Bhushan joins department,
brings $735k+ of NIH funding

Abhinav Bhushan joined the department in the fall.

Bhushan brings with him $735,153 of funding from the National Institutes of Health for continuing research on dynamics of altered metabolic states using a microfluidic living cell platform.

He has strong interests in basic and translational biomedical sciences. His research interests include microfluidics, tissue engineering, sensors and metabolic diseases.

Laboratory renovations continue

A recent renovation opened up over 1,500 square footage of laboratory space for the department to use.

The new facility joins nine other dedicated research spaces already on campus.

Faculty successes in 2015

From presenting seminars beyond campus to being featured in national science publications to revolutionizing medical 3D printing, 2015 was an inspired year for the faculty in the Biomedical Engineering Department.

Message from the chair

The active research funding in the department during 2014-2015 was about $5.24 million.

We have 163 total undergraduate majors (excluding freshmen) a slight increase from last year. There are 39 students in the master's program and 24 PhD candidates, a substantial increase from our 25 total graduate students in 2012.

As we get closer to a new year, with all of the promise and growth that is brings with it, I am truly looking forward to it. We have a strong department, brilliant faculty, dedicated students, and the support of the Watson School and Binghamton University overall.

German: A lot of interesting things going on

Assistant professor Guy German discusses some of the current research projects going on in his lab and a few ongoing grant proposals.

Gretchen Mahler featured in Science News

Mahler's research was featured in the publication since her findings show the difficulty of classifying a particular type of nanoparticle as toxic or safe.

Her work on nanoparticles in the gut was also featured on Phys.org.

Life on "The Rez"

Professor George Catalano and group of students do what they can to help out families on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

Student successes

Kyrin Pollock, a sophomore majoring in biomedical engineering, and Matthew Gill, a sophomore majoring in electrical engineering, were selected to be TEDxBinghamtonUniversity’s student speakers and will present about their virtual reality start-up Enhance VR to debunk, what they believe, are negative associations people have with virtual reality technology.