Clemson Bioengineering

Martine LaBerge honored as fellow by the Biomedical Engineering Society

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 […]

Award to Drs. Mercuri and Ye funds study of detection and treatment of sports injuries

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 […]

BOARD OF TRUSTEES BESTOWS AWARD ON CHAD MCMAHAN

Chad McMahan, the department’s histologist and safety officer, was recognized by Clemson’s Board of Trustees with the Will to Lead award. Mr. McMahan was nominated for the award by his peers across colleges. Central to his being so recognized was Chad’s earlier national-level Helping Hand award from the National Society for Histotechnology and Newcomer Supply. […]

2018 CLEMSON AWARDS Excerpted from A Match: A History of the Society For Biomaterials

In the 1960s, Dr. C. William Hall of Clemson University had a vision: He imagined an exclusive group of scientists would come together to communicate research findings and developments in the field of biomaterials science. Through the work of numerous people, especially many of those who gathered annually for the meeting of the International Biomaterials […]

ANNUAL DEPARTMENTAL AWARDS

The following awards are presented to outstanding students and friends of the department. Editor The following awards are presented to outstanding students and friends of the department. Editor Samuel F. Hulbert Award Dr. Kazuhiko Ishihara Samuel B. Earle Award for Outstanding Engineering Senior, College of Engineering, Computing, and Applied Sciences Natalie A. Ivey Poly-Med Outstanding […]

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

The NSF awarded a GRFP, among the most coveted of fellowships, to Aniqa Chowdhury, a student of Dr. Delphine Dean. The NSF awarded Timothy Samec, a student of Dr. Angela Alexander-Bryant, an Honorable Mention. Editor   I feel very honored to have been selected to receive the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to continue my graduate studies […]

DR. VLADIMIR REUKOV’S CREATIVE INQUIRY GROUP AWARDED BEST PRINTED POSTER

Dr. Vladimir Reukov’s team took Best Printed Poster at Clemson’s annual Focus on Creative Inquiry Poster Forum for Characterization and Application of Quantum Dots for Drug Delivery and Cancer Cell Tracking. Authors are Anastasia Frank-Kamenetskii, Aleena Thomson, Bradley Scammon, Kacie O’Neill, Lanz Pasig, Melanie Hedge, Rashes Abdel-Tawab and Will Ashley. Creative Inquiry is the imaginative combination of engaged learning, crossdisciplinary interactions and undergraduate research […]

DR. ANGELA ALEXANDER-BRYANT AWARDED SCIENTIFIC ADVOCATE NETWORK GRANT

Dr. Angela Alexander-Bryant was awarded a grant by the Scientific Advocate Network Program of the SC EPSCoR/IDeA Program. With this funding, Dr. Alexander-Bryant will implement management plans to meet the goals she proposed in two categories: Engaging Underrepresented Students in MADE in SC Research and Recruiting a Diverse Group of Graduate Students.   EPSCoR program funding is […]

PROFESSOR KAZUHIKO ISHIHARA RECOGNIZED WITH THE SAMUEL F. HULBERT AWARD

Professor Kazuhiko Ishihara of the Department of Bioengineering at the University of Tokyo is to receive the Samuel F. Hulbert award at the Bioengineering Award Banquet to follow Clemson’s International Biomaterials Symposium (IBS) April 16, 2018. Internationally known for his work on biomaterials and biointerfaces, Professor Ishihara’s Hulbert Award recognizes his contribution to Clemson bioengineering […]

Dylan Richards Awarded National Institutes of Health T32 Renewal

In 2014, Dylan was awarded two years of support through Medical University of South Carolina’s National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute T32, “Training to Improve Cardiovascular Therapies.” He re-applied for an additional year, and in 2017 was awarded a 3rd year on the training grant. Asked about his research, Dylan, a student of Dr. Ying […]