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| A More Flexible Window Into the Brain: Brian Litt Collaborates to Develop Microelectronic Device to Map Brain Activity |
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A team of researchers co-led by Brian Litt, associate professor of Bioengineering and Neurology, has developed and tested a new high-resolution, ultra-thin device capable of recording brain activity from the cortical surface without having to use penetrating electrodes. |
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| A More Effective MRI Contrast Agent for Cancer Detection | |||
| Many imaging technologies and their contrast agents involve exposure to radiation or heavy metals, which present potential health risks to patients and limit the ways they can be applied. Research conducted by Andrew Tsourkas, associate professor in Bioengineering, shows a way to coat an iron-based contrast agent so that it only interacts with the acidic environment of tumors, making it safer, cheaper and more effective than existing alternatives. | |||
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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.
