Engineering

The AAMC Black Women in Scientific Research project elevates the voices and experiences of Black women researchers in academic medicine. Read More

The Spring 2024 cycle of the Scaling Success Grant has concluded, with four new grants made from January to May. The Scaling Success Grant, which began in 2022, aims to transform ambitious research proposals into tangible achievements. Read More

Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded an R21 Trailblazer Award by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pursue a project about “Wirelessly Actuated Ciliary Stent for… Read More

With hundreds of thousands of people in the United States having a stroke annually, Vanderbilt researchers are developing technology that could revolutionize the way blood clots are removed by allowing surgeons to complete the process more efficiently and safely. The research is led by Nabil Simaan, professor… Read More

Vanderbilt Department of Computer Science researchers Kevin Leach and James Weimer have won a $2 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop technology aimed at improving software security in medical devices like… Read More

In the second installment of Discoveries in Medicine’s two-part interview with Keith L. Obstein, M.D., co-developer of a robotic colonoscopy system, he maps the path to the marketplace. Read More

Four Vanderbilt University engineering faculty members have been elected to the 2024 College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). Read More

VISE seminar to be led by Nicholas Kavoussi, MD Assistant Professor of Urology Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Leaving No Stone Unturned: Improving Endoscopic Kidney Surgery Abstract:… Read More

VISE Spring Seminar to be led by: Rachel Clipp, PhD, Assistant Director of Medical Computing Kitware Date: Thursday, March 7, 2024 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00 p.m. start Location: Stevenson 5326 Title: Towards a Human Physiological Digital Twin with the Pulse Physiology Engine Abstract: The Pulse… Read More

A multidisciplinary group of investigators from Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, and the University of Pennsylvania received a $3.2 million grant to develop novel brain network-based measures to guide surgical decisions and improve outcomes in the field of epilepsy surgery. Read More