The Fischell Department of Bioengineering, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland

Engineering "Soft Robotics"

BIOE affiliate professor Ryan Sochol led a team of researchers in 3D printing a soft robotic hand that is agile enough to play Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. – and win!

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White House Nominates Locascio

President Joe Biden has nominated BIOE professor and UMD vice president of research Laurie Locascio to lead the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

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Advancing Gene Therapy

BIOE Assistant Professor Gregg Duncan earned an NSF CAREER Award to advance understanding of how adeno-associated virus could be harnessed for gene therapy applications to treat diseases ranging from cancers to arthritis.

$14.9M

in research expenditures for 2020

Growing Faculty

The Fischell Department of Bioengineering welcomed two new faculty in 2020.

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state-of-the-art laboratories dedicated to bioengineering research

Renowned Research

Three BIOE faculty members received National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Project Grants (R01) in 2018. The awards, which collectively total $5.3 million, will support research in the areas of immunology, optics, and biotherapeutics.

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invention disclosures were filed by Fischell Department of Bioengineering researchers in 2017-18

Interdisciplinary Learning

As freshmen, bioengineering, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and computer science students worked together to launch a start-up company aimed at developing new techniques to diagnose Alzheimer's disease.

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