New Network Model of the Musculoskeletal System Can Predict Compensatory Injuries
Network science examines how the actions of a system’s individual parts affect the behavior of the system as a whole. Some commonly studied networks include computer chip components and social media users, but University of Pennsylvania engineers are now applying network science to a much older system: the human body.
Network Neuroscience, Explained Via Twister
As a pioneer in the nascent field of network neuroscience, Danielle Bassett, Eduardo D. Glandt Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, studies the way the structure of neuronal connections give rise to cognitive traits. By mapping these networks while people perform different tasks, such as ones related to memory, creativity, or […]
Penn Engineers: Bone Marrow Transplant Stem Cells Can ‘Swim’ Upstream
When a cancer patient receives a bone marrow transplant, time is of the essence. Healthy stem cells, which can restart the production of blood cells and immune system components after a patient’s own are compromised, need to make their way from the circulatory system into the bones as quickly as possible. To do that, they […]
Play Hard, Work Harder: Taking it to the Edge on the Court and in the Classroom
From mid-August to late November, even as they face down the inevitable intellectual challenges of a new academic year, the women of Penn Volleyball practice their sport three hours a day, four days a week. Add to this their all-important Division I competitions, with many players spending additional hours on the road traveling to games […]
Engineering Project to Create ‘Molecular Portrait’ of Every Cell in the Body
According to Arjun Raj, an assistant professor of Bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the field of biology has traditionally been about looking at the average properties of cells all at once, which can make it difficult to learn more about individual cells and how they’re different from one another.
Engineering project to create ‘molecular portrait’ of every cell in the body
According to Arjun Raj, an assistant professor of bioengineering in the School of Engineering and Applied Science, the field of biology has traditionally been about looking at the average properties of cells all at once, which can make it difficult to learn more about individual cells and how they’re different from one another.
Louis J. Soslowsky Receives H.R. Lissner Medal
Louis J. Soslowsky, PhD, the Fairhill Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery in the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will receive the H.R. Lissner Medal from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). The Medal recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of bioengineering and is widely viewed as the highest honor in the […]
Engineers As Artists
If Penn students were asked in a random campus survey to describe their individual skillsets and learning styles as either “left brain” (analytical, qualitative) or “right brain” (artistic, intuitive), the majority would most likely answer by naming one cerebral hemisphere or the other. An exceptional and talented few would be able to reply, “both.”
Dave Meaney Elected To BMES Class of 2017 Fellows
Dave Meaney, Solomon R. Pollack Professor and Chair in the Department of Bioengineering, has been elected to the Bioengineering Medical Society (BMES) Class of 2017 Fellows. Fellow status is awarded to Society members who demonstrate exceptional achievements and experience in the field of biomedical engineering, and hold a record of membership and participation in the […]
Penn Professors Lead Call for Ethical Framework for New ‘Mind Control’ Technologies
As interventions for mental illnesses and neurological disorders are becoming increasingly powerful, an interdisciplinary group of researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, American University and Duke University are calling for new safeguards to guide treatments and protect patients.