Dr. Aggie Simionescu’s research has been chosen for an American Heart Association Institutional Research Enhancement Award for a period of two years, during which Dr. Simionescu will study mitral valve tissue engineering.
Dr. Sarah W. Harcum leads a team that has received $6 million from the National Science Foundation for research to help lower the cost of drugs that cost thousands of dollars per treatment.
The award will fund Dr. Vyavahare’s study of a theranostic approach to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, most aortic aneurysms are AAA. Although small AAA rarely rupture, AAA can grow very large without causing symptoms.
Heart-attack damage could be repaired with stem cells and tiny “nanowires” as part of a new research project that involves all three of South Carolina’s major research universities and is backed by $1.5 million from the National Institutes of Health. Ying Mei, an assistant professor of bioengineering at Clemson University, is leading the project.
The Clemson University Biomedical Engineering Innovation Center is a state-of-the art facility primarily dedicated to biomedical research and accelerated innovation. Read more
SC BioCRAFT
The Bioengineering Center of Regeneration and Formation of Tissues is the nation's only bioengineering COBRE center, researching methods to restore diseased tissues. Read more
SC MedTransTech
The South Carolina Medical Translational Technology Program enables biomedical innovation through rapid translation of clinically driven technology and reinvestment of health care dollars into research. Read more
