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We are building research and educational programs around a vision that a quantitative understanding of the human body can be used as a foundation for the rational design of therapies, molecules, devices, and diagnostic procedures to improve human health.

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Right: Rat hippocampal neurons on silicon pillar

Current Events

Engineering Functional Human Tissues

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Claudia Fischbach-Teschl Works with Cornell Team to Starve Tumors

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Researcher Profiles

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Prof. Schaffer in front of an amplified femtosecond Ti:Sapphire laser that is used for precise disruption of biological systems.

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Graduate Student Profiles

Christine Tan

Christine Tan, BME PhD student currently works with Professor Harold Craighead.

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