Commercialization Fellows explore market for inventions
Doctoral students in Cornell Engineering’s Commercialization Fellowship are developing tools to compress laser pulses, separate blood plasma and 3D print living tissue. Read more
News: BME
Here you will find recent and archived news about the Meinig School and our affiliates and partners. For more stories, don't forget to browse our spotlights and annual BME newsletters as well!
Collaboration yields discovery of 12-sided silica cages
A cross-campus collaboration led by materials science professor Uli Wiesner results in visual confirmation of 12-sided, nanoscale cage structures, which could have medical diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Read more
Biomedical engineer Ilana Brito named a Pew Scholar
Ilana Brito, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been named a Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences. Brito will receive a four-year, $300,000 grant to further her study of the human microbiome. Read more
McGovern Center signs Dynamic Boundaries startup
Dynamic Boundaries, a startup that aims to relieve pain and improve mobility for patients suffering from severe osteoarthritis, joined Cornell’s McGovern Center, a business incubator, June 1. Read more
Brito named a Pew Biomedical Scholar
Congratulations to Meinig School Assistant Professor Ilana Brito, on being named by the Pew Charitable Trusts as one of 22 early-career researchers in the 2018 class of Pew Scholars in the biomedical sciences. The scholars receive four-year grants to advance their explorations of biological mechanisms underpinning human health and disease. Dr. Brito will use her award to look at how the use of antibiotics drives the emergence of multidrug-resistant microbes. The Pew scholars—all of whom have held assistant professor positions for three years or less—enter a vibrant community of researchers who... Read more
New microscopy method could benefit study of migrating cancer cells
A microscopy technique developed in the lab of assistant professor of biomedical engineering Steven Adie could change the way biomedical researchers study the movement of cancer cells, among other applications. Read more
Congratulations to our 2018 Graduates
On Sunday, May 27, the Meinig School celebrated with its 2018 graduates and their families in the Weill Hall Courtyard. On behalf of the School faculty and staff, we offer heartfelt congratulations to our graduates and wish them the best of luck in the next step in their careers. Photos from the event can be found here. See also: 2018 Commencement photos Read more