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Every year, members of GW Engineering’s Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department travel to the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) Annual Meeting...

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As epigenetic enzymes are the target of a variety of clinical drugs, it is vital to understand how they affect the heart, especially regarding how they...

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Heart failure is a life-threatening condition associated with derangements in multiple cardiac biophysical parameters that impacts the quality of life in millions of Americans.

 

 

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Clockwise from top left: Katie Anderson, Rebecca Burns, Sofiia Khugaeva and Alex Glade

GW Engineering Student Awarded Knapp Fellowship for Impactful HIV Care Project

September 18, 2025

Sofiia Khugaeva, a senior biomedical engineering major, received a Knapp Fellowship to enhance HIV care access in underserved communities through innovative tools, resources and strategies.

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Global Perspectives on Patient Care

Mandewo Participates in Doctors in Italy Fellowship Program

September 2, 2025

At the intersection of engineering and medicine, Alexandra Mandewo spent two weeks shadowing healthcare professionals in Milan and experiencing Italian culture through Doctors in Italy.

Left: The April 15th cover of Biophysical Journal shows human cardiomyocytes (green, blue, yellow) with magnetic nanoparticles, mNPs (red). Right: A Halbach array of magnets was used to control the speed of cardiac waves, which were optically mapped.

Magnetic Control of Cardiac Waves Featured on the Cover of Biophysical Journal

April 28, 2025

PhD student Maria Pozo in Prof. Emilia Entcheva’s lab led a study using a Halbach array and magnetic nanoparticles to modulate cardiac waves.