Creating diamond devices to detect Parkinson’s early
Spartan engineers have secured $3.4 million in grants to develop diamond implants that could let doctors diagnose and treat Parkinson’s disease earlier. Michigan State University’s Wen Li and Erin Purcell are leading the effort to …
September 11, 2020
WISCONSIN-MADISON SCIENTISTS 3D PRINT ARTERIES TO ENABLE REAL-TIME BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING
Researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison University (UW-Madison) have 3D printed blood vessels that enable cardiac patients to monitor their blood pressure remotely. The research team’s implantable tubular structures emit piezoelectric pulses which act to alert patients …
September 1, 2020Researchers Redesign Critical Medical Equipment Using CT-Scan Data Analysis
In early Spring of 2020, the phone calls and emails started streaming in to the mechanical engineering department of the University of Wisconsin – Madison: “We don’t have enough ventilators, can you design something else?” …
September 1, 2020
BMES names Masters, Murphy, Williams fellows
The Biomedical Engineering Society has honored University of Wisconsin-Madison professors Kristyn Masters, William Murphy and Justin Williams as part of its 2020 Class of Fellows. It’s the latest honor for the decorated trio. All three …
August 11, 2020
UW RESEARCHERS DEVISE APPROACH TO TREAT RARE, INCURABLE FORM OF BLINDNESS
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have published a proof-of-concept method to correct an inherited form of macular degeneration that causes blindness, and that is currently untreatable. Best vitelliform macular degeneration, or Best disease, is …
August 4, 2020
New 3D-printed artery can monitor blockages from the inside
When surgeons replace part of a blood vessel — something they do in 450,000 patients per year in the United States to treat blood clots, coronary disease, stroke damage and more — the grafted vessel …
July 28, 2020
New shield couples COVID-19 protection with a clear view of the face
In mid-March 2020, as coronavirus cases exploded across the country, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers pooled their expertise to quickly design and develop a medical face shield to meet an urgent need for personal protective equipment, …
July 28, 2020Tiny mineral particles are better vehicles for promising gene therapy
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a safer and more efficient way to deliver a promising new method for treating cancer and liver disorders and for vaccination — including a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Therapeutics …
July 3, 2020
Tiny mineral particles are better vehicles for promising gene therapy
University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have developed a safer and more efficient way to deliver a promising new method for treating cancer and liver disorders and for vaccination — including a COVID-19 vaccine from Moderna Therapeutics …
July 1, 2020
Accelerating Research in Smart and Connected Healthcare
Research in Smart and Connected Healthcare is a key area of emphasis in the Grainger Institute for Engineering. This work, led by Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering Pascale Carayon, uses principles of engineering to …
June 2, 2020Carayon lauded among top patient safety experts
Becker’s Hospital Review has again named Pascale Carayon, the Leon and Elizabeth Janssen Professor in the College of Engineering at UW-Madison, to its “50 patient safety experts to know” list. Carayon, who applies human factors engineering to …
June 2, 2020
UW–Madison engineer works with local health leaders to develop COVID-19 prediction models
A University of Wisconsin–Madison industrial engineer has led the development of models that are among the tools aiding health officials in Dane County and south-central Wisconsin as they prepare for and respond to COVID-19. Oguzhan …
June 2, 2020Carayon elected to Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care
Pascale Carayon, the Leon and Elizabeth Janssen Professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, has been elected to the Academy of Quality and Safety in Health Care, becoming one of 80 …
May 26, 2020
Prof. Franck Publishes Research on Cooling Injured Brain Cells
In the future, treating a concussion could be as simple as cooling the brain. That’s according to research conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers, whose findings support the treatment approach at the cellular level. “There …
April 10, 2020
Christian Franck Co-Authors New Imaging Technique to Reveal 3-D forces Exerted by Tiny Cell Clusters
A team of researchers has developed a new technique to map the three-dimensional forces that clusters of human cells exert on their surrounding environment. The method could potentially help scientists better understand how tissue forms, …
March 9, 2020
Mitigating a pain in the neck: New understanding of vagus nerve could improve neuromodulation outcomes
Within the rapidly growing field of neuromodulation, which involves electrically stimulating nerves to treat a host of medical conditions, one nerve in particular has attracted the interest of the medical community. The vagus nerve’s extensive …
March 2, 2020
Bill Murphy Develops Nucleic Acid Technologies for Dianomi Therapeutics
MADISON, Wis., /PRNewswire/ — Dianomi Therapeutics Inc. announced that it has licensed a second suite of intellectual property (IP) from the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF), expanding the use of its Mineral Coated Microparticle (MCM) …
February 14, 2020
New Faculty Focus: Engineering welcomes 12
The UW–Madison College of Engineering has added 12 new faculty members this academic year, with expertise ranging from fusion energy to quantum systems to the earth’s energy. Meet the new faculty members, and learn about …
November 19, 2019
Stephan Rudykh Earns 2019 Faculty Scholar Award
Healthcare improvements are a crucial component of addressing a larger societal need. With a better understanding of microstructures found in biological tissues and other soft matter, clinicians can gain insight into previously unknown mechanisms of …
November 14, 2019
Stimulating progress: Injectable electrode could simplify neuromodulation
By electrically stimulating nerves, neuromodulation therapies can reduce epileptic seizures, treat depression and a host of other health conditions, and soothe chronic pain—all without the use of conventional drugs like opioids. Now, University of Wisconsin-Madison …
November 7, 2019
Neural Connections Across Campus
UW-Madison professor Aviad Hai is developing tiny electronic sensors to study brain activity using MRI. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner can be used to take detailed anatomical snapshots of the brain noninvasively — without …
November 3, 2019NAE Report on Clinician Burnout led by Carayon
Pascale Carayon, Grainger Institute lead of smart and connected healthcare research, co-chaired a committee of the National Academy of Medicine that issued a new report addressing burnout. “Clinician burnout is very complex, and there is …
October 23, 2019
Ludwig lands $2 million grant as part of NIH effort to combat opioid abuse
Kip Ludwig will lead a more than $2 million NIH grant to test a novel liquid metal electrode as an alternative means of treating chronic back pain. “Right now there is a huge market for …
September 26, 2019
Hai lands NIH grant to use new brain sensors to study epileptic seizures
Aviad Hai, GIE Fellow and Assistant Professor of biomedical engineering, will use a new grant to develop sensors for brain imaging to provide new insights into brain seizures in epilepsy.
September 17, 2019
Madison home to at least 10 stem cell companies
Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics Inc. is one of at least 10 stem cell companies in Madison, most started by UW-Madison researchers. GIE Lead Bill Murphy created Stem Pharm, a spinoff from his lab, which sells materials …
September 15, 2019
Modern medicine: Electrical bandage zaps wounds
We have electric cars, razors and now an electric bandage? Researchers at the University of Wisconsin have developed an electrode-dressed bandage to help the body heal itself. Electrical currents are created when the body moves. …
September 12, 2019
Zayas-Caban, Alagoz to use NSF grant to guide care transitions
WIHSE Associate Director Oguzhan Alagoz is part of a team that landed a three-year NSF grant to develop solutions for patients who transition from hospitals to nursing facilities.
August 21, 2019
Target acquired: Using magnets to help medicines deliver a more powerful punch
GIE Fellow Jiamian Hu is part of a team that hopes to reduce the side effects of medicines and boost their efficacy by delivering them only to their intended targets within the body. His research …
August 20, 2019Smart screening: A personal approach to mammography for women with Down syndrome
For most women, turning 40 brings an age-related preventative care dilemma: when, and how often, to get a mammogram to screen for breast cancer. Luckily, their doctors can advise them by drawing on recommendations from …
August 12, 2019
GIE Collaborators Win UW2020 Awards
Congratulations to our colleagues and collaborators on their UW2020 awards! Check out this year’s winners. Developing the Next Generation of Quantum Emitters in 2D Materials Jason Kawasaki, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering From …
May 9, 2019
UW Changes Lives: Building a biomanufacturing hotbed
From February through June, we will be highlighting the ways that UW–Madison changes lives for the better throughout the state of Wisconsin. May’s theme is helping Jobs and the Economy. Watch for more at #UWChangesLives …
May 3, 2019
Clearing the fog: Interdisciplinary effort targets traumatic brain injuries
UW-Madison is leading an effort that aims to drive scientific advances that will enable better detection, treatment and prevention of traumatic brain injuries. Increasingly, concussions prematurely end the careers of athletes young and old, …
May 1, 2019
Xudong Wang among medical and biological engineering elite
The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) honored Materials Science and Engineering Professor Xudong Wang as one of the nation’s top-two percent of medical and biological engineers by electing him a fellow. The election is among the …
March 27, 2019
Keegan to lead Forward BIO Institute’s public-private partnerships
As Wisconsin continues to establish its role as a nationwide leader in biomanufacturing, the Forward BIO Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison continues to grow, with the addition of Philip Keegan as its public-private partnership lead. …
March 15, 2019Using a Human Factors and Systems Engineering Framework to Build Safer Patient Care Processes
Human factors and systems engineering, or the science of how to design and manage complex human-centered systems, has long been used in high-risk industries such as manufacturing and aviation to promote better safety. AHRQ-funded researcher, …
March 1, 2019Aviad Hai on Probes for Directly Recording Neural Activity | ApplySci @ Stanford
Watch Aviad Hai’s talk from the Wearable Tech + Digital Health + Neurotech Silicon Valley Conference that was held at Stanford University on February 21 & 22, 2019.
February 21, 2019Mind’s Eye: Hai Builds Tools to Expand our Understanding of the Brain
Hai is developing those next-generation tools—ones that can work wirelessly, that don’t require major surgery, and that can reveal a more comprehensive account of neural activity across regions of the brain. Hai creates electrical, magnetic …
February 14, 2019
Implantable device aids weight loss
More than 700 million adults and children worldwide are obese, according to a 2017 study that called the growing number and weight-related health problems a “rising pandemic.” New battery-free, easily implantable weight-loss devices developed by …
December 17, 2018
Rasmussen Joins Forward BIO Institute as Assistant Director
Cathy Rasmussen, an accomplished regenerative medicine and biomanufacturing researcher, has joined the recently established Forward BIO Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as assistant director. Read more about Cathy and the Forward BIO Institute here.
December 10, 2018
It’s not a shock: Better bandage promotes powerful healing
A new, low-cost wound dressing developed by University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers could dramatically speed up healing in a surprising way. The method leverages energy generated from a patient’s own body motions to apply gentle electrical …
November 29, 2018
Project plots safe passage for patients
The Wisconsin Institute for Healthcare Systems Engineering (WIHSE) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hopes to help safeguard older adults after trips to the emergency room through a four-year, $2.5 million grant from the Agency for Healthcare …
October 31, 2018
Forward BIO Institute awarded $5 million NIH grant
UW-Madison’s Forward BIO Institute has been awarded $5 million from the National Institutes of Health for tissue manufacturing. The grant was announced yesterday at the Biohealth Summit by Professor Bill Murphy, the institute’s director. “This …
October 10, 2018
Focus on new faculty: Christian Franck studies cell stress and strain and damage in the brain
If you were riding a bike and happened to fall and hit your head, you might sustain a concussion—even if you were wearing a helmet. Whether the impact leads to brain cell loss depends on …
September 19, 2018
Initiative Focuses on Advanced Technology Innovations in Biomanufacturing
A $750,000 grant from the Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. announced today (Sept. 6) establishes the Forward BIO Initiative, a collaborative effort to make Wisconsin a recognized center of excellence for biomanufacturing. The new initiative “leverages …
September 6, 2018ML4MI Pilot Research Grant Winners Announced
The UW’s Machine Learning for Medical Imaging Initiative (ML4MI) selection committee recently announced the winners of the ML4MI Pilot Research Grants. These grants are expected to expand the scope of Machine Learning activity on campus …
August 15, 2018William Murphy Testifies before Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Science and Technology
William Murphy—Grainger Institute for Engineering’s biomanufacturing thrust leader, Biomedical Engineering & Orthopedics professor, and Co-Director of the Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center—was invited in October to testify before the Wisconsin Assembly Committee on Science and Technology. Murphy and five other speakers had the opportunity to share with policymakers what biomanufacturing is, what it isn’t, and why …
November 9, 2017
New academic-industry effort at UW-Madison aims to improve healthcare through engineering
Technology is also at the heart of the Wisconsin Institute for Healthcare Systems Engineering (WIHSE)—a new effort at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that director Pascale Carayon hopes will become Wisconsin’s next key player in transforming the way healthcare …
May 15, 2017Murphy to lead Grainger Institute for Engineering’s biomanufacturing thrust
A January 2017 article in Science magazine called industrial biomanufacturing the future of chemical production. Thus, starting a biomanufacturing thrust within the Grainger Institute for Engineering—an incubator for transdisciplinary research in the University of Wisconsin-Madison College …
May 2, 2017Carayon to lead Grainger Institute for Engineering’s smart and connected healthcare thrust
“Healthcare doesn’t just happen during the physical interaction between patient and physician, when both are in the same room at the same time,” says Pascale Carayon, Procter & Gamble Bascom Professor in Total Quality in industrial and …
May 1, 2017