Ten faculty members in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences are starting the new academic year with a fresh infusion of research dollars after winning some of the nation’s most prestigious awards for junior faculty members.
Nine have received CAREER awards from the National Science Foundation, and one has secured an Early Career Research grant from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science.
Altogether, the awards represent more than $5.6 million in funding across seven departments, all announced during the 2020-21 funding period. Research topics fall in a variety of categories, ranging from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to health innovation and advanced materials.
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American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy gave its Underrepresented Population Fellowship Award in Gene and Cell Therapy for Any Indication to Rene Cottle, Assistant Professor of Bioengineering. According to ASGCT, the awardee is chosen from groups underrepresented in the scientific workforce, including racial and ethnic minority groups, people with disabilities, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. ASGCT is committed to addressing workforce disparities by providing opportunities for professional development in biomedical research for underrepresented groups.
The award supports research for a year. Applications were evaluated on the following criteria:
- Significance, innovation, and originality of the proposed project
- Appropriateness, feasibility, and adequacy of proposed project within the award timeline
- Focus on basic, translational, or clinical research of gene and cell therapy for oncology indications
- Applicant's qualifications, experience, and commitment to a career in gene and cell therapy
- The contribution the project results will offer to the field
If education were a spaceship, Lauren Davis of Clemson University would be launching into the wild blue yonder with three big rockets propelling her upwards.
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Naren Vyavahare, Clemson Bioengineering’s Hunter Endowed Chair and Professor of Bioengineering, is among innovators recognized by the South Carolina Department of Commerce for exemplifying relentless pursuit of transformational ideas. Click the link below to view the Scribble Season 3 Trailer.
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The American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Foundation (AASLD) selected Renee Cottle, associate professor, to receive a 2021 Pinnacle Research Award. This three-year, $300,000 award funds Cottle’s work on nonviral delivery of CRISPR-Cas9 into hepatocytes for liver repopulation using acetaminophen selection. According to AASLD, the three-year basic science award provides young scientists with support for their research to bridge the gap between completion of research training and attainment of status as an independent research scientist. The additional research experience provided by this award is intended to enable young scientists to successfully compete for research awards from national sources, particularly the National Institutes of Health. The Pinnacle Research Award is intended to develop the potential of outstanding young scientists and encourage research in liver physiology and disease. Individuals who are already well-established in the field are not eligible for this award
In South Carolina, life sciences are booming, driven by an expanding base of diverse companies, outstanding research universities like Clemson, excellent healthcare systems, a rapidly emerging innovation ecosystem and the leadership of SCBIO. A recent study documents that life sciences in South Carolina involves over 850 firms in 42 of 46 counties and generates a $12 billion annual economic impact: Life sciences, the fastest-growing segment of the state’s knowledge economy, is thriving globally.
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The College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Science as well as the Department of Bioengineering have completed the award selections for 2021. We are proud to announce the winners of these awards and congratulate them for their hard work and accomplishments.
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Seven Clemson University students have been awarded the 2021 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, a highly competitive grant aimed at building future scientific and engineering leaders. Six others received Honorable Mentions.
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Clemson University is showing its growing strength in biomedical research with the publication of a new paper that describes a way of measuring three-dimensional extracellular diffusion.
All 10 of the co-authors in the Nature Communications paper are faculty, students or graduates from the Clemson University-Medical University of South Carolina Bioengineering Program.
The overwhelming Clemson presence on the team shows that years of local and federal investment in biomedical research are paying off, said Hai Yao, who is the senior author, Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair at Clemson and associate chair for the joint bioengineering program.
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One of bioengineering’s top honors is going to a Clemson University professor who has played a leading role in South Carolina’s response to COVID-19, has led efforts to develop medical devices for low-resource settings and has advised top lawmakers on issues ranging from the pandemic to diversity in healthcare professions.
Delphine Dean, the Ron and Jane Lindsay Family Innovation Professor, is among the newest members of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) College of Fellows.
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Five teams of researchers have received funding to develop tests and strategies that Clemson University and the community can use to continue fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
The projects aim to develop new long-lasting sanitizing solutions, faster diagnostics tests and additional tools to more accurately predict COVID-19 spread and severity, among other solutions.
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Three projects, all led by endowed professors in the College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences, won awards that recognize innovation in South Carolina.
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A proposal by Brian Booth, Ph.D., and John O'Connell, M.D., of Prisma Health was selected for funding via PrismaHealth’s Transformative Research Seed Grant mechanism. The Health Sciences Center at PrismaHealth funds life-changing health services research that aligns with Prisma Health’s purpose statement. The grant will support optimization of oscillating electric field delivery in tissue culture with the goal of more safely and effectively eradicating deposits of metastatic cancer in combination with other proven cancer therapies.
Delphine Dean, Ron and Jane Lindsay Family Innovation Professor, was honored February 9, 2021, at an unveiling ceremony in the Carillon Gardens, where she was presented with the Class of ’39 medal. Dean’s induction as a member of the class will be held in the Heritage Gardens, part of the South Carolina Botanical Garden.
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A new Clemson University lab that researchers are calling “a cutting-edge solution to help fight COVID-19” could be stocked with 13 sample-handling robots and have a staff of about 50 students fully trained as early as November.
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Undergraduate Lauren Davis, has been selected to participate in the Beckman Scholars Program. This prestigious recognition is made possible by the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation.
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A few supplies available at just about any hardware store for less than $100 can be assembled into a device that helps keep COVID-19 patients from infecting the healthcare providers who take care of them, a group of Clemson University researchers said.
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Clemson University students and faculty have always known “there’s something in these hills,” and now the rest of the world is starting to understand, too.
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Help BIOE celebrate our Spring 2020 Graduates!
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Naren Vyavahare, CTO of TGen Tech,co-founded the start-up with CEO Ajay Houde. Focused on pediatric applications of technologies to improve soft tissue healing, the company’s mission is to enable healthier lives for children and adults worldwide.
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Two Clemson University freshmen are thinking outside the box– and shining a light inside it– to combat COVID-19 at the grocery store.
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Congratulations to Hai Yao for winning proof-of-concept funding through the XLerator Network's I2P Grant Program!
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Elastrin Therapeutics is a biotech startup with technologies to restore hardened and damaged arteries and tissue by targeting the elastic fiber that makes them work.
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Delphine Dean, Sarah Harcum and Terri Bruce, BIOE faculty members, are volunteering their services to develop the antibody test.
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Researchers have developed a new way of simulating heart attacks in a lab and then using the engineered tissue to screen drugs that show promise for treating patients with heart damage, according to a new article in the journal Nature Biomedical Engineering.
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Janeen Putman reflects on her year as president of Staff Senate as she passes the gavel on.
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By Tammy Rothell, Undergraduate Student Services Coordinator
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Harman is exploring how hospitals could wash and sanitize medical masks.
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ORS Women’s Leadership Forum has asked Jennifer Woodell-May ’01, ‘96 to provide insights on her career and experiences.
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