Author: Jenny Bourne

With an $11 million grant from the National Institutes of Health Center for Biomedical Research Excellence, Clemson University has launched the South Carolina Center for Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health, or SC-TRIMH, a new research center that will bring together scientists from across South Carolina to change the way musculoskeletal disorders are diagnosed, treated and […]

Martine LaBerge, chair of the Department of Bioengineering at Clemson and executive director of the Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Campus, or CUBEInC, in Greenville,  is one of the newest Fellows in the Biomedical Engineering Society, an honor recognizing her for exceptional achievements and experience in biomedical engineering. LaBerge was elected Fellow of the Biomedical Engineering […]

Clemson’s Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute awarded assistant professors Dr. Jeremy Mercuri and Dr. Tong Ye a seed grant to determine the effectiveness of nonlinear optical microscopy to identify early degenerative damage to knee cartilage. Their labs will also determine the effectiveness of mesenchymal stem cells to promote knee cartilage health in patients undergoing […]

We are an award-winning department with much to be thankful for, and not a few of us would include Ryan Borem, whose generosity is an example to all. Jenny Bourne, editor How did you choose Clemson? My family moved to the Clemson area from Los Angeles, CA, before I graduated from high school. However, when […]

Tanner Rathbone, PhD student in Dr. Renee Cottle’s lab, represented Clemson with a poster presentation at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy 21st Annual Meeting in Chicago in May 2018. Tanner’s abstract was published in the Molecular Therapy ASGCT 21st Annual Meeting Abstracts. Molecular Therapy. 2018;26: 369-370

Alex Harrison is an M.Eng student now. As a Clemson undergraduate, she was one of those students who liked to keep many balls in the air at work and at play. However, Alex’s work and classroom activities had an impact on many whose needs would otherwise not have been met. She worked, for example, for […]

In a tour de force, four undergraduate bioengineering design teams received honors in the 2018 VentureWell and National Institutes of Health “Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams” (DEBUT) competition. Partnering with national and international clinical and industry collaborators, Clemson’s bioengineering design programs develop innovative solutions in healthcare. Jenny Bourne, editor 2018 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams […]

Because most graduates choose to work in well-established companies, startups remain an intriguing unknown. Diaxamed, a startup medical device company with a focus on the research and development of arteriovenous access systems, employs a number of Clemson graduates in Greenville, SC. Two, Mr. Joshua Davidson BS Mechanical Engineering ’17 and Dr. Kayla Wilson PhD Bioengineering […]

Where were you before coming to Clemson as faculty in the Department of Bioengineering? I did my B.S. degree at Clemson in electrical engineering. After graduation, I had the opportunity to experience many different types of research jobs in many different places, starting with my graduate degree at Princeton University in New Jersey. During the summer of […]

The department is delighted to welcome Professor of Practice Dr. Lawrence Boyd! His more than two decades of experience leading product development, engineering and business development efforts for medical devices in orthopaedic and spine surgery will be invaluable to our students. Many may find the range of his accomplishments, including earning a PhD 18 years […]