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Society For Biomaterials 2016-2017 Year in Review Video Recording

The Society For Biomaterials 2016-2017 Year in Review, delivered by SFB Past President Liisa Kuhn at the Annual Business Meeting, April 7, 2017 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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March For Science - April 22, 2017

The March for Science is the first step of a global movement to defend the vital role science plays in our health, safety, economies, and governments.  Join us in Washington, DC on April 22, 2017!  For more information, please visit: https://www.marchforscience.com/

Advocate to Preserve NIH Funding

The White House is proposing cuts to the National Institutes of Health’s budget, targeting research grants. The proposed NIH cuts would wipe $50 million from funding for IDeA grants, which are intended to help spread biomedical research geographically across the United States. The rest, nearly $1.2 billion, would more broadly reduce research grant funding.  View the  ...

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The Society For Biomaterials proudly announces its Newly Elected Officers

The Society For Biomaterials proudly announces its Newly Elected Officers

President-Elect

Andrés J. García, PhD Rae S. and Frank H. Neely Chair and Regents’ Professor George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering Georgia Institute of Technology

Biographical Sketch: Andrés J. García is the Rae S. and Frank H....

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Stem Cell Fabric Innovation Regrows Rotator Cuffs

Every time you throw a ball, swing a golf club, reach for a jar on a shelf, or cradle a baby, you can thank your rotator cuff. This nest of tendons connecting your arm bone to your shoulder socket is a functional marvel, but it’s also prone to tearing and difficult to surgically repair. Now, a team of researchers from UConn Health has found a way to regenerate rotator cuff tendons after they’...

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