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

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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Transforming Shellfish Farming

A UMD-led team received a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to accelerate sustainable shellfish aquaculture in the United States.

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NSF Graduate Research Fellows

Six members of the BIOE community - students and alumni - were named recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

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Studying Embryonic Development

Dr. Giuliano Scarcelli received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop a novel imaging technology to measure how biological cells grow into complex tissues during embryonic development.

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$15.6M

in research expenditures for 2019

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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