A United States Army combat veteran and current BIOE Ph.D. student, Ryan’s research focuses on the development of a tissue engineering scaffold to assist in the repair and regeneration of intervertebral discs in people suffering from back pain. http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/national-science-foundation-awards-research-fellowships-to-7-clemson-graduate-students/
Recently appointed assistant professor of bioengineering Dr. Brian Booth received another vote of confidence on October 17, 2016. For the third time, Tiger football coach Dabo Swinney’s All In Team Foundation funded Booth’s proposed breast cancer research. The foundation has been behind Booth from his first studies showing that tannic acid, a naturally occurring anticancer […]
Dr. William Richardson was recently awarded a Scientist Development Grant from the A. H. A. to support highly promising beginning scientists in cardiovascular and stroke research. —http://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/bioe/index.html–linking button is not working
Dr. Dan Simionescu, the Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Professor of Bioengineering, was recently awarded an R56 grant from the National Institutes of Health. This $410k, “high priority, short term project award” from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute will support efforts to regenerate heart valves using scaffolds, stem cells and bioreactors. The research team […]
Sarah Harcum leads a Clemson team as part of a new national institute to advance U.S. leadership in biopharmaceuticals. http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/commerce-awards-70m-to-biopharmaceutical-institute-with-clemson-researchers/
Dr. Guigen Zhang shares his vision on the possibility of a biological revolution and his belief in solving worldwide problems through convergence. http://www.clemson.edu/cecas/departments/bioe/news-events/index.html
Dr. Yao plays a key role in bringing together some of South Carolina’s leading minds for bioengineering research. http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/hai-yao-appointed-to-new-ernest-r-norville-endowed-chair-in-biomedical-engineering/
Dr. Gilbert is an internationally renowned researcher who takes an unconventional approach to studying how metal interacts with the body, a field that affects millions of implant patients each year. http://newsstand.clemson.edu/mediarelations/jeremy-gilbert-of-clemson-university-named-hansjorg-wyss-endowed-chair-for-regenerative-medicine/
Clemson University’s efforts to attract top talent and enhance diversity are paying off threefold, as the department of bioengineering prepares to welcome a new assistant professor to the faculty and two postdoctoral researchers remain on track to join next year.
John Cullen Schlageter, a Packaging Science student, won the competition with a pitch for a replacement for styrofoam in cold chain packaging. He accepted the award from Dr. John DesJardins, Clemson’s Pathways to Innovation Program team leader. He and University Innovation Fellow and Bioengineering Ph.D. student Bre Przestrzelski worked to design the campus event, […]