Asatekin awarded grant for energy-efficient membrane research
Associate Professor Ayse Asatekin was awarded a grant from the Department of Energy’s Office of Science for her research.
Research
Hybrid transistors with silk protein set stage for integration of biology and microelectronics
Researchers create microprocessor-scale transistors that can detect and respond to biological states and the environment.
Shelly Peyton named Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
The School of Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of Shelly Peyton as Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, effective July 1, 2024.
The AI 100 2023: The top people in artificial intelligence
Karen Panetta, Dean of Graduate Education for the School of Engineering, has been named one of the top 100 people in artificial intelligence by Insider Business.
Engineering Research Administration Team honored
The team received the 2023 Research Administration and Development Day Award for Outstanding Research Administration Team of the Year from OVPR’s Research Administration Unit.
Creating microneedle patches
Senior Sanjana Vissapragada was in the lab this summer creating microneedle patches for more effective and comfortable drug release to the skin.
Ancient Roman glass has photonic crystal patina forged over centuries
Ars Technica reports on a recent study co-authored by Frank C. Doble Professor Fio Omenetto of the Department of Biomedical Engineering examining the Ancient Roman "wow glass"
A summer program where students learn so much more than science
Katie Lew, E25, mentored high school students in a summer program designed to develop the next wave of veterinary and medical professionals.
Silk provides the building blocks to transform modern medicine
Tufts researchers harness protein from silk to make virus-sensing gloves, surgical screws that dissolve in your body, and other next-generation biomedical materials.