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| Brian Litt Collaborates to Explore New Ways to Predict and Control Seizures | |||
Brian Litt, Associate Professor of Bioengineering and Neurology, will collaborate on a $7.5 million grant from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, a division of the National Institutes of Health, to study new ways to predict and control epileptic seizures. Epilepsy affects approximately 1 percent of the human population, with an estimated 50 million people worldwide currently suffering from the disorder. |
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| A United Front Against Cancer | |||
| Cancer is the second most common cause of mortality in the U.S. Ravi Radhakrishnan, associate professor of BE, has been developing mathematical models that integrate multiple spatial scales to examine how cells become malignant. Given that cancer is so complex, a multi-pronged strategy is needed to combat the disease. Andrew Tsourkas, associate professor of BE, develops innovative diagnostic tools. | |||
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| Global Citizenship: Serving to Learn, Learning to Serve | |||
Penn Engineering's commitment to "global citizenship" provides many opportunities for undergraduates to travel and serve abroad. A concept founded in the idea that each person has a responsibility to both local and international communities, "global citizenship" enables undergraduates to undertake various hands-on projects that engage them with local citizens and leaders to provide solutions that meet local needs. |
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| Arjun Raj Receives NIH New Innovator Award | |||
Arjun Raj, assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering, is the recipient of the 2011 NIH New Innovator Award for his proposal "A Comprehensive Spatial Picture Of Transcription In The Nucleus." The award, providing $1.5 million over five years, supports the development and application of new microscopic imaging tools to reveal how the physical organization of the genetic code determines the manner in which the cell reads the code itself. |
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Undergraduate Research and Innovation
Part of each BE student's senior year includes a Senior Design research project. Students engage in research activities in labs across the university and have concieved of ideas that have become published and patented technologies.
Our students have the opportunity to serve anywhere, from providing Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) outreach activities at the University and in Philadelphia area schools, to serving the needs of communities in Honduras, Cameroon and China using their technological and engineering knowledge.
Undergraduate Clinical Experience
In the course "Clinical Preceptorship in Bioengineering" (BE 400), students receive what few undegraduates in united states ever have the opportunity to experience: a chance to shadow renowned physicians for 10 weeks as they treat patients, perform surgeries, and diagnose disease.
