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The work by a research team made up largely of Brown graduate and undergraduate students addresses a critical biomedical need and has the potential to be widely adapted by clinicians to monitor antidepressants in patients.
Ahmed Abdelfattah wins a 2023 dynamic imaging grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) was founded in 2015 to help solve some of society’s toughest challenges — from eradicating disease and improving education, to addressing the needs of our local communities.
Degrees Completed and New Students in January 2023
Warmest welcome to our newest BME master’s students!
Hochberg Lab: Clinical trials show encouraging safety profile for brain-computer interface turning thoughts into action
In an important step toward a medical technology that could help restore independence of people with paralysis, researchers find the investigational BrainGate neural interface system has low rates of associated adverse events.
Karniadakis Lab: Study shows how machine learning could predict rare disastrous events, like earthquakes or pandemics
Researchers from Brown and MIT suggest how scientists can circumvent the need for massive data sets to forecast extreme events with the combination of an advanced machine learning system and sequential sampling techniques.
Karniadakis named Highly Cited Researcher™
George Karniadakis, Charles Pitts Robinson and John Palmer Barstow Professor of Applied Mathematics and Engineering at Brown University, has been named to the 2022 Highly Cited Researchers List by Clarivate Analytics.
Accomplished engineer, academic leader Francis J. Doyle III appointed 14th provost of Brown University
The current dean of the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will take on the role of Brown’s chief academic officer, effective July 1, 2023.
11 BME Students Elected to Tau Beta Pi
The Rhode Island Alpha chapter of Tau Beta Pi, the engineering honor society, inducted 21 new members at Brown University in a ceremony held Friday, Dec. 9. Thirteen juniors were inducted along with eight seniors.
Borton Lab: Researchers identify brain signals associated with OCD symptoms, paving way for adaptive treatment
The discovery of electrical signals in the brain associated with OCD could enable an emerging type of adaptive deep brain stimulation therapy as an improved treatment.
Srivastava Lab: Using convolutional neural networks for structural safety
Brown University researchers have developed a new technology for evaluating the structural integrity of metal structures, such as pipelines, to prevent catastrophic failure.
Riley Flores ’22.5 wins best research presentation award at SHPE national convention
Brown undergraduate develops tissue dissociation device.
Karniadakis Lab: Study shows how machine learning could improve COVID-19 predictive models
With the help of an advanced machine learning technique, researchers from Brown University suggest strategies for improving the performance of epidemiological models used to predict the course of pandemics.
Welch named to Forbes 30 under 30 list
Forbes Magazine unveiled its 30 under 30 Class of 2023 yesterday, recognizing young leaders that are turning to entrepreneurship to solve the world’s biggest problems.
Coulombe and Srivastava receive Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact Awards
In its fourth year, Brown Biomedical Innovations to Impact is advancing the commercialization of Brown research and supporting the creation of new products aimed at saving and improving lives.
Postdoctoral Researcher Calvert named DARPA 2022 Riser
Jonathan Calvert, a postdoctoral researcher working with Associate Professor David Borton in the Brown University School of Engineering has been named a DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) 2022 Riser.
Ph.D. student Kiara Lee works at the intersection of engineering, global public health
Kiara Lee, a doctoral student in biomedical engineering, was recently published in ACS Analytical Chemistry for her research on a new testing method of dried blood spots (DBSs).
People @ Carney: Jonghwan Lee
Jonghwan Lee is an Assistant Professor of Engineering and an Assistant Professor of Brain Science. He leads a research group leelab.ai at the intersection of medical photonics, neural engineering, and artificial intelligence.
Undergraduate Flores named top research presenter at SHPE National Convention
Brown engineering’s Riley Renee Flores ’22.5 was honored with a best research presentation award at the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers’ national convention held last week in Charlotte, N.C.
Toussaint Lab: Fixing Racial Bias in a Key Covid Diagnostic Tool
Researchers say pulse oximeters don’t accurately detect oxygen levels for people with darker skin. The search is on for better options.
Brown’s Welch, Tripathi finalists in E&T’s Innovation Awards
Brown biomedical engineering Ph.D. candidate Cel Welch and Professor Anubhav Tripathi are among five global finalists in the Most Innovative Solution in Digital Health and Social Care category, sponsored by the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) to recognize and celebrate the very best new innovations across the breadth of science, engineering and technology in 2022.
September 2022 Student/Alumni Spotlight - Kevin LoGiudice ScM'21
Kevin Logiudice is a 2nd year PhD student in Dr. Srivastava’s lab. He graduated from the ScM program in 2021 and continued to do his PhD in the same lab where he conducts biomechanics research. Prior to joining Brown in 2019, he worked in the chemical engineering industry but decided to refocus his career towards the biomedical field.
Welcome to our 38 new BME graduate students!
Warmest welcome to our newest BME master’s and PhD students!
3 PhD Theses Defended Summer 2022
Three students defend their PhD thesis work in Biomedical Engineering this semester.
August 2022 Alumni Spotlight - Yasmin Karasu Benyes '21 ScM'22
Yasmin Karasu Benyes was a 5th year Master’s student in Biomedical Engineering. She completed her Sc.B in Computer Engineering in 2021. She conducted research with Dr. Tripathi where she continued to pursue her interests in using machine learning to solve biomedical issues.