses, including four courses each from chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering, and eight from biomedical engineering. They are getting hands-on skills in chemistry, rapid prototyping and electronics design, and they are learning to solve problems from multiple disciplinary domains. I couldn’t be prouder of the courage and tenacity shown by our students as they trek through this demanding degree program.

In addition, our graduate program has grown to about 25 students. It is ranked 22nd among public institutions and 45th overall, thanks to the outstanding research and reputation of our program faculty. We recently conferred four master’s degrees to our very first BME graduates. Two of our doctoral students have won NSF graduate fellowships. Our students are making great strides in scholarship and bringing much-needed biomedical engineering skills into our research laboratories.

The future of biomedical engineering is bright, and I look forward to working with you all in my final year as director to bring this program a few steps closer to its full potential.

Sincerely,

Mark Borden
Biomedical Engineering Program Director
 


 

Reminders

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Marshall Fire Resources

Those impacted by the Marshall Fire can find help from the university at https://www.colorado.edu/fire-resources.

How to support those affected:

  • Use this form to arrange any donations of goods or services.
  • Directly support CU Boulder community members via Buffs Together. There are more giving and volunteering opportunities available via the Volunteer Resource Center.
  • FSAP has created a list of 9 tips for helping those lost their homes in the Marshall Fire.
teaching tech

Tech available for remote and in-person teaching

As the new semester begins with remote instruction, the college is once again offering technology devices for loan to help with teaching needs.

Equipment checkout is available on a first-come, first-served basis from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at the front desk of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory (ITLL).

News and Announcements

BME Fall 2021 Graduates

Congrats to the BME fall 2021 graduates!

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MS Graduates
These four graduates are the first group of students to graduate from the Biomedical Engineering Program. 

  • Nicholas Carlucci
  • Noelle Doyle
  • Tanisha Kaur
  • John Myers

Pictured above: Doyle, Kaur and Carlucci. Myers did not walk in the graduation ceremony. 

Neu research

Nuclear deformation research could advance artificial tissue engineering

Biomedical Engineering Professor Corey Neu and Benjamin Seelbinder's (PhDMech’19) work was published in Nature Biomedical Engineering.

tech of biology

CU Boulder researchers work to transfer the ‘technology’ of biology

Several recent faculty hires in CU Engineering have a deep interest in bio-inspired engineering.

Hind and Lynch

BME faculty among AB Nexus grant program Fall 2021 award winners

Seven new grants have been awarded to advance a wide range of projects, including research happening by Laurel Hind and Maureen Lynch.

Bottenus and Nue

Groundbreaking biomedical engineering innovators awarded $1.5 million in grants at Lab Venture Challenge finals

Biomedical Engineering Professors Nick Bottenus and Corey Neu each won the Lab Venture Challenge 2021 Award in Biosciences.

Student Spotlights

Liana

Liana Kerr-Layton

Liana Kerr-Layton is a junior in Biomedical Engineering Program who has dedicated her time to building and supporting CU Boulder's inclusive culture.

Caitlin

Caitlin Mascio

Caitlin Mascio is a junior studying biomedical engineering who hopes to go to medical school one day. Her interests are in pediatric surgery or obstetrics and gynecology.

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  • All faculty – and any other employee or student with responsibility for the design, conduct or reporting of research – must disclose any significant financial interest and external professional activity that could compromise university decision making or duties. Projects and protocols submitted to the Office of Grants and Contracts or to the Institutional Review Board cannot receive approval until this an annual Disclosure of External Professional Activities (DEPA) is submitted, reviewed and approved.
  • More information is available online and any questions can be sent to the Conflict of Interest & Commitment Office at coi@colorado.edu.

Core Facilities Assistance Grant Program Information Session

  • Friday, Jan. 28 at 11 a.m.
  • The Research & Innovation Office CFAG Program is meant to enhance operations within core and shared instrumentation facilities on the CU Boulder campus. The director of core facilities, together with previous awardees, will provide an overview of the grant program and answer questions. Register for the information session online.

Online AB Nexus Grant General Info Session

  • Friday, Feb. 1 at 9 a.m.
  • The AB Nexus is preparing to launching the fourth round of research collaboration grants and will host a general information session via Zoom. The goal of the AB Nexus grant program is to support interdisciplinary research activities that leverage expertise across the Anschutz and CU Boulder campuses. AB Nexus research partnership specialists will provide an overview of the grant program and answer questions during this event.

This monthly newsletter provides a snapshot of stories and events relevant to biomedical engineering department faculty and staff. If there is a story or event you would like featured, email Rachel.Leuthauser@colorado.edu with your good news.
 

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