A Message from the Chair
Harvey S. Borovetz
On
behalf of the faculty, staff and students of the Department of
Bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, I would like to welcome
you to our Fall 2009 e-newsletter. I hope that everyone enjoyed a
pleasant summer.
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BMES 2009: Bridging the 3 Rivers of Biology, Engineering and Medicine
The
Department of Bioengineering is undertaking a major initiative as it
hosts Pittsburgh’s first Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) Annual
Meeting. The meeting, which is held in different cities annually, is
expected to draw in a crowd in excess of 2,000 bioengineers from the
academic, industry, and healthcare fields.
Learn more about the BMES 2009 Meeting >
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Michael Sacks Named First John A. Swanson Chair
Michael
Sacks, professor of bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh, was
named the first incumbent of the John A. Swanson Endowed Chair in
recognition of his outstanding research accomplishments and service to
the bioengineering profession at the national and international level.
Get the details >
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Bioengineer Alumnus Works to Repair and Regenerate Dura Following Brain Surgery
As
a product development engineer at Integra Sciences, Dan Hubbard (BSBEG
’02) has received countless accolades for his work with collagen-based
duraplasty products. His focus has been on the development of new
collagen-based duraplasty grafts.
Learn more about Dan Hubbard >
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Bioengineering Students Help African Villagers Fish for a Cure to Poverty and Malnutrition
Students
in the Department of Bioengineering are in the planning stages of
helping African villagers in the remote town of Makili, Mali, one of
the world’s poorest nations, with 60% living in poverty, start a fish
farm.
Find out how bioengineering students are helping fight poverty >
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| Record Year for Bioengineering |
| Bioengineering Summer Camps: A Successful Endeavor |
Middle
and high school students in Pittsburgh and Greensboro, North Carolina
participated in enriching summer camps, led by Professor Steve
Abramowitch.
See what the students learned >
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