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Slow release of a drug, TT-10, improves heart attack recovery in a mouse model

Zhang receives R01 from NIH to study myocardial remuscularization

UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering chair Jianyi “Jay” Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., was recently awarded a new R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the proposal, “Endogenous and exogenous mechanisms that promote myocardial remuscularization in post infarction LV remodeling.” The grant totals $2.1 million for the project period that began in July 2021 and runs through June 2025.  

5 transformative lessons from UAB's Advanced Safety Engineering and Management program

UAB BME 2021-2022 Scholarship Winners Announced

The UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is proud to announce its 2021-2022 student scholarship winners. The following individuals stand out for their commitment to excellence, both in and out of the classroom, and outstanding work ethic and dedication.

1850s horror Twitter, recursive propaganda, mapping mutations: Faculty grants seed new projects and nurture careers

New courses prepare medical students for practice-shaping technologies before they reach the clinic

Rogers conducts research in New Zealand as part of international fellowship

Written by Hannah Weems

Jack Rogers, Ph.D., professor in the UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME), recently returned from an international fellowship that allowed him to spend six weeks studying optical mapping of the heart and stomach at the Auckland Bioengineering Institute in the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Rogers received the fellowship in 2020 from the New Zealand Royal Society Te Apārangi through the Catalyst International Leadership Fellowship.

With new NSF grant, UAB researchers have a hot ticket to the materials of the future

BME to host fifth NIH Progenitor Cell Translation Consortium Annual Conference

The 2021 NIH Progenitor Cell Translation Consortium (PCTC) Annual Conference, hosted by the UAB Department of Biomedical Engineering, will be held virtually this year on Wednesday, September 29 and Thursday, September 30.