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Oct 29, 2019

Fall 2019 Seminar Speakers

The Comparative Medicine Institute hosted three seminar speakers this semester: Dr. Carl Imhauser was hosted by the Functional Tissue Engineering Program on September 17.  He spoke on the “Knee Biomechanics in a Hospital Setting: Translating Basic Knowledge to Improve Patient Care.”   HSS is the leading institution for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care in the United States.… 

May 20, 2019

CMI-TPP Meeting and Poster Session

The Translational Pharmacology and Physiology Program of the CMI hosted a member meeting on May 2, 2019 at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh.  As 14 posters surrounded the room, the meeting began with a welcome and opening remarks from Dr. Scott Laster, co-Associate Director.  After he summarized the Business and Medicine (BaM) Program in… 

Apr 12, 2019

Linked In Highlights Shirwaiker’s Research

Connections In The News highlighted CMI-FTE member, Rohan A. Shirwaiker’s research.  Dr. Shirwaiker is an Associate Professor in the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering Department, and a part of the Advanced Manufacturing and Biomedical Manufacturing faculty groups. Aligning Living Cells Within 3D Printed Tissues Using Ultrasound covers his ground breaking study in… 

Apr 5, 2019

CMI New Course – CBS 810-012 Syllabus

CBS 810-012 CMM Fall 2019 Syllabus Download 

Mar 21, 2019

CMI-FTE Seminar: Dr. Thomas H. Barker

On March 19, 2019, Dr. Thomas H. Barker spoke as part of the CMI  Functional Tissue Engineering 2018-2019 Seminar Series.   Dr. Barker is the UVA Fibrosis Initiative Director and Full Professor from the Department of Biomedical Engineering and Department of Cell Biology at the University of Virginia.  His seminar is entitled: Cells and their Matrix: A… 

Mar 18, 2019

EID Meeting March 8, 2019

Over 40 members gathered on Friday, March 8, 2019 to celebrate the previous year’s accomplishments, discuss collaborative research proposals and compete in research pitches to walk away with one of the seven funding awards issued that evening.  Dr. Pierce highlighted the mission and future directions of the Emerging and Infectious Disease Program under the new…