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Researchers Receive Grant to Improve Cellular Therapies to Treat ‘Incurable’ Diseases

Two U of A researchers received a $480,000 National Science Foundation grant to investigate how engineered coatings that imitate the tissue matrix surrounding cells would affect the behavior of therapeutic human mesenchymal stromal cells, or hMSCs.

Jorge Almodovar, assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Raj Rao, professor and head of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, were awarded the grant from the NSF Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems… Continue reading.

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Community Engagement Event Increases Awareness and Impact of Medical Research
The Department of Biomedical Engineering Community and Student Engagement Committee organized the first “Biomed ENGAGE” conference earlier this summer to provide graduate students an opportunity to engage with the public and present their...
Rao Elected President-Elect of Institute for Biological Engineering
Raj Rao, professor and department head of biomedical engineering at the U of A, has been elected president of Institute for Biological Engineering. The IBE is a professional organization formed in 1995 that encourages inquiry and interest in biological...
Dr. Raj Rao to be inducted into medical and biological engineering elite
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Raj R. Rao, Ph.D., to its College of Fellows. Dr. Rao was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows...