Nearly 18 million people die each year from heart disease, making it the leading cause of death in the world. In the United States alone, the economic impact of heart disease exceeds $200 billion, a figure that is expected to rise dramatically. Read More
Blood vessels are essential for human development and survival. Arteries, veins, capillaries and other types of vessels carry blood throughout the body, and with it, life-sustaining nutrients and oxygen required for the growth and repair of tissue, and for the maintenance of homeostasis. Read More
Each year, according to the CDC, approximately 3,600 infant deaths in the United States are attributed to Sudden Unexplained Infant Death Syndrome (SUIDS) – an umbrella category that includes Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Read More
Nearly 40 million Americans are impacted by chronic kidney disease, a family of progressive conditions associated with widespread health complications, including higher risk for heart disease. Read More
Type 1 diabetes is a disease that occurs when the immune system attacks and kills the cells that produce insulin in the pancreas, known as beta-cells. Read More
Nearly 18 million people die each year from heart disease, making it the leading cause of death in the world. In the United States alone, the annual economic impact of heart disease exceeds $200 billion, a figure that is expected to rise dramatically. Read More
Over the last decade, human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have become powerful tools of discovery for scientists around the world. Read More
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are heterogenous blood disorders that affect up to 170,000 people in the United States, primarily over the age of 60. While early symptoms, including anemia (characterized by fatigue), are not serious, MDS is a high-risk factor for leukemia. Currently there are few treatment for MDS and the causes remain poorly understood. Read More
Heart failure is a widespread chronic condition that directly impacts nearly six million Americans, contributes to almost one in ten deaths in the United States, and drains an estimated $30 billion annually from our national economy. Read More
Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs with a breakthrough technique for bioprinting tissues. The new innovation allows scientists to create exquisitely entangled vascular networks that mimic the body's natural passageways for blood, air, lymph and other vital fluids. Read More
Chuck Murry, MD, PhD Professor of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology, Bioengineering and Medicine/Cardiology "You are What You Eat: Using Metabolism to Drive hPSC-Cardiomyocyte Maturation" Ian Jan Graduate Student in Allbritton […]
Olivia Bermingham-McDonogh, PhD Professor of Biological Structure "Ebf1 in cochlear sensory development" Nick Petty GTRM Student from the Kiem Lab "Engraftment of cells to the central nervous system following hematopoietic […]
Shelly Sakiyama-Elbert, PhD Professor of Bioengineering Title TBD Fan Zhang, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar in Stevens lab "High-throughput in vivo screening of biomaterials for regenerative medicine"
