March 2024 Biomedical Engineering Newsletter

Biomedical Engineering

March 2024

Dear colleagues, students and faculty,

This spring semester has brought many exciting developments to WashU BME, including an award of up to $20M from ARPA-H for Professor Chao Zhou to create a portable OCT system for rapid eye screening. We are excited for these advances that will enable growth in imaging sciences and improved access to health care.

Please enjoy our news of the accomplishments of our faculty and students.

Kind regards,

Lori A. Setton
Professor and Chair

WashU awarded up to $20 million to develop high-tech imaging technology

WashU awarded up to $20 million to develop high-tech imaging technology

Chao Zhou leads multidisciplinary team to create portable device to scan for eye diseases.

Locusts’ sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

Locusts’ sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles

Barani Raman, Srikanth Singamaneni amplify neuron signals from insect brain to achieve better chemical sensing performance.

Device for noninvasive brain biopsies via blood draw moves closer to market approval

Device for noninvasive brain biopsies via blood draw moves closer to market approval

FDA grants WashU-based technology developed by Hong Chen, Eric Leuthardt, MD, 'Breakthrough Device’ designation.

Timing matters: Condensates’ composition determined by when RNA is added

Timing matters: Condensates’ composition determined by when RNA is added

Rohit Pappu, collaborators from Duke University make discovery with model fungus.

Photoacoustic imaging improves diagnostic accuracy of cancerous ovarian lesions

Photoacoustic imaging improves diagnostic accuracy of cancerous ovarian lesions

Quing Zhu leads group in designing method that may prevent unnecessary surgery.

Advanced imaging may shed light on mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease

Advanced imaging may shed light on mechanisms behind Alzheimer’s disease

Song Hu plans to develop deep-brain fiber-optic techniques to investigate the cause of memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease.

FACULTY NEWS

Oyen named among trailblazing leaders in women’s health, FemTech

Zhou elected Fellow of Optica, American Heart Association

Zhou elected Fellow of Optica, American Heart Association

Pappu named Gene K. Beare Distinguished Professor

Genin awarded medal from ASME Bioengineering Division

Genin awarded medal from ASME Bioengineering Division

STUDENT NEWS

BME students win prestigious fellowships in 2023

Engineering, OT students work with patients to design assistive tech

Engineering, OT students work with patients to design assistive tech

Employment opportunities

Open postdoc positions

Open postdoc positions

There are numerous openings for postdocs on both the Danforth and Medical campuses. Please share with interested trainees.

BME by the numbers

No. 10

Among private university BME graduate programs

35 %

of faculty members

are women

$ 14.8 M

BME research awards (FY2023)

Department of Biomedical Engineering
McKelvey School of Engineering

bme.washu.edu