November 2017   

Associate Professor Dipanjan Pan has developed nanoparticles that can target cancer stem cells--those rare cells within a tumor that can cause cancer to recur or spread. Read on...

Professor Sergei Maslov and his fellow researchers clarified the conditions that keep a bacterial species cohesive or drive it toward diversity. Read on...

Bioengineering Professors Brian Cunningham and Rashid Bashir have developed a point-of-care system that detects and quantifies Zika, Dengue, and other infectious diseases in a droplet of whole blood. Read on...

A team led by Bioengineering Professor Rohit Bhargava is using an updated infrared imaging technique to better examine and optimize a group of materials that could help solve some of the world's most challenging energy, environmental and pharmaceutical challenges. Read on...

Bioengineering Assistant Professor Wawrzyniec Dobrucki and Illinois faculty colleague Marni Boppart found that stem cells helped alleviate complications from peripheral artery disease in diabetic mice. Read on...

Bioengineering Professor Steve Boppart used ultrafast pulses of tailored light to make neurons fire in different patterns, the first example of coherent control in a living cell. Read on...

While at Illinois, Mechanical Science and Engineering doctoral student  Ritu Raman developed novel 3D bio-printers, used them to build muscle-powered robots (bio-bots), and helped create a community of makers that build beyond biology. Read on...

Bioengineering Professor Rashid Bashir  will receive the Biomedical Engineering Society's premier recognition for outstanding achievement and leadership. Read on...

Bioengineering Graduate Program faculty member Catherine Murphy was invested as the Larry R. Faulkner Endowed Chair in Chemistry in early October. Read on...

Professors Shuming Nie and Jonathan Sweedler were named as top international analytical scientists. Read on...

Engineering-based medical school receives accreditation and begins accepting applications for inaugural class. Bioengineering faculty are among the college's faculty and helped drive the formation and curriculum of the school. Read on...