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Biomedical Engineering

This section of the college news site gathers stories that feature the faculty, students, staff and programs of the UA Department of Biomedical Engineering. For detailed information about all other aspects of BME, please visit the department website.

Biomedical Engineering News

UA Hispanic Engineers Club No. 1 in Leadership

Several individual students also bring home top awards from the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers 2016 national conference.

UA Researcher Gets Grant for Ovarian Cancer Screening Device

The cancer is one of the deadliest forms today, primarily because there are currently no effective or widely used tests to detect it at its earliest stages when most treatable.

Retina Researcher Erika Eggers Sheds Light on Vision’s Mysteries

University of Arizona faculty member wins two prestigious federal grants, totaling $2.8 million, to reduce the specter of blindness for millions with diabetes and deepen insight into how we see.
Jennifer Barton

UA Engineers Zero in on Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer

Jennifer Barton is identifying biomarkers and creating optical imaging tools to screen for a form of cancer often called a “silent killer” of women.

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