2021

December
- Dr. Amy Throckmorton and Colleagues Receive a US Patent for an Integrated Cutting Guide with Cardioprotective Butterfly
  
  December 30, 2021
  Dr. Amy Throckmorton, associate professor and director of the BioCirc Research Laboratory in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, and colleagues (Co-inventors R. Stevens, A. Moulick, and V. Mahan) received US patent No. 11,202,645, assigned to Drexel University, for an “Integrated Cutting Guide with Cardioprotective Butterfly for Repeat Sternotomy and for Cast Cutting.”
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- Kera Jones, Vicky Li, Amal Mathew, and Naseer Washington-Turner Awarded Inaugural 2021 BIOMED Diversity Scholarship
  
  December 22, 2021
  
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- Spark Therapeutics to Invest $575M in New 500k Square Foot State-of-the-Art Gene Therapy Innovation Center on Drexel’s University City Campus
  
  December 17, 2021
  
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- The ShanghaiTech 4th Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summit successfully held
  
  December 16, 2021
  On December 24, the Carnival Event of the 4th Innovation & Entrepreneurship Summit (IES) was held in the Conference Center. The IES was co-organized by Shanghai Clinical Research and Trial Center and lasted for 3 months, including 4 startup-practice lectures, 3 different industrial innovation specialties.
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- María José Garcia Rivas among 12 Drexel Students Awarded Inaugural Nina Henderson Provost Scholarship
  
  December 10, 2021
  
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- Save The Date: Immune Modulation & Engineering Symposium 2021
  
  December 09, 2021
  The School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems is pleased to announce its 3rd Annual Immune Modulation & Engineering Symposium (IMES) on December 9 -10, 2021.
  
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November
- Dr. Andres Kriete Receives a Bristol Myers Squibb Grant for the Drexel Biomed STEM Pathways Fellowship Program
  
  November 25, 2021
  Dr. Andres Kriete, associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, received a 1-year $60,000 Bristol-Myers Squibb grant for the “Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems STEM Pathways Fellowship Program.”
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October
- Karissa Barbarevech Presents Wearable Ultrasound Wound Healing Applicator Poster at BMES 2021 and Gives an Invited High School Talk
  
  October 10, 2021
  Karissa Barbarevech, PhD Candidate in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems (Advisor: P. A. Lewin), presented the poster titled, "Optimizing Wearable Ultrasound Applicator for At Home Use” (Co-authors: J. Hyatt, O. Ngo, I. Robinson, R. A. DiMaria-Ghalili, M. Neidrauer, M. Weingarten, M. Schafer, P. A. Lewin), at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting, October 7, 2021, in Orlando, FL.
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September
- The Pneuma in Machines Blog By Biomed Intern Elakiya Sivakumar
  
  September 20, 2021
  
  BIOMED intern Elakiya Sivakumar, BS in Biomedical Engineering at SSN College of Engineering, India, launched "The Pneuma in Machines" blog.
  
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- Dr. Peter Lewin Is Recognized As a Distinguished Advocate and Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
  
  September 15, 2021
  Dr. Peter A. Lewin, Richard B. Beard Distinguished University Professor and Director, Biomedical Ultrasound Research and Education Center in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, was recognized as a Distinguished Advocate and Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE).
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- What the Brain Shows: The Benefits of Virtual Reality in Creative Arts Therapies
  
  September 08, 2021
  In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers from Drexel University’s College of Nursing and Health Professions and School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, examined the differences in prefrontal cortex (PFC) activation between two distinct drawing tasks in VR, including with the introduction of a calming fragrance stimulus.
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- The BrainTech Podcast By Biomed Student Zack Goldblum
  
  September 07, 2021
  
  BIOMED student Zack Goldblum, BS/MS in Biomedical Engineering, hosts "The BrainTech Podcast." The podcast started as a Brain|Technology Convergence course project offered by the Global Innovation Partnerships at BIOMED.
  
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- 10 New Dragons Discuss Starting at Drexel This Fall
  
  September 02, 2021
  DrexelNow checked in with the new students joining our campus community this fall about their past experiences, future plans, and their hopes and worries about starting their Drexel careers amidst the ongoing pandemic.
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July
- Kevin McShane and Colleagues Publish Article on "Diaphragm Pacing Using the Minimally Invasive Cervical Approach" in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine
  
  July 30, 2021
  Kevin McShane, MS Candidate in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health System, collaborated on a review article accepted for publication in the Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine titled, "Diaphragm Pacing Using the Minimally Invasive Cervical Approach."
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June
- Drexel Establishes Nation’s First Minor in Pediatric Engineering for Students in STEM and Health Fields
  
  June 25, 2021
  The ongoing pandemic and the unique challenges to health care delivery it continues to create have brought to light the need for medical professionals to have a broader skillset to solve the most complex and pressing challenges. Because of this need, and to ensure technology and clinical care are optimized to an individual patient’s needs, Drexel University recently launched an unprecedented offering for future leaders in STEM and health disciplines: a new minor in pediatric engineering.
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- Drexel University Ranked Best College for Students with Autism
  
  June 21, 2021
  Drexel University Ranked Best College for Students with Autism
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- Watch Your Professors Give TEDx Talks During a Student-Curated Virtual Event This Week
  
  June 21, 2021
  TEDxDrexelU, a student organization whose mission it is to bring the spirit of TED to the Drexel community, will present a two-day virtual conference featuring Drexel faculty and alumni speakers June 26–27.
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- Faculty Highlights: Recent Grants and Awards
  
  June 16, 2021
  Last term, Drexel University faculty were recognized for their scholarly research and professional contributions and recognitions.
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- Drexel Virtually Celebrates 2021 Graduates of Colleges, Schools, Heritage Groups
  
  June 14, 2021
  Before the University-wide ceremony at Citizen’s Bank Park on June 11, commencement for Drexel’s colleges, schools and students of the African diaspora were held virtually though celebrated wholeheartedly.
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May
- Drexel University Announces 2021 Commencement Speakers and Honorary Degree Recipients
  
  May 24, 2021
  The speakers and honorary degree recipients addressing graduating Dragons this year are well-known and respected in their various fields, and several have deep, longstanding ties to Drexel.
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- Andrea Eleazar, MedTech Innovation II student, received Freeman Award for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) and a Gilman Scholarship
  
  May 19, 2021
  Andrea Eleazar, B.S. in Public Health, is a rising student in MedTech Innovation II - Biologics course. She received both a Freeman Award for Study in Asia (Freeman-ASIA) and a Gilman Scholarship for study at Nanyang Technical University in Singapore in Winter 2022!
  
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- Drexel Research Awarded for Potential to Improve Heart and Ear Health in Children
  
  May 06, 2021
  <p>Two Drexel researchers received prestigious Individual Biomedical Research Awards from The Hartwell Foundation to support their work aimed at benefitting the health of children of the United States. Each award includes $100,000 in research funding per year for three years.</p>
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April
- Dr. Margaret Wheatley Moderates a Science Unscripted Talk with Robert Langer
  
  April 08, 2021
  Dr. Margaret A. Wheatley, John M. Reid Professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, moderated a conversation titled, "Science Unscripted with Robert Langer” during a live-stream event on April 7, 2021.
  
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March
- Dr. Kurtulus Izzetoglu Receives a US DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Grant for His Portable Diffuse Optical Sensors Project
  
  March 31, 2021
  Dr. Kurtulus Izzetoglu, associate professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems (PI), and colleagues received a 2-year, $1.86 million grant from the US Department of Defense-US Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USDoD-USAMRAA) / Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).
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- Drexel Face Shield Project Published in Annals of Biomedical Engineering (ABME)
  
  March 01, 2021
  A cross university-led COVID-19 rapid-response effort–led by Drs. Amy Throckmorton, Michele Marcolongo, and Ellen Bass–the Drexel Face Shield team built over 36,000 face shields, and donated almost 35,000 to more than 100 organizations.
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February
- Aakansha Nangarlia and Andrea Eleazar, MedTech Innovation II students, granted Janssen Quantitative Sciences Diversity Mentorship Program
  
  February 26, 2021
  It is an exciting opportunity for students to build valuable professional relationships and explore career pathways within Janssen R&D that are aligned to their academic and professional interests.
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- Dr. Lin Han Receives the 2021 Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award for the Study of Cartilage Function, Regeneration, and Disease Intervention in Osteoarthritis
  
  February 12, 2021
  Dr. Lin Han, associate professor in the School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems (PI), received the 2021 Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award for research on the structure and function of cartilage extracellular matrix (ECM) and its impact on tissue regeneration and disease evolution in osteoarthritis (OA).
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January
- Drs. Kurtulus Izzetoglu, Mark Schafer, Peter Lewin, Catherine von Reyn, and Hualou Liang Are 2020-2021 Pennsylvania CURE Grant Awardees
  
  January 28, 2021
  The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) program awards health research grants for biomedical research, as well as clinical and health services.
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- Drexel Deans Look Back at 2020 — Part Two
  
  January 15, 2021
  In a second installment, six more deans from the University’s colleges and schools reflect on what happened and what they’ve learned.
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- GIP MedTech Innovation Workshop Series Launches
  
  January 11, 2021
  Through the GIP Medical Technology Innovation (MedTech) Workshop, early-stage startups, medical technology development and transfer professionals and academics/researchers engaged in translational research...
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- Dr. Kara Spiller Launches Binational Journal Club
  
  January 11, 2021
  Dr. Kara Spiller and Professors Aylin Sendemir and Ozlem Yesil-Celiktas from Department of Bioengineering, Ege University in Turkey launched a binational journal club last month with their students in the three labs.
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