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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.
A Breath of Fresh Air: Drexel Scientists Reveal How the Brain Generates Respiratory Rhythm
April 18, 2016
Researchers 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.
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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
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.
Dressed to Kill: Tailoring a Suit For Tumor-Penetrating Cancer Meds
April 08, 2016
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.