September 27, 2021 School of Engineering
Brown Engineering faculty including BME professor Vikas Srivastava were awarded a combined $6.5 million of grant funding from the Office of Naval Research (ONR) to carry out research in the general area of undersea vehicles and platforms, in collaboration with the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) in Newport, R.I.
September 14, 2021 Rhode Island Inno
While conducting research at Tufts Medical Center, Eliza Sternlicht '22 quickly learned that pharmaceutical waste was rampant in health care. She was particularly surprised at how much unused but good medication was routinely thrown away. The discovery led Sternlicht to team up with Jack Schaeffer to found MediCircle.
September 7, 2021 School of Engineering
BME Professors Jonghwan Lee, Diane Hoffman-Kim, and Jeffrey Morgan are developing a new technique for the assessment of chemosensitivity in 3D culture, by maximizing the potential of a label-free 3D microscopy technology, called optical coherence tomography (OCT). The team that also includes Tao Liu from Biostatistics are supported by a $1.8 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute.
September 3, 2021 orientation
Welcome to our 4 5th year Master's, 21 Master's, and 7 PhD students!
September 3, 2021 School of Engineering
Toussaint has been invited to participate in the National Academy of Sciences’ Intersections 2021: Connect, Converge, Collaborate. This program, designed by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in collaboration with the Getty Foundation, will connect experts in the sciences with artists and curators who are grantees of the Pacific Standard Time (PST): 2024 Initiative exploring the relationship between art and science.
August 27, 2021 Clarkson University News Events
Bethany Almeida has been appointed assistant professor of chemical & biomolecular engineering at Clarkson University. She received her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Brown University in 2019, and her research focuses on the design and fabrication of advanced, functional biomaterials to control stem cell behavior, applying concepts from organic chemistry, materials science, and stem cell biology to address both fundamental science questions as well as develop clinically relevant biomaterial-stem cell therapies.
August 27, 2021 School of Engineering
Center for Biomedical Engineering’s Vikas Srivastava has been named the Howard M. Reisman ’76, P’09 Assistant Professor of Engineering. Srivastava is the inaugural holder of the endowed chair that was made possible by the generous support of the Reisman family.
August 6, 2021 School of Engineering
The UTRA has given me an irreplaceable learning experience with an amazing team and great mentorship. I’ve been able to dive into a specific area of study that allows me to extend my knowledge outside the classroom. Throughout the summer, my lab has given me numerous opportunities to grow and learn techniques hands-on. -Elena Song '23
August 5, 2021 News from Brown
With the help of a Royce Fellowship from the Swearer Center, Nathan Brown is developing a wheelchair design with the aim of increasing mobility for users on both indoor and outdoor terrain.
July 8, 2021 School of Engineering
Biomedical engineer Eliza Sternlicht ’22 and applied math and economics concentrator Jack Schaeffer ’22 took top honors at the Nelson Center for Entrepreneurship’s Brown Venture Prize competition with their redistribution model for unused pharmaceuticals.