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Dec 09, 2024

The stories that defined 2024 for the One Health Microbiome Center at Penn State

The One Health Microbiome Center has grown, and 2024’s most popular articles below highlight the determination and innovative research by Center members in the gut microbiome, nutritional sciences, food science and agriculture, in addition to headlines featuring partnerships and internships paving the way for future success.

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Keefe Manning, Penn State professor of biomedical engineering with a courtesy appointment as a professor of surgery, was elected fellow of the American Heart Association by the association's stroke council. Credit: Poornima Tomy/Penn State . All Rights Reserved.

Dec 09, 2024

Biomedical engineering professor elected American Heart Association Fellow

Keefe Manning, Penn State professor of biomedical engineering with a courtesy appointment as a professor of surgery, was elected fellow of the American Heart Association by the association's stroke council.

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Inhye Kim, an assistant research professor of biomedical engineering at Penn State, works in the lab at the Chemical and Biomedical Engineering Building at University Park. Credit: Poornima Tomy/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Dec 06, 2024

Tracking immune cell brain cancer therapies with ultrasound

National Cancer Institute awards biomedical engineering researchers $3.2M to study immune cell-based cancer treatment.

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Aditya Sapre, a doctoral student studying chemical engineering, participates in the 2024 Three Minute Thesis competition. Sapre would go on to take home first place at the Penn State competition last spring. Credit: Jillian Wesner / Fox Graduate School at Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Dec 04, 2024

Finalists named for Penn State 2024-25 Three Minute Thesis competition

Ten graduate students from eight academic programs have been named finalists for the 2024-25 Penn State Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

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Researchers printed a centimeter cube cartilage construct via high-throughput Integrated Tissue Fabrication System for Bioprinting (HITS-Bio). Credit: Courtesy of Ozbolat Lab at Penn State / Penn State. Creative Commons

Dec 03, 2024

New bioprinting technique creates functional tissue 10x faster

The novel high-throughput-bioprinting technique opens the door for tissue fabrication with high cell density at scale.

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Fossil evidence is reshaping the understanding of modern forest management practices used in Australian rainforests, according to researchers

Dec 02, 2024

Q&A: What fossils reveal about ancient Australian forests and fire

Fossil evidence is reshaping the understanding of modern forest management practices used in Australian rainforests, according to researchers.

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Mónica Medina, third from right, and Julian Prieto, first on left, participate in a COP16 panel discussion on coral reef conservation after a screening of the movie "Saving Atlantis" at the Museum of Art La Tertulia. Credit: Mónica Medina. All Rights Reserved.

Dec 02, 2024

Q&A: Penn State COP16 delegation contributes to biodiversity efforts

A delegation of Penn State faculty and graduate students attended the 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP16) in Cali, Colombia.

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Penn State and U.S. National Science Foundation representatives cut a ribbon celebrating the official launch of the U.S. National Science Foundation National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences (NCEMS) with the Penn State Nittany Lion mascot. The NCEMS launch took place on Monday, Nov. 18, and provided information about open calls for working groups, fellowships and internships, as well as a growth trajectory over the next five years. Credit: Keith Hickey/Huck Institutes. All Rights Reserved.

Nov 27, 2024

Heard on Campus: Launch of new center in molecular and cellular sciences, NCEMS

Reception celebrates new NSF-funded National Synthesis Center for Emergence in the Molecular and Cellular Sciences at Penn State.

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Biochar comprises organic waste material and is made by pyrolysis, a process that involves heating the organic material in a limited oxygen environment. Credit: Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Nov 26, 2024

Researchers to study how to make carbon-storing product safer, more sustainable

Funded by a USDA grant, an international team led by Penn State researchers aims to mitigate toxic organic compounds produced in manufacturing of the biomaterial known as biochar.

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Xiaojun “Lance” Lian, associate professor of biomedical engineering and of biology at Penn State, will work on generating universal donor stem cells through genome editing of pluripotent stem cells in his lab. Credit: Kate Myers/Penn State. All Rights Reserved.

Nov 26, 2024

$2.6M grant to advance potential stem cell-based heart disease treatment

Combining stem cells and silicon nanowires in lab-grown tissue has shown promise as a step toward a new treatment for heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, according to a multi-institutional research team.

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