University of Pennsylvania Department of Bioengineering
The nature of scientific progress is often summarized by the Isaac Newton quotation, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” Each new study draws on dozens of earlier ones, forming a chain of knowledge stretching back to Newton and the scientific giants his work referenced. Scientific publishing and …
The Department of Bioengineering is proud to congratulate Postdoctoral Researcher Brittany Taylor, PhD on her appointment as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the J. Crayton Pruitt Family Department of Biomedical Engineering of the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida. Taylor’s appointment will begin in January 2021 after four years as …
The Office of the Provost awards the Penn Prize for Excellence in Teaching by Graduate Students in recognition of their profound impact on education across the University. Nominations come directly from undergraduate and graduate students in their courses and are narrowed down to ten awardees each year. Victoria Muir, a graduate student in the Department …
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The Department of Bioengineering is proud to congratulate Postdoctoral Fellow Rachel Riley on her appointment as an Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Rowan University starting September 2020. Originally from Matawan, NJ, Riley has been an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow in the Mitchell Lab since 2018. Her move to a faculty position at Rowan marks a …
Our next Penn Bioengineering seminar will be held this Thursday. We hope to see you there! Speaker: Michael Yaszemski, M.D., Ph.D. The Krehbiel Endowed Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering Mayo Clinic Date: Thursday, February 27, 2020 Time: 12:00-1:00 pm Location: Room 337, Towne Building Title: “Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering” Abstract: The field of …
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by Sophie Burkholder University of Washington Researchers Engineer a New Way to Study Circulatory Obstruction Capillaries are one of the most important forms of vasculature in our body, as they allow our blood to transfer nutrients to other parts of our body. But for how much effect capillary functionality can have on our health, their …
We hope you’ll join us for our next Penn Bioengineering seminar! Speaker: Kara Spiller, Ph.D. Associate Professor of the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Health Systems Drexel University Date: Thursday, February 6, 2020 Time: 12:00-1:00 pm Location: Room 337, Towne Building Title: “Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for Limb Salvage” Abstract: Diabetes and peripheral arterial …
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Jason Burdick, Robert D. Bent Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, has been named a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI), an award of high professional distinction accorded to academic inventors. Elected Fellows have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made a tangible impact on …
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Next up in our student spotlight series is graduate student Katie Falcone, a second-year Master’s student Bioengineering. Originally from the Philadelphia suburbs, Katie did her undergraduate degree at Drexel University’s Biomedical Engineering program and has been living in the University City area for almost nine years. What drew you to the field …
Penn Engineering is pleased to announce the names of the recipients of four scholarly chairs: Drs. Danielle Bassett, Russell Composto, Boon Thau Loo and Mark Yim. These are all well-deserved honors and we celebrate the privilege of having each of these scholars among us. Two of the recipients, Drs. Bassett and Composto, are members of …
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