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National Science Foundation

  • Vanderbilt University

    VISE affiliate Xiaoguang Dong receives NSF CAREER Award for research advancing magnetic miniature soft robots in precision medicine

    Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical engineering, has been awarded a National Science Foundation CAREER Award that will support research on magnetic miniature soft robots for precision medicine that could facilitate early disease detection and treatment. Magnetic miniature soft robots are unique in their ability to safely and non-invasively… Read More

    July 8, 2025

  • Vanderbilt University

    Two VISE affiliates named 2019 NSF Graduate Fellows

    Two biomedical engineering graduate students who participate in the Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering have received three-year fellowships from the National Science Foundation. The prestigious awards aim to identify individuals who will contribute significantly to scientific innovation and teaching. Sarah Goodale, a VISE affiliate in the Chang Lab, said… Read More

    April 22, 2019

  • Vanderbilt University

    Brett Byram to participate in NAE’s Frontiers of Engineering symposium

    A Vanderbilt University engineering professor has been selected to take part in the National Academy of Engineering’s 24th annual U.S. Frontiers of Engineering symposium Sept. 5-7 in Lexington, Mass. Brett Byram, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is one of 84 engineering researchers chosen from a highly competitive pool of applicants –… Read More

    September 12, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Brett Byram makes waves in the science community with NSF grant

    Scroll to page four. From Bishinik: Brett Byram, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, received a $550,000 grant for the development of a brain machine interface. Byram is quoted. Read More

    June 29, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    Brett Byram receives NSF career development award

    Brett Byram, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. The five-year, $549,995 grant – Ultrasound Brain-Computer Interface – begins May 1, 2018. The award funds the development of a next-generation ultrasound device to enable real-time ultrasonic visualization, without the use of… Read More

    April 12, 2018

  • Vanderbilt University

    A collaboration between VISE and the Wond’ry results in a five-year, $500K NSF grant

    The Wond’ry, in collaboration with the Vanderbilt Institute in Surgery and Engineering, recently won a five-year, $500,000 National Science Foundation grant to become an Innovation Corps site.The designation marks Vanderbilt as one of the premier academic institutions nationwide that nurture entrepreneurship. The … Read More

    September 6, 2017

  • Vanderbilt University

    Patrick Anderson, a VISE affiliate, earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

    The National Science Foundation recently selected 14 Vanderbilt graduate students to receive Graduate Research Fellowships. Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering (VISE) is proud to announce Patrick Anderson, a VISE affiliate and mechanical engineering doctoral student, is among those awarded this prestigious honor. Highly sought after because they provide recipients… Read More

    May 15, 2017