Announcements

Xavier Intes' work has been discused in an article published by the journal Biophotonics. The article deals with multimodal optimal mammography and was published in March 2013. http://photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=53277

Juergen Hahn's research has been prominently featured in a recent blog by AIChE president Dr. Phil Westmoreland. The blog mentions several research groups and how their work has led to the incorporation of life science aspects into engineering. More details can be found here: http://chenected.aiche.org/biological-engineering/biology-and-che-apply…

Results from the article "Cultivation and Imaging of Astrocytes on Protein-Coated Fluorescent Topographies Constructed from Aligned PLLA Electrospun Fibers" by Jonathan M. Zuidema, María C. Hyzinski-García, Alexander A. Mongin, and Ryan J. Gilbert have been chosen for the cover of the book "Extracellular Matrix" which is edited by J.B. Leach and E.M. Powell: http://www.springer.com/biomed/neuroscience/book/978-1-4939-2082-2

Dr. Mariah Hahn (PhD MIT) joins the Biomedical Engineering department faculty as an Associate Professor. Her area of expertise involves engineering of complex tissues through biomaterial design for controlling mesenchymal stem cell differentiation. Dr. Juergen Hahn (PhD UT Austin) joins the Biomedical Engineering department faculty as a Professor. His area of expertise involves modeling and control of non-linear systems with applications in biological systems (Systems Biology) and chemical processes (Chemical Process Systems Engineering).

Dr. Vashishth received a 5 year R01 grant award from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) to study the effects of osteopontin and osteocalcin on osteoporotic bone fractures. Dr. Vashishth will collaborate with Dr. Caren Gundberg (Yale University), Dr. Adele Boskey (Hospital of Special Surgery), and Dr. David Burr (IUPUI).

Dr. Deanna Thompson, with collaborators Drs. Lee Ligon (Biology Department) and Shep Salon (Department of Electrical, Computer, & Systems Engineering), has been awarded a 4-year $1.41 million R01 grant from NIH/NIBIB titled, "Directed Formation of Enhanced 3 - dimensional oriented Schwann Cellular Arrays For the Repair of Large - Gap Peripheral Nerve Injuries." Schwann cell (SC) participation is key participant supporting re-growth following peripheral nerve injury.

Dr. Dai has been awarded a four-year American Heart Association's National Scientist Development Grant ($308,000). The grant, awarded to junior faculty at their early career stage, is one of the most prestigious awards in Cardiovascular Medicine. The title of the project is "Arterial venous differentiation for tissue engineering application." In this project, Dr.

One of the major challenges in tissue engineering field is the lack of a functional vasculature with adequate perfusion. Biomedical Engineering Department faculty Dr. Xavier Intes and Dr. Guohao Dai have led the team of investigators to develop an integrated platform that combines 3-D tissue printing and 3-D tissue imaging to study vasculature formation in thick tissues.