Announcements

Pingkun Yan's paper titled "Detection and Grading of Prostrate Cancer using Temporal Enhanced Ultrasound: Combining Deep Neural Networks and Tissue Mimicking Simulations" has won the best paper award of a special issue of the International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery devoted to papers presented at the Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI) conference. The abstract of the paper is shown below: PURPOSE: Temporal Enhanced Ultrasound (TeUS) has been proposed as a new paradigm for tissue characterization based on a sequence of ultrasound radio fr

Due to the generosity of Dr. Peter A. Torzilli, M.S.’70, Ph.D.’74, the department is able to establish the Torzilli Family Endowed Fund for Undergraduate Research in Biomedical Engineering. This fund recognizes the need for technically educated people who will serve the betterment of mankind through the application of engineering and science to the common purposes of life. The fund recognizes Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute as one of the finest universities and a leader in providing an excellent and rigorous technical education - preparing its students to contribute to a better world.

Eric Ledet's group has won the Best Trauma Poster award at the annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society. The citation of the poster is: Drazan JF, Wassick MT, Drayton KA, Mayo SR, Cady NC, Dahle R, Ledet EH. Long Term In Vitro Testing of a Wireless Pressure Sensor for Detection of Acute Compartment Syndrome. Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society, San Diego, CA. March, 2017.

Dr. Pingkun Yan has joined the biomedical engineering department as an Assistant Professor. Pingkun received his BS degree in Electronics Engineering and Information Science from University of Science and Technology of China (2001) and a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from National University of Singapore (2006). Before joining the department, he has been working as a Senior Scientist at Philips Research North America since 2013.

The Graduation reception is held at the atrium in CBIS on May 19, 2017 to celebrate the achievements of the students graduating this year. A total of 108 students are graduating with a BS, 11 with a Masters, and 6 PhDs are awarded. The number of students receiving a BS degree is at a record value, reflecting the popularity of the program. In addition to honoring the graduating students, several awards are given: The Paul B. Daitch Memorial Award: Michael Wassick The Zelda & David G.

Kuwabo Mubyana, a graduate student in the BME department working in Dr. David Corr's group, won the Best Student Paper Award at the 2017 International Symposium on Ligaments & Tendons - XVI in San Diego, CA, March 18, 2017. She was the sole winner based on her podium presentation of her abstract: "Influence of Quasi-Static and Dynamic Cyclic Mechanical Loading on Collagen I Deposition and Tensile/Failure Properties of Engineered Tendon Fibers" by Mubyana K, Chamberlain CS, and Corr DT

Dr. Ryan Gilbert has been selected as the recipient of the 2017 School of Engineering Classroom Excellence Award. The SoE awardees will be celebrated at the Faculty Achievement Recognition Dinner on 04/27/2017.

A recent article on identifying biomarkers for Autism Spectrum Disorder by Juergen Hahn's group made the cover of PLOS Computational Biology. The article can be found by following the link below: Howsmon DP, Kruger U, Melnyk S, James SJ, Hahn J (2017) Classification and adaptive behavior prediction of children with autism spectrum disorder based upon multivariate data analysis of markers of oxidative stress and DNA methylation. PLoS Comput Biol 13(3): e1005385.