Chalmers University students visit IBIOE labs
November 2009
Graduate students Pierre Nyquist and Hanna Mattsson from Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden visited the IBIOE laboratories. They are working on a biostatistics project with IBIOE collaborators Professor Leadbetter and Professor Budhiraja from the Department of Statistics and Operations Research at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Hanna Mattsson, Pierre Nyquist, Dr. Karen Burg, Erik Bland
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Hanna, Erik and Pierre with the Clemson Dalarna Horse
$195,000 from the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer
October 25 2009
Charlotte, NC, October 2009 — The 2009 Avon Walk for Breast Cancer season concluded with the Avon Walk Charlotte this weekend, and raised more than $2.3 million to advance access to care and finding a cure for breast cancer. The Avon Walk Charlotte is the final of nine Avon Walks this year, and the event attracted more than 1,100 participants from 4 countries and 39 states, plus Washington, DC. Among the participants were 114 breast cancer survivors and 138 men, who joined together to raise lifesaving funds and awareness for breast cancer.
The Clemson University Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering (IBIOE) was awarded $195,000 at the event, to support a research project that seeks to develop new ways to improve reconstructive surgery following a lumpectomy using a engineered tissue with anti-cancer properties. The grant will support the development and assessment of this novel injectable, cell-based biomaterial that will be designed to reduce tumor recurrence or metastases. The grant was accepted by Karen Burg, IBIOE Director and Hunter Endowed Chair of Bioengineering, and Brian Booth, IBIOE Research Assistant Professor. This is the first project awarded to Clemson University by the Avon Breast Cancer Crusade and the first Avon Foundation award ever to support research at the intersection of biology and engineering.
Pictured from left to right: Marc Hurlbert, PhD, Director, Avon Foundation Breast Cancer Crusade, Brian Booth, PhD, IBIOE Assistant Research Professor, Timothy Burg, Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, Karen Burg, PhD, IBIOE Director and Hunter Endowed Chair in Bioengineering, and Eloise Caggiano, Program Director, Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
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Pictures from the award ceremony after the walk
Dr. Karen Burg presents at AO Foundation Meeting
October 2 2009
Dr Karen Burg presented at the AO Foundation ( http://www.aofoundation.org/wps/portal/ ) on Large Bone Defect Healing, 4th annual meeting ( link ) held in Davos, Switzerland on October 2, 2009. She presented IBIOE work in the area of scaffolds for large bone defect repair.
Matthew Pepper receives NIBIB/NIH Student Travel Fellowship Funding
September 2009
Matthew Pepper, an IBIOE PhD student, was a recipient of a National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)/National Institutes of Health (NIH) Student Travel Fellowship. This award was bestowed following submission of the paper, The Design and Implementation of a 2D Inkjet BioPrinter, to the annual conference of the IEEE Engineering Medicine and Biology Society. The Engineering Medicine and Biology Conference 2009 was held in downtown Minneapolis, MN and showcased the work of over 5000 authors from around the globe. The fellowship award of $400 helped finance Matthew’s trip to present his work.
Dr. Guigen Zhang gives invited talk at OECD Conference
August 16, 2009
Dr. Guigen Zhang, IBIOE Deputy Director, gave an invited talk at the recent Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Conference in Paris, France. His talk addressed the potential environmental benefits of nanotechnology. Established in Paris in 1961, OECD provides a forum for international participants to compare policy experiences, seek answers to common problems, identify good practice domestic and international policies. OECD's focus is on fostering "green" and innovation-led growth. Nanotechnology is an emerging technology which could significantly contribute to raising living standards and improving the quality of life and has already been applied in many products from energy efficiency, to healthcare, to environmental protection, and to information and communication technologies.
Dr. Timothy Burg named IEEE Senior Member
July 1, 2009
Timothy Burg was named a Senior Member of IEEE (www.ieee.org) during the June 2009 Meeting. IEEE is a non-profit organization and is the world's leading professional association for the advancement of technology. The IEEE name was originally an acronym for the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. Senior Membership is a professional recognition of technical and professional excellence. Senior Member is the highest grade for which IEEE members can apply.
Dr. Brian Booth speaks at Gordon Research Conference
June 15, 2009
IBIOE researcher Dr. Brian Booth spoke at the prestigious Gordon Research Conference on Mammary Gland Biology on Monday, June 15, 2009. The topic of his Short Talk was 'Human Embryonal Carcinoma Cells are Differentiated by the Mouse Mammary Microenvironment'. Experts from the fields of microRNAs, stem cells, homonal signaling, lactation and breast cancer presented and led discussions at the conference. The overall goal of the conference was to enhance understanding of the fundamental connections between mammary gland development and the alterations that occur during tumorigenesis. Additionally, model systems and technological advances that can be adapted to enhance experimental approaches were explored.
Clemson receives $3 million for Center of Economic Excellence in tissue-based research
Clemson University Newsroom, June 8, 2009
Clemson University received approval from the South Carolina Endowed Chairs Review Board to establish a Center of Economic Excellence in Tissue System Characterization with $3 million in state funds that require an additional $3 million in non-state matching funds. There will be one endowed chair associated with the center. To be housed in Clemson's Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering, the center will expand and connect existing expertise in tissue engineering and biomaterials to provide alternatives to animal testing and will allow Clemson researchers to further explore novel technologies with the potential to serve as new diagnostics, medical devices and therapeutic products.
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Dr. Brian Booth to join IBIOE
We are excited to announce that Dr. Brian Booth will be joining IBIOE starting February. Currently working as a CRTA fellow at NIH/NCI(National Cancer Institute), his research includes investigating the connections between mutated somatic stem/progenitor cells and breast cancer. We look forward to adding his expertise to our team.
Dr. Guigen Zhang named Deputy Director of IBIOE
We are pleased to welcome Dr. Guigen Zhang as the Deputy Director of IBIOE. Dr. Zhang joined Clemson University from the University of Georgia, and will be continuing his research on Micro/Nano Bioengineering and Stem Cell Tissue Engineering.
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Dr. Thomas Boland featured on Carolina Business Review
Dr. Thomas Boland, Associate Professor of Bioengineering and IBIOE faculty researcher, was featured on the April 11, 2008 telecast of Carolina Business Review, a weekly television program exploring business in North and South Carolina. Dr. Boland, a recognized pioneer in the field of cell printing, discussed the importance of public-private partnerships in the field of Bioengineering and the promising growth of the biotech industry in the Clemson area. Fellow guests included Dr. Anthony Atala of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Charles Calkins of Stockton & Kilpatrick, LLP.
Breast cancer research and inkjet tissue printing get NSF boost
Clemson University Newsroom, Nov. 2007
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $2 million to the Institute for Biological Interfaces of Engineering (IBIOE) at Clemson University for the development of engineered tissues that will be used to study the causes, progression and treatment of breast cancer.
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Clemson research improves inkjet technology for organ printing
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Conference, Feb. 2007
Research from Clemson University shows that producing cardiac tissue with off-the-shelf inkjet technology can be improved significantly with precise cell placement. Tom Boland, associate professor in Clemson’s bioengineering department, along with Catalin Baicu of the Medical University of South Carolina, present their findings today (2-18) at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Conference in San Francisco.
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Inkjet printers offer biology breakthrough
PCWorld Magazine, Aug. 2004
If you think injecting ink into a printer cartridge might damage your printer, try filling it with animal cells. That's what they're doing at Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina.
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