Biomedical Engineering
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Grant bolsters liver tumor surgery techniques
A team led by Vanderbilt University biomedical engineer Michael Miga has been awarded a five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Cancer Institute to enhance image-guided surgery techniques for safely removing liver tumors. Read MoreAug 30, 2011
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Glowing gland can reduce endocrine surgery risk
Vanderbilt researchers have discovered that parathyroid glands have a natural fluorescence that can be used during surgery to identify these tiny organs, which are hard to find with the naked eye. Read MoreJun 20, 2011
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Merryman receives NSF CAREER award
W. David Merryman, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. Read MoreJun 9, 2011
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Attacking malaria on several fronts
Vanderbilt researchers are using a variety of approaches to hasten the beginning of the end of malaria. Read MoreApr 27, 2011
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A better picture of bone strength
A component of some MRI scans reveals that "soft" components, like collagen and collagen-bound water, are important players in bone strength. Read MoreMar 2, 2011
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John Gore elected to National Academy of Engineering
ohn C. Gore, Hertha Ramsey Cress University Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University and professor of biomedical engineering, has been elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering for his contributions to the development and applications of magnetic resonance and other imaging techniques in medicine. Read MoreFeb 9, 2011
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New initiative to develop a system that controls prosthetic limbs naturally
Anita Mahadevan-Jansen, Duco Jansen and Peter Konrad Using beams of light to allow amputees not only to control but also to feel the movement of prosthetic limbs is the ambitious goal of a new $5.6 million Department of Defense initiative. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is tapping the… Read MoreNov 17, 2010