Seven entrepreneurship faculty hire assistants with alumni support
Robert Karpman, adjunct professor BME, will support assistants in his fall classes The Business of Modern Medicine and Entrepreneurship in the Life Sciences Read more
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Top neuroscientists to speak at Cornell Neurotech symposium
Top neuroscientists to speak at Cornell Neurotech symposium Read more
Patented biomedical implant could improve heart patient outcome
Jonathan Butcher, associate professor of biomedical engineering, and Chris Frendl, M.Eng. '11, have been awarded a patent for a method of bio-hybridizing implants such as prosthetic heart valves. Read more
New organ transplant monitoring promises better patient care
Using a combination of DNA sequencing and computer science techniques, researchers have developed a new method for monitoring the health of organ transplant patients. Read more
$9M grant will create neurotech research hub at Cornell
A five-year, $9 million grant from the National Science Foundation will create the Cornell Neurotechnology NeuroNex Hub to develop new tools for neuroscience. Read more
Mechanisms found to explain atypical femoral fractures
A research team led by Eve Donnelly, assistant professor in materials science and engineering, has published a study regarding a dangerous side effect of long-term use of bisphosphonates to treat osteoporosis. Read more
ComSciCon-Cornell aims to reach all communities
For the third year, Cornell is holding ComSciCon-Cornell, a science communication workshop organized by graduate students, for graduate students and postdocs July 14 and 22. Read more
New device could make closing surgical incisions a cinch
A material strong enough to protect the intestines from a needle puncture and bendable enough to insert through a laparotomy incision that quickly dissolves in the body is being studied. Read more
Neurotech panel shares successes from first year
Faculty from Cornell Neurotech shared stories of technologies they have developed in their first year of operation at a Reunion 2017 panel, Unlocking the Brain: Cornell's Search for the Key. Read more
Singh wins grant from defense department for cancer research
Ankur Singh, assistant professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, has won a $555,000 grant from the defense department to further his study of B-cell lymphoma. Read more