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Daiwei Lu, a third-year Ph.D. student in computer science at Vanderbilt, has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for a study that aims to create computer vision and machine learning models to improve endoscopic treatment of kidney stones. Read More

VISE welcomes James Duncan, PhD, to our Fall Seminar Series. James S. Duncan, PhD Ebenezer K. Hunt Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Statistics & Data Science Yale University Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025 Location: SVC 5326 Time: 11:45 am… Read More

A team of researchers led by Xiaoguang Dong, assistant professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering at Vanderbilt University, have developed a magnetic robotic valve to provide minimally invasive intervention for gastroesophageal reflux disease and possibly other organ system disorders… Read More

Nissha Medical Technologies to move global engineering and innovation center to Vanderbilt’s Nashville campus.  … Read More

Nissha Medical Technologies (NMT), the medical devices business unit for Japan’s Nissha Co. Ltd, has officially broken ground on renovations to an existing building on Vanderbilt University’s main campus for its new Engineering & Innovation Center of Excellence (CoE). Renovations are scheduled for completion in mid-March 2026, with an open… Read More

VISE welcomes Angela Crudele, MD, to our Fall Seminar Series. Angela Crudele, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology Vanderbilt University Medical Center Date: Thursday, October 2, 2025 Location: SVC 5326 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, 12:00 start Title: “The Thalamus in Epilepsy: A New Target… Read More

VISE welcomes our first guest speaker of the Fall 2025 Semester. Jun Chen, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Bioengineering UCLA Innovation Fellows UCLA Society of Hellman Fellows University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Date: Thursday, September 11… Read More

In a collaboration between Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, investigators have received a $2.5 million grant to develop a head-mounted augmented reality system that can guide surgeons in ensuring complete tumor removal in head and neck cancer surgery… Read More

A Vanderbilt engineering professor is working with clinical colleagues to develop and validate an augmented reality (AR) vision guidance system to help surgeons place cochlear implants more precisely. The guidance system leverages emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technology and uses inexpensive, commonly available equipment, making it practical for many operating rooms. Read More

Vanderbilt researchers have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a smart microscope system that uses artificial intelligence to help scientists better understand how cells behave, particularly in diseases like cancer. Read More