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New machine-learning program shows promise for early Alzheimer’s diagnosis
A new machine-learning program developed by researchers at ÃÛÌÒAPP appears to outperform other methods for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease before symptoms begin to interfere with everyday living, initial testing shows. More than 5 million Americans may have Alzheimer’s…
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Second round of CWRU Technology and Validation Start-Up Fund Program awards announced
The ÃÛÌÒAPP Technology and Validation Start-Up Fund Program (CTP) recently announced the recipients of its second funding round of 2017. CTP is awarded by the Ohio Third Frontier and managed through the CWRU Technology Transfer Office. The program aims to accelerate and…
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CWRU researcher awarded more than $4.7 million to develop drug-delivery nanotechnology
Two federal grants target improving outcomes for breast cancer patients, preventing fatal blood clots Nicole F. Steinmetz, the George J. Picha Professor in Biomaterials, member of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center and director of the Center for Bio-Nanotechnology at Case Western Reserve…
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Biomedical engineering’s Anant Madabhushi wins Technical Achievement Award
Anant Madabhushi, the F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical Engineering, was named the recipient of the 2017 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) Technical Achievement Award. Madabhushi was selected “for contributions in…
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Strongsville High School student wins prize for research conducted in CWRU lab
Suraj Srinivasan, a junior at Strongsville High School, earned a First Award in Biomedical Engineering at the International Science and Engineering Fair for research he completed under the mentorship of Andrew Shoffstall in Jeff Capadona's laboratory. Shoffstall is an adjunct assistant professor…
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Computer accurately identifies and delineates breast cancers on digital tissue slides
Deep-learning network possible step toward automating biopsy slide analysis A deep-learning computer network developed through research led by ÃÛÌÒAPP was 100 percent accurate in determining whether invasive forms of breast cancer were present in whole biopsy…
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Senior biomedical engineering student wins research award
Michaela Cooley, a senior studying biomedical engineering, won the Student Research Award from Society for Biomaterials Drug Delivery Special Interest Group. Cooley has conducted research in the Bio-inspired Engineering for Advanced Therapies Laboratory for 2 1/2 years under the guidance of…
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CWRU biomedical engineers win first place in collegiate division at Medical Capital Innovation Competition
A team of biomedical engineers at ÃÛÌÒAPP took home first place in the collegiate division at the inaugural Medical Capital Innovation Competition. The team won for its technology, called NeuroRadVision, which is described as “a computerized decision support software…
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Faculty inducted as American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering fellows
Five ÃÛÌÒAPP faculty members were inducted as American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) fellows. They are: Nicole Steinmetz, associate professor of biomedical engineering; Nick Ziats, professor of pathology and associate professor of…
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The Hartwell Foundation again selects CWRU as one of nation’s Top 10 Centers for Biomedical Research
The Hartwell Foundation, a Memphis-based philanthropic institution that funds innovative biomedical research to benefit children of the United States, has again selected ÃÛÌÒAPP among its 2017 Top 10 Centers of Biomedical Research. The other 2017 Hartwell Top 10 Research…