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BMES Annual Meeting
Every year, members of GW Engineering’s Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department travel to the Biomedical Engineering Society’s (BMES) Annual Meeting...
Human Lab-on-Chip
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...
Cardiac Breakthrough
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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Mapping How the Brain Consumes Oxygen
October 22, 2026
BME Assistant Prof. Junghun Cho received additional funding from the NIH to support his work on developing more efficient and accessible methods for mapping how the brain consumes oxygen.
Special Forces Veteran and GW PhD Student Develops Innovative Portable Technology for Detecting Traumatic Brain Injuries
September 11, 2026
The Catalyst Magazine highlighted biomedical engineering PhD student Kevin Horrigan for developing portable technology to detect traumatic brain injuries.
Matthew Kay Named Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs
July 17, 2026
On July 1, Biomedical Engineering (BME) Professor Dr. Matthew Kay was named GW Engineering’s new Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Affairs.