biomedical engineering
September 25, 2017
Case Western Reserve University researchers target tumor protein A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast agent being tested by researchers at Case Western Reserve University not only pinpoints breast cancers at early stages but differentiates between aggressive and slow-growing…
September 08, 2017
Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason professor II of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics, was awarded U.S. patent 9,767,555 titled “Disease Characterization from Fused Pathology and Radiology Data.” The described invention…
August 25, 2017
Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason professor II of biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics, was awarded U.S. patent 9,721,338 titled “Method and Apparatus for Segmentation and Registration of Longitudinal Images.” The described…
August 16, 2017
A new machine-learning program developed by researchers at Case Western Reserve University appears to outperform other methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms begin to interfere with everyday living, initial testing shows. More than 5 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s…
July 21, 2017
The Case Western Reserve University Technology and Validation Start-Up Fund Program (CTP) recently announced the recipients of its second funding round of 2017. CTP is awarded by the Ohio Third Frontier and managed through the CWRU Technology Transfer Office. The program aims to accelerate and…
July 12, 2017
Two federal grants target improving outcomes for breast cancer patients, preventing fatal blood clots Nicole F. Steinmetz, the George J. Picha Professor in Biomaterials, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and director of the Center for Bio-Nanotechnology at Case Western Reserve…
July 07, 2017
Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering, was named the recipient of the 2017 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Technical Achievement Award. Madabhushi was selected “for contributions in…
June 09, 2017
Suraj Srinivasan, a junior at Strongsville High School, earned a First Award in Biomedical Engineering at the International Science and Engineering Fair for research he completed under the mentorship of Andrew Shoffstall in Jeff Capadona's laboratory. Shoffstall is an adjunct assistant professor…
May 25, 2017
Deep-learning network possible step toward automating biopsy slide analysis A deep-learning computer network developed through research led by Case Western Reserve University was 100 percent accurate in determining whether invasive forms of breast cancer were present in whole biopsy…
May 12, 2017
Michaela Cooley, a senior studying biomedical engineering, won the Student Research Award from Society for Biomaterials Drug Delivery Special Interest Group. Cooley has conducted research in the Bio-inspired Engineering for Advanced Therapies Laboratory for 2 1/2 years under the guidance of…