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Karniadakis Lab: Study shows how machine learning could improve COVID-19 predictive models

With the help of an advanced machine learning technique, researchers from Brown University suggest strategies for improving the performance of epidemiological models used to predict the course of pandemics.

Christina Bailey-Hytholt PhD'20 Named to Forbes 30 Under 30 - Science List

Bailey-Hytholt, an incoming assistant professor of chemical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, focuses on an understudied organ key to maternal and child health: the placenta. She develops models to investigate how medicines interact with the fetus and is also working on developing better non-invasive prenatal diagnostics.

Srivastava and Brown Researchers Awarded $6.5M from ONR for the Mechanics of Undersea Vehicles and Platforms Research

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.

Eliza Stenlicht '22 selected as 2021 Rhode Island Inno 5 Under 25

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.

Lee, Hoffman-Kim, and Morgan awarded five-year, $1.8M grant from National Cancer Institute

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.

Toussaint invited to National Academy of Sciences Intersections 2021 program

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.

Welcome to our 28 new BME graduate students!

Welcome to our 4 5th year Master's, 21 Master's, and 7 PhD students!

Srivastava Named Howard Reisman Assistant Professor 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.

Bethany Almeida PhD'19 Appointed Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering at Clarkson University

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.

Biotech company Amylyx emerges from scientific curiosity of Brown undergrads

BME alumnus Josh Cohen ’14 partnered with Justin Klee ’13 eight years ago to build a company dedicated to the development of therapeutics for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders.

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