Regulatory Science Contest Sparks Solutions to Food Poisoning, Opioid Abuse, Drug Shortages

March 13, 2023

On March 1, 2023, students from across the University of Rochester gathered for the 10^th annual America’s Got Regulatory Science Talent competition. Nine student teams shared their innovative ideas on how to address regulatory science challenges outlined by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Teams vied for the top spot and a chance to present their solution to the FDA in Washington D.C. in April where they will join the winners of the University of Maryland’s competition and meet with the FDA’s chief scientist Namandjé Bumpus, PhD.

BME Alumni Spotlight: Nancy Bansbach

March 7, 2023

EWB goes beyond ‘just building something’

February 13, 2023

Six Hajim students who are members of the Engineers Without Borders student chapter were in Don Juan, Dominican Republic, during January break. They were making adjustments to a water purification system the EWB chapter installed for an elementary school during previous trips.
The team members included EWB chapter president Hannah Rickert ’25 of biomedical engineering, past president Andrew Rojnuckarin ’23 of chemical engineering, and Katie Lambright,’26, Rosemary MacLean ’23, Bridgit Nguyen ’26, and Hong Zhang ’25, all of biomedical engineering.

Christopher Lu (‘23) Featured Researcher

February 9, 2023

Christopher Lu (‘23), BME major, has been featured by the University Office of Undergrad Research in their Student Research Corner.  Each month they feature a few students so that you can learn about what types of research they are doing and give their peers advice on starting their own research experience.

Stephen McAleavey begins term as BME’s third department chair

February 7, 2023

Gina Eagan wins ACE award

January 19, 2023

Gina Eagan, Student Programs Assistant with BME, recently won an ACE staff award. ACE awards honor AS&E staff who exemplify the University’s deep commitment to Meliora (ever better!). Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Awardees are nominated by faculty, staff, or students and the winners are chosen on the first of each month by the Dean of the Faculty.

Benjamin Miller selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)

January 9, 2023

Benjamin Miller, a pioneer in developing compact chips and biosensors for disease detection and personalized medicine, has also been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

BME 101 Poster Session 2022

January 5, 2023

The annual “BME 101: Introduction to Biomedical Engineering” poster session was held on Friday, December 9, 2022.  Each year, undergraduate students in this course gather in teams of two and research a topic in BME of their choosing. The teams  put together a poster describing that topic, and performing some technical analysis. On the last Friday of the semester the students present their posters to BME faculty and students.