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Coulter Department News

Coulter Department News

The Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) at Georgia Tech and Emory is ranked #3 in U.S. News & World Report’s latest ranking of the nation’s top graduate biomedical engineering programs for 2019-2020.
Biomedical Engineering Ranked #3 in U.S. News Graduate Rankings for 2020

Biomedical engineering graduate program among top three in latest U.S. News rankings
TremorTrainer is a therapeutic glove that implements counter-weight technology in order to enable those suffering from hand tremors to regain their ability to perform any everyday task.
2019 InVenture Finalist: TremorTrainer

TremorTrainer is a therapeutic glove that implements counter-weight technology in order to enable those suffering from hand tremors to regain their…
Three engineering graduates constructed a handheld medical device to help guide the placement of needles used for spinal tap procedures. The goal is to make the procedure safer by providing a tool to assist medical professionals in placing the injection correctly without having to guess or repeat to find a precise location.
2019 InVenture Finalist: Ethos Medical

The three members of Ethos Medical have been building a device that could someday touch millions of lives, and they’ve been doing it in their…
Eberhard Voit
Eberhard Voit Named an SMB Fellow

Pioneering researcher in computational systems biology earns rare honor
A T cell, here in purple, makes contact with a transplant organ cell, here in reddish brown. The T cell secretes the enzyme granzyme B, here in gray, which attacks the organ cell. But granzyme B also severs fluorescent signal molecules, in green, from the rejection detecting nanoparticle, in light pink. The signal molecules make their way into the urine, where they give off a fluorescent cue. Georgia Tech / EllaMaru Studio (work for hire, all rights GT, free for distribution).
Urine Test Detects Organ Transplant Rejection, Could Replace Needle Biopsies

New nanoparticle makes urine glow as soon as T cells initiate an attack on transplanted organs
The Project ENGAGES community gathered to celebrate its graduating seniors. (Credit: Sean McNeil, Georgia Tech Research Institute)
Georgia Tech Project ENGAGES Striving for Excellence

National thought leaders help high school program celebrate seniors at Petit Institute
Lena Ting, professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Emory and Georgia Tech  (Photo by Tony Benner)
Engineering Training Helps Emory-Georgia Tech Researcher Treat Movement Disorders

Lena Ting named a 2018 Health Care Hero Award winner
Cassie Mitchell, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory.
P is for Predictive Healthcare

Big data helps doctors treat, cure and improve patient outcomes
BME Celebration: Pictured are (left to right) Wilbur Lam, Susan Margulies, Leita Young, and Julie Babensee.
BME Spring Celebration of Community

Coulter Department launches new program recognizing faculty/staff accomplishments
Left to right: Zackory Erickson, a PR2 robot, and Charlie Kemp
Robot Teaches Itself How to Dress People

A robot at the Georgia Institute of Technology is successfully sliding hospital gowns on people's arms
Team Neuraline and Dr. Rains: Pictured are (left to right), Professor of the Practice James Rains, and Capstone students Cassidy Wang, Dev Mandavia, Marci Medford, Lucas Muller, and Alex Bills. They visited the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, to make their Capstone presentation.
Mayo Clinic Taps Tech Capstone Team

BME and ME students collaborate on novel device to improve epidural procedures
Oliver Daliet was recently named a Fulbright Fellow for 2018-2019. 
Oliver Daliet Awarded Fulbright Scholarship

Biomedical engineering student to study prevention of ACL injuries in Iceland
BME undergraduate award winners
BME Honors Undergraduates

Coulter Department recognizes the next generation of leaders
A miniature blood vessel, formed on agarose/gelatin hydrogel. Green represents VE-cadherin, a protein that glues cells together, and blue is nuclei. Courtesy of Yongzhi Qiu.
Mini-vessel device probes blood interactions in malaria, sickle cell disease

Improvement in the study of blood vessels
BME Team Kit Cath members are Kathleen Jordan, Lemou Tieyam, Diana Yunda, and Alexa Schlein. They won the overall prize. 
BME Team Takes Home Top Capstone Prize

Kit Cath and other winners find success by reducing waste, cost, and improving efficiency for sponsors
Gabe Kwong, assistant professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory
Kwong Lab Opens the Gates

Research team designs new DNA nanotech platform for cell sorting
Robert Mannino and Prateek Mittal holding their $100,000 Cisco check. 
Mannino Wins Cisco Global Problem Solver Prize

Smartphone app that measures blood hemoglobin levels takes $100,000 prize in Rice University Business Plan Competition
Peng Qiu, associate professor in the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech and Emory.
Peng Qiu wins grant from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

Funding designed to develop tools and technologies to support Human Cell Atlas and enable new collaborations among scientists, physicians, and…
Three T-cells attack a cancer cell in this artist's depiction. Source: Getty Images / rights not transferable / not a press handout
Remote-Control Shoots Laser at Nano-Gold to Turn on Cancer-Killing Immune Cells

A near-infrared light, similar to that of a TV remote, combines with gold nano-particles to flip a gene switch in T-cells to hyper-activate them…
Hanjoong Jo, professor in the Coulter Department at Emory and Georgia Tech, delivering the conference welcome remarks.
International Symposium Attracts Vascular Experts

Researchers that study biomechanics in vascular biology and cardiovascular disease converge at Emory
James Dahlman, Ph.D., from the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Engineering
James Dahlman Wins 2018 WIE Teaching Award

Dahlman recognized for excellence in teaching
Incoming Graduate Student Government Association President Andrew Cox (right) and current Executive Vice President Vineet Tiruvadi (left) had the opportunity to participate in a Legislative Advocacy Days event sponsored by the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students in Washington, D.C.
Students Travel to D.C. to Advocate for Grad Student Issues

Andrew Cox and Vineet Tiruvadi participated in a Legislative Advocacy Days event sponsored by the National Association of Graduate-Professional…
Jon Lewin, who delivered a well-received keynote address at the symposium, is executive vice president for health affairs at Emory University; president, CEO, and chairman of the board of Emory Healthcare, and executive director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center.
International Symposium on Medical Robotics Debuts at Georgia Tech

Medical robotics expanded its footprint at the Georgia Institute of Technology
Jaydev Desai
NIH Grant Will Aid Repair of Mitral Regurgitation

Desai's first NIH R01 since arriving at Georgia Tech
Tony Kim
Kim Gets NIH Support

Georgia Tech researcher working on a better way to deliver therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease
Two friends named Bob: Bob Nerem, founding director of the Petit Institute, honors Bob Guldberg, departing executive director of the Petit Institute, at last week's Regenerative Medicine Workshop.
Historic Regenerative Medicine Workshop Wraps Up

One era ends as another one begins for the annual gathering of leading regenerative medicine researchers
Hee Cheol Cho
Georgia Tech Researchers Celebrated at Emory

Three from Coulter Department/Petit Institute recognized for entrepreneurial innovations at annual event
The researchers used an approach called deep-learning to train the software to learn visual patterns associated with patient survival using microscopic images of brain tumor tissue samples.
Machines See the Future for Patients Diagnosed with Brain Tumors

Artificial intelligence software developed that can more accurately predict the survival of patients
Vahid Serpooshan
Cell Sex Matters

Biological differences between male and female cells may influence nanomedicine
US News and World Report Ranking 2019 for BME
Biomedical Engineering Ranked #2 in U.S. News Graduate Rankings for 2019

Biomedical engineering graduate program rises in latest U.S. News rankings
Gabe Kwong, Ph.D. (left), and Bala Pai, Ph.D.
Kwong and Pai Honored by Georgia Tech’s Center for Teaching and Learning

Kwong and Pai Honored by Georgia Tech’s Center for Teaching and Learning
Dennis Zhou is a fifth-year BioEngineering PhD student. His home school is the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering.
Rubbing Shoulders with the Giants

BioEngineering/BME grad student Dennis Zhou invited to attend annual meeting of Nobel Laureates
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