In early-stage breast cancer, overtreatment is a big problem. Because it’s unclear whose tumor will stay confined to the breast and whose will spread, the… Read more
Tag: bioengineering
Pitt Bioengineer and McGowan Institute Director Named Inventor of the Year
Dr. William Wagner, director of the McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine and professor of surgery, bioengineering and chemical engineering at the University of Pittsburgh, has… Read more
Pitt Team Receives Grant to Improve Prosthetics Through Sensory Feedback
Tactile senses keep people aware of their environment and are essential for the execution of natural movement. Though there have been many advances in modern prosthetic devices,… Read more
New Prototype Uses Sound Waves to Separate Biological Nanoparticles for ‘Liquid Biopsies’
Scientists at the world’s top universities have collaborated to develop a device that, by sifting tiny particles from blood samples, could be a boon to… Read more
North Carolina Students Learn About Perfusion at Procirca
Twenty students from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NC A&T) who are enrolled in University of Pittsburgh engineering professor Dr. Harvey Borovetz’s distance… Read more