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Here's How Nanoparticles Could Help Us Get Closer to a Treatment for COVID-19

HERE’S HOW NANOPARTICLES COULD HELP US GET CLOSER TO A TREATMENT FOR COVID-19

This scanning electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2 (round gold objects) emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. SARS-CoV-2, also known as 2019-nCoV, is the virus that causes COVID-19. The virus shown was isolated from a patient in the U.S. Credit: NIAID-RML

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New Classification System Developed for Regenerative Cell-Based Therapies

New Classification System Developed for Regenerative Cell-Based Therapies

For Immediate Release on February 20, 2020

FARMINGTON – Doctors at UConn Health have developed the first classification system for regenerative cell-based therapies designed to stratify therapies based on scientific evidence and potential for harm. Today, there are concerns regarding the...

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SFB Announces 2020 Award Recipients

Society For Biomaterials Announces 2020 Award Recipients

SFB recognizes Society members with prestigious industry awards for outstanding achievements and contributions to the biomaterials field

January 6, 2020 — The U.S. Society For Biomaterials (SFB), a...

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Artzi Wins BRIght Futures Prize

Natalie Artzi, PhD, a bioengineer in the Division of Engineering in Medicine, was awarded this year’s $100,000 BRIght Futures Prize to advance her work to use nanotechnology to increase survival rates and minimize the side effects of treatment among children with brain cancer.

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2019 Simon Ramo Founders Award Winner, Inductee of the AAAS, and Walsh McDermott Medal Awardee

 

National Academy of Engineering Announces Winners of 2019 Simon Ramo Founders and Arthur M. Bueche Awards Washington, DC, United States, Oct. 4, 2019 —

On Sunday, Oct. 6, during its 2019 annual meeting, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) will present two awards for extraordinary impact on the engineering profession. The Simon...

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