2016

- December 05, 2016
  Relive the moments and exciting headlines that sparked the most conversation and interest during 2016 through this annual review of the year’s top Drexel stories.
- November 29, 2016
  Drexel researchers have received a $3 million NIH grant to test a new treatment for the millions of patients who suffer from slow-healing, chronic wounds.
- October 13, 2016
  For researchers who study aging, a central riddle remains: If the human body has evolved to protect itself, why are cells unable to cope with the challenges associated with getting old?
- September 27, 2016
- August 10, 2016
  A group of Drexel biomedical engineers use portable brain imaging technology to measure how well people can navigate while using Google Glass.
- August 03, 2016
  91��Ƭ�� has named Paul W. Brandt-Rauf, MD, DrPH,ScD, as dean of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems. Brandt-Rauf — one of the nation’s leading occupational and environmental medicine scholars — joins Drexel from the University of Illinois in Chicago, where he served as dean of the School of Public Health since 2008. He will begin his tenure February 1, 2017.
- July 28, 2016
  In their mission to design new biomaterials that promote tissue regeneration, Drexel researchers have identified how inflammation, when precisely controlled, is crucial to bone repair.
- July 20, 2016
  Drexel was named 49th on a list of worldwide universities granted patents released by The National Academy of Inventors and Intellectual Property Owners Association, placing amidst some of the biggest names in innovation.
- June 24, 2016
  During the first year of Drexel’s Coulter Fellows Program in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, graduate students across the University worked together on medical and engineering research.
- June 16, 2016
  An international group of researchers, industry professionals, operators and regulators will convene from June 20-24 for the 7th International Conference on Research in Air Transportation (ICRAT), co-sponsored by the FAA and Eurocontrol.
- June 01, 2016
  Master’s and doctoral students were recognized at Graduate Student Day for their accomplishments throughout the year.
- May 31, 2016
  Michael Chen, BS student in BIOMED, and Desiree Martini, David Rodak, and Kenneth Rodriguez, all BS/MS students in BIOMED (Advisor: Dr. Kara Spiller), won 1st Place in the 2016 School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems ('BIOMED') Senior Design Competition for their project titled "Tendon Reinforcement for Rotator Cuff Repair.” They will represent the School in the University-wide Senior Design Competition on Thursday, June 2, 2016 in the Mitchell Auditorium and 1st floor lobby of the Bossone Research Center.
- May 25, 2016
  
  Valerie Tutwiler, PhD candidate in BIOMED (Advisors: K. Spiller and J. Weisel, UPenn), received a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) 2-year $52K Predoctoral Fellowship for her research titled, “Blood Clot Contraction: Relation to Cell Stiffness and Fibrinolysis.”
- May 11, 2016
  
  Adam Craig, PhD student in BIOMED (Advisor: U. Hershberg), received a $24K 1-year David L. Boren Fellowship for overseas study at Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Boren Fellows represent a vital pool of highly motivated individuals who wish to work in the federal national security arena. In exchange for funding, Boren Fellows commit to working in the federal government for at least one year after graduation.
- May 09, 2016
  
  Drs. Karen Moxon, professor and associate director for research in BIOMED (PI), and John Bethea (CoAS – Co-PI), received a 5-year mult-PI $3M NIH R01 grant for the project titled “Enhancing Supraspinal Plasticity to Improve Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury.” It is becoming increasingly evident that plasticity within supraspinal networks, induced by therapeutic interventions, is necessary for optimal recovery of function after spinal cord injury.
- May 06, 2016
  
  Chau Dang, undergraduate student in BIOMED, with a concentration in biomaterials and tissue engineering, received a 2016 91��Ƭ�� Cooperative Education Award for her co-op with Amicus Therapeutics, a biotechnology company where she examined the stability of a lipid molecule that's important in the study of Gaucher's disease, which affects many of the body’s organs and tissues.
- May 06, 2016
  Drexel’s annual Cooperative Education Awards honored outstanding co-op students and employers alike.
- April 27, 2016
  
  Dr. Hasan Ayaz, research associate professor in BIOMED, co-authored an original research article titled "Into The Wild: Neuroergonomic Differentiation of Hand-Held and Augmented Reality Wearable Displays During Outdoor Navigation with Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy" that was accepted for publication in the journal Frontiers in Human Neuroscience (Co-authors: R. Mckendrick, R. Parasuraman, R. Murtza, A. Formwalt, W. Baccus, and M. Paczynski).
- April 21, 2016
  
  Dr. Margaret Wheatley, John M. Reid Professor in BIOMED, was quoted in an April 21, 2016 Philadelphia Inquirer story about her experience as a former postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Dr. Robert S. Langer, a drug delivery pioneer and recipient of the 2016 Franklin Medal in the Life Sciences.
- April 18, 2016
  Drexel scientists have introduced a new concept of how the brain is involved in this essential function, providing new insight into how breathing disorders could be treated in the future.
- April 15, 2016
  
  Rebecca Kitchmire (Advisor: M. Wheatley), Danika Meldrum (Advisor: M. Wheatley), Shubhra Rastogi (Advisor: K. Spiller), and Bhavani Singh (Advisor: K. Spiller), were selected as 2016 BIOMED STAR Scholars.
- April 14, 2016
  91��Ƭ�� students earning master's degrees in biomedical engineering now have the option to complete part of their program in China, thanks to an expanded agreement with Med-X Research Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU).
- April 13, 2016
  
  Manyah Kohli, BS student in BIOMED, Gabriela Hernandez-Meza, PhD student in BIOMED (Advisor: K. Izzetoglu), and Daryl Omire-Mayor, PhD student in BIOMED (Advisor: K. Pourrezaei), each received a National Science Foundation (NSF) Fellowship to attend the 15th International Summer School on Biocomplexity, Biodesign and Bioinnovation: from Gene to System, in Izmir, Turkey, from June 24–30, 2016.
- April 08, 2016
  Drexel researchers have discovered a new strategy for squeezing drugs into dense tumors.
- April 04, 2016
  
  Carli Moorehead, BS/MS student in BIOMED and MSE (Advisor: M. Marcolongo), received a two-year $7.5K Goldwater Scholarship for her work on biomimetic tissue regeneration and repair scaffolds. Carli began her research path as a STAR (Students Tackling Advanced Research) Scholar in the Cellular Biomechanics Lab in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, and extended her STAR work to achieve SuperNova Undergraduate Research Fellow status.
- March 29, 2016
  
  Amanda Pentecost, dual PhD candidate in MSE and MS in BIOMED (Advisors: Y. Gogotsi and K. Spiller), was awarded a 2016 Whitaker International Fellowship to conduct research with Dr. Kwangmeyung Kim in the Center for Theragnosis at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Seoul, South Korea. Amanda's dissertation research focuses on using theranostic nanoparticles to increase the effectiveness of a common anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone, in preventing fibrous capsule formation and isolation of an implanted biomaterial.
- March 24, 2016
  
  Hassaan Pasha Sheikh, BS student in BIOMED, and Nohra Murad, BS/MS student in BIOMED (Advisor: A. Throckmorton), were named to the Provost's inaugural Dragon'24 Student Advisory Group. The group consists of 24 student leaders representing the best and brightest from the diversity of programs, backgrounds, and cultures present at Drexel, with the goal of developing an initial charter and devising a specific set of activities for the first two years of the group.
- March 14, 2016
  
  Dhairya Pujara, MS Biomedical Engineering ’12 and founder CEO at Ycenter; Michael Gormley, PhD Biomedical Engineering ’08 and principal scientist at Janssen Research and Development; and Dalia El-Sherif, PhD Biomedical Science ’03 and founder, Daylan Consulting Group, were all named to the 2016 Drexel '40 under 40', the annual compendium of Drexel’s most innovative, impressive and inspiring young alumni.
- March 01, 2016
  
  The following faculty in BIOMED are 2016 Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Program grant awardees:
- February 22, 2016
  While video games have often been saddled with the reputation of promoting a sedentary lifestyle, a group of 91��Ƭ�� professors see the digital diversions as a way of helping patients with cerebral palsy to keep on moving. The team, with expertise ranging from game design to movement science, physical therapy and biomedical engineering, recently formed a company called enAble Games, with the goal of making web-based active video games that can be used as part of therapy or rehabilitation exercise sessions.
- February 19, 2016
  
  Alper Bozkurt, alumnus in BIOMED (MS '04), assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at North Carolina State University, received a $500K 5-year Faculty Early Career Development Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the project titled "Bio-electro-photonic Microsystem Interfaces for Small Animals."
- January 29, 2016
  
  Dr. Peter A. Lewin, Richard B. Beard Distinguished University Professor and Director, Biomedical Ultrasound Research and Education Center, was invited to be the Luminary Speaker and Moderator for the Therapeutic Ultrasound Scientific Session at the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) Annual Convention in New York, March 16-21, 2016. The Luminary Lecture presentation is considered to be a substantial professional acknowledgement and is on a topic of Dr. Lewin's choosing, and it recognizes his contributions to the field of biomedical ultrasound. The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine represents globally over 9,000 physicians, scientists, students, sonographers, and other healthcare providers. The annual convention serves as a platform to advance both diagnostic and therapeutic applications of ultrasound.
- January 25, 2016
  
  Nohra Murad, BS/MS student in BIOMED (Advisor: A. Throckmorton), a former STAR student, presented her research and poster titled "New Right Ventricular Assist Device with Magnetic Suspension for Pediatric Patients" at the National Collegiate Research Conference (NCRC), hosted by the Harvard College Undergraduate Research Association (HCURA), held at Harvard University January 21–23, 2016. The results of Nohra's research support the continued development in Dr. Amy Throckmorton's BioCirc Lab of a new blood pump for patients with right-sided heart failure.
- January 20, 2016
  
  Dr. Donald McEachron, teaching professor in BIOMED, gave an invited talk titled "We All Got Rhythms but Can We All Stay in Synch?" at the IEEE Philadelphia Section Night Meeting, held January 19, 2016 at the Sheraton University City, Philadelphia, PA.
- January 19, 2016
  
  Dr. Sorin Siegler, alumnus in BIOMED (PhD '82), professor in MEM, and Mary Milone, alumna in BIOMED (BS '07; MS '10), product development engineer at Merit Medical Systems, Inc., co-invented "Cervical Spine Protection Apparatus and Methods of Use."
- January 06, 2016
  
  Dr. Kara Spiller, assistant professor in BIOMED, received a 5-year $2M NIH R01 grant for the project titled "Understanding and Controlling Macrophage Behavior in Angiogenesis." The project's goal is to better understand the relationship between the body’s natural healing process and tissue regeneration and to develop a drug delivery strategy to grow blood vessels using immune system cells called macrophages. Dr. Spiller and her project were featured in a January 5, 2016 DrexelNOW story titled "Harnessing the Body’s Immune System to Heal Wounds Naturally."
- January 05, 2016
  A Drexel engineer will seek to better understand the relationship between the body’s natural healing process and tissue regeneration with a five-year $1.9 million grant from the NIH.
- January 02, 2016
  
  Dr. Meltem Izzetoglu, research assistant professor in BIOMED, was quoted in a January 1, 2016 PsychCentral.com story about Parkinsonian patients and measuring their brain activity in real-time, in a realistic setting.

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