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Vanderbilt names esteemed biomedical engineer Krishnendu Roy as next dean of School of Engineering
Krishnendu “Krish” Roy, a Regents’ Professor at Georgia Institute of Technology and a nationally renowned researcher, will be the next Bruce and Bridgitt Evans Dean of Engineering of the Vanderbilt University School of Engineering, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs C. Cybele Raver… Read MoreAug. 1, 2023
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VISE Summer Research In Progress (RiPs) 8.10.23
VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Jumanh Atoum (CS) and Xing Yao (CS) Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, noon start Location: Stevenson Center 532 RiP Speaker #1: Jumanh Atoum, Computer Science Department… Read MoreAug. 1, 2023
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VISE affiliates awarded $2.3M NIH grant to combat childhood blindness
A team of Vanderbilt engineers are working to breach the critical barrier to timely clinical intervention of blindness in preterm infants. One of the major causes of childhood blindness is a rapidly growing retinal vascular disease called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP). “Clinical intervention options for ROP exist, but our limited… Read MoreAug. 1, 2023
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VISE Affiliate Robert Webster’s company makes successful first-in-human clinical study using novel device for endoscopic surgery
A medical device company co-founded by a Vanderbilt engineering professor recently announced the completion of a successful first-in-human clinical study using its innovative technology that radically improves minimally invasive endoscopic surgery. Robert J. Webster III, Richard A. Schroeder Professor of Mechanical Engineering and associate professor of medicine and urology at… Read MoreJul. 27, 2023
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VISE Summer Research in Progress (RiPs) 7.27.23
VISE Summer Seminar to be led by Derek Doss (BME) and Behnaz Akbarian (BME) Date: Thursday, July 27, 2023 Time: 11:45 am for lunch, noon start Location: Stevenson Center 532 RiP Speaker #1: Derek Doss, Biomedical Engineering Department… Read MoreJun. 29, 2023
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Q&A: Vanderbilt Institute for Surgery and Engineering hosts discussion on intersectionality, gender dynamics and identity
The group Women of VISE hosted a discussion on intersectional experiences, gender dynamics in academia and other facets of identity in a “fishbowl” conversation on April 18. … Read MoreJun. 16, 2023
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Bennett A. Landman appointed as the next Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Imaging
On 1 January 2024, Bennett A. Landman, Vanderbilt University, will become the new Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI). Landman, a professor and the department chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Vanderbilt, succeeds the journal’s current Editor-in-Chief, Maryellen Giger, who inaugurated the role in 2014. Read MoreMay. 18, 2023
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Three VISE affiliates awarded prestigious NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
Eleven Vanderbilt engineering graduate students are 2023 recipients of five-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships. Six engineering undergraduate students who will continue their graduate study elsewhere also have received NSF Graduate Research Fellowships. Read MoreMay. 10, 2023
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VISE affiliate wins $2.7M NIH grant to develop AI-empowered 3D computer vision tool to better diagnose kidney diseases
New applications of artificial intelligence (AI) to renal pathology have been driven by the widespread use of digital diagnostic imaging and interdisciplinary collaborations between computer scientists, nephrologists and renal pathologists with potential for major impacts in diagnosis and understanding of kidney diseases. Read MoreApr. 18, 2023
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VISE Spring Seminar: Victoria Morgan, PhD and Michael Miga, PhD 4.20.23
VISE Spring Seminar to be led by Victoria Morgan, PhD Professor of Radiology and Radiological Sciences Vanderbilt University and Michael Miga, PhD Harvie Branscomb Professor, Professor Biomedical Engineering Vanderbilt University Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023 Time: 11:45 a.m. Lunch, 12:00… Read MoreApr. 14, 2023