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Nov 7, 2019

Congratulations to bioengineering associate professor Richard Benninger on his recent appointment in the CU School of Medicine. Benninger has been appointed director of the Advanced Light Microscopy Core, which is located in the school’s Neurotechnology Center.

Sep 16, 2019

Dr. Robin Shandas’ work at CU Denver extends far beyond the classroom. In addition to building Colorado’s first stand-alone Department of Bioengineering and subsequent degree programs, Shandas has spent more than 25 years using his expertise in academia to solve real-world problems in clinical medicine.

Aug 22, 2019

Corey Mattson, a PhD student mentored by Brad Smith has been awarded a F31 pre-doctoral fellowship by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Aug 14, 2019

Fifty high school students from Colorado and beyond spent a week on the CU Anschutz Medical Campus learning about how engineers solve important clinical problems as part of Bioengineering Opportunities and Leadership Training (BOLT) camp hosted by the Department of Bioengineering at CU Denver|Anschutz Medical Campus.

Aug 5, 2019

David Ramirez, a PhD Candidate in the lab of Dr. Richard Benninger, was recently awarded a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research.

Jul 22, 2019

A team of researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus has received a grant to commercialize a miniature microscope that fits on the head of a mouse and can peer deeply inside the living brain.

Apr 11, 2019

The CU Board of Regents approved appointments or awards of tenure for the following faculty, effective April 5.

Mar 19, 2019

The bioengineering graduate program moved up 10 spots in the U.S. News and World Report’s 2020 Best Graduate Schools Report, published March 12. The program is now ranked number 69 in the country, and is the top-ranked biomedical program in Colorado.

Dec 4, 2019

Each fall, BMES hosts Pitch Night, a platform for potential PI’s to recruit students for projects and research opportunities. In these five-minute pitches, presenters pitched ideas in basic science, translational/clinical medicine and device engineering.

Apr 10, 2019

Niki Clark, a PhD candidate in bioengineering, has been selected to participate in the second NIH-sponsored Summer School in Adaptive Neurotechnologies from July 7 – 26, in Albany New York.

Mar 1, 2019

Breaking down gender-based barriers and promoting diversity in STEM were discussed as strategic imperatives at a recent event, “Women as Innovators: Creating Success in the Workplace,” at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

Dec 21, 2018

Bioengineering associate professor Jeffrey Jacot’s research in regenerative medicine and his work with the Children’s Colorado Heart Institute was recently featured by the Children’s Hospital Colorado Foundation.

Sep 21, 2018

Richard Benninger, associate professor of bioengineering, and members of his lab are using ultrasound technology to track Type 1 diabetes.