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Title: Multi-Scale Modeling and Simulation of Polymeric Liquids in Fast Extensional Flows

Chair: Ronald Larson

Title: Vaccine Lipid-Biopolymer Cross-Linked Nanoparticles Against Infectious Diseases and Cancer

Chair: James Moon

Members of six BI groups were awarded NSF Graduate Fellowships.

The inaugural BI Research Day and third annual microposter session was a huge success! Thank you to all who participated.

Drs. Tae-Hwa Chun and Eric D. Buras published their findings on the impact of obesity on respiratory muscles—in particular, the diaphragm in mice in the journal Diabetes.

The inaugural 2019 BI Innovator Awards are awarded to Tim Bruns, Yichun Wang and Rose Cersonsky.

Through the Michigan Investment in New Technology Startups (MINTS) initiative, UM will invest $500K in GreenMark Medical, a startup based on technologies developed by BI Director, Joerg Lahann.

Sharon Glotzer is being inducted in the 2019 Class of the National Academy of Engineering

Rackham International Student Fellowships recognize outstanding international students.

Evan Keller and collaborators from the Department of Urology publish a new article on a surgical grafting technique, for direct implantation of human cancer cells into the bladder lumen.

The article titled “A Surgical Orthotopic Approach to Study the Invasive Progression of Human Bladder Cancer” appears in Nature Protocol.

Dr. Giannobile is being recognized for his achievements in regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.

A new publication from Steve Schwendeman and his collaborators from Georgia Tech appears in Nature Biomedical Engineering and features micro-needle patches for long-acting contraceptive delivery.

Latest research findings from the Kotov lab on new structural batteries that are inspired by cartilage.

Recent Publications from BI Research Groups

Crain’s Detroit features Evoq Therapeutics, a startup company co-founded by James Moon and Anna Schwendeman.