Bioengineering Department at the College of Engineering and Computing, GMU

The Innovator of the Year Award was awarded posthumously to Michael Buschmann, Eminent Scholar and the former chair of the Bioengineering Department within Mason's College of Engineering and Computing!

Innovation Awards celebrate Mason researchers On May 9, George Mason University celebrated its research enterprise with Innovation Awards, recognizing the Innovator of the Year and a Mason start-up, and those who received and/or licensed a patent.

Congratulations to our senior design team winning an award (4th place) at JHU and UMD's Mid-Atlantic Research Day sponsored by Astra Zeneca. Their team was tasked to create a diagnostic tool for Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction (PVCD) by their clients at Children’s National Hospital. The team created an In-field Diagnostic Tool for Paradoxical Vocal Cord Dysfunction and competed with research from other schools namely JHU, UMD and others.
Team members from left: Mahadin Ahmed, Renae Bitor, Mai Phuong Le, and Rosy James.

Congratulations to Dr. Chitnis and his team! Mason engineers and partners receive $3M award to build new technology for personalized musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation to support troop readiness.
https://ibi.gmu.edu/mason-engineers-and-partners-receive-3m-award/

Mason BIOE PhD student Erica King won the runner up award for her podium talk entitled “Comparative Analysis of Novel Wearable Ultrasound Sensors and Kinetic Assessments to Monitor Muscle Function” at the American Society of Biomechanics East Meeting. Congratulations Erica!

Congratulations to two of our bioengineering Senior Design Teams who each won an award at the CEC Undergraduate Research Celebration this week. Team Mini Bento was awarded “Most Outstanding Project”. Their project was one of 5 that received this award with their Myoelectric Prosthetic Arm Simulator as a Research Platform and Outreach Tool (Students: Mohammed Bhuiyan, Khalid Assamawy, Arvin Zapanta, and Akhil Srirama). Team SAR was one of two projects that were invited to present at the CEC Advisory Board with their Smart Autonomous Rollator (Students; Grace Kim, Miranda Romano, Medhini Sosale, and Rachel Wilson).

Great to see our Bioengineering Senior Design Teams at the Undergraduate Research Celebration last night!

Fellows of Mason’s National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) connect with community members to develop an app for individuals recovering from opioid us disorder. The program, led by Mason Bioengineering Professor Siddhartha Sikdar, is a part of the Center for Adaptive Systems of Brain-Body Interactions (CASBBI) program.

https://www.gmu.edu/news/2023-03/mason-researchers-connect-community-members-develop-app-individuals-recovering-opioid

University Professor Giorgio Ascoli of Mason Bioengineering Honored by Buddy Beck Family Foundation!

https://cec.gmu.edu/news/2023-03/george-mason-university-professor-honored-buddy-beck-family-foundation

Meet & support Shrishti Singh, Ph.D. who has developed & patented a breakthrough imaging contrast that highly improves early detection of deep-tissue cancers. She has partnered with for the crowdfunding efforts

Her campaign is now live under Women in STEM Fund! Check it out: https://www.wesci.org/shrishti-singh/cancer-imaging-agent/fundraiser

Please donate and help this technology move forward!

Congratulations to Professor Giorgio Ascoli of Mason Bioengineering for receiving the Beck Family Presidential Medal for faculty excellence in research! This honor recognized his exemplary achievements and tremendous contributions to George Mason University, our students, and our broader community. The Beck Family Medal is presented to a faculty member whose contributions represent groundbreaking advances in their field.

We are pleased to announce that our late chair Professor Michael Daro Buschmann's first paper in mRNA vaccines is highly cited and received a BEST PAPER AWARD.

Vaccines Vaccines, an international, peer-reviewed Open Access journal.

Please vote for George Mason’s contrast agent technology created by Remi Veneziano, Parag Chitnis and Shrishti Singh in the competition for best technologies in USA for 2023!
Voting link here:

Vote now in STAT Madness 2023 Welcome to STAT Madness, a bracket-style contest to find the best innovation in science and medicine. Pick your favorites. Help us crown a champ!

Congratulations to our Academic Program Assistant Carol McHugh!

https://www.gmu.edu/news/2023-02/carol-mchugh-march-employee-month

Congratulations to Professor Ascoli!
The Mason team behind NeuroMorpho.org, led by Giorgio Ascoli, has been honored for its work by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the Office of Data Science Strategy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The team was one of 4 to earn the Distinguished Achievement Award from the DataWorks! Prize. Find out how neural reconstructions help biomedical research: https://lnkd.in/gp8Qf-8b
Photo by Ron Aira/Creative Services

Mason Bioengineering is very pleased to announce the selection of our Academic Program Assistant Carol McHugh as Employee of the Month for March. Carol was selected for her great teamwork and acting with integrity!
Congratulations to Carol!

Mason Bioengineering had its first Networking Force Event last week. The event was a huge success with over 130 students registered and employers from industry and government as well as alumni in attendance.

•Save the date: February 22 & 23, from 11 am to 4 pm (hint: put it on your calendar and/or set a reminder on your phone).

•Check out the opportunities: the employer list is available for preview on Handshake now: go.gmu.edu/CareerFair

•Update your resume and Handshake profile: Use this time to write or update your resume before the Career Fair.

George Mason University's Department of Bioengineering and the Bioengineering Alliance, in conjunction with the Graduate Association for Bioengineering Students and the Biomedical Engineering Society, are hosting this event as a kick-off event for Homecoming Weekend (for more information: https://homecoming.gmu.edu/ ). The goals are to bring together current students, alumni, representatives from industry, government, and non-profits, including members of the Bioengineering Alliance, to discuss career options with alumni working in the field and with potential employers, in a bioengineering-focused environment. Registration Link:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1st-annual-mason-bioengineering-networking-force-event-tickets-512032943317
Students are encouraged to bring resumes to share with potential employers.
Registered Employers so far:
Industry:
Weinberg Medical Physics
Children’s National Medical Center
Booz Allen Hamilton
Intelligent Mission Consulting Services
Northrop Grumman
Linsholm Medical
Appian Corporation
Capra Biosciences

Government Agencies:
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
FDA (CDER confirmed; CBER and CDRH invited)
US Army, Research and Technology Integration Directorate
US Patent and Trademark Office

Get to know Handshake (and Career Services) at the 2023 Handshake Hangout! We'll be in the Hub Ballroom with food and prizes. Stop by to tour Handshake, complete your profile, and get your career questions answered. Career development is serious, but it doesn't have to be boring! Don't miss this chance to connect with Career Services in this fun, no-pressure environment. Come for the Handshake, stay for the hangout! Get food, Handshake swag, win prizes, and more! Get the details in Handshake at go.gmu.edu/HandshakeHangout

George Mason University's Department of Bioengineering and the Bioengineering Alliance,in conjunction with the Graduate Association for Bioengineering Students and the Biomedical Engineering Society, are hosting this event as a kick-off event for Homecoming Weekend (for more information: https://homecoming.gmu.edu/ ). The goals are to bring together current students, alumni, representatives from industry, government, and non-profits, including members of the Bioengineering Alliance, to discuss career options with alumni working in the field and with potential employers, in a bioengineering-focused environment. RSVP here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1st-annual-mason-bioengineering-networking-force-event-tickets-512032943317

Students are encouraged to bring resumes to share with potential employers.

Using technology to break down harmful biofilms-
Mason researchers Jeffrey Moran, Monique van Hoek, and Rémi Veneziano are using technology to develop a safe and effective method to remove topical biofilms that doesn’t get in the way of the body’s natural healing process. The team was awarded a R21 Trailblazer award from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering to support their work. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services
https://www.gmu.edu/news/2022-10/biofilm-epic-making

Professor of Bioengineering Siddhartha Sikdar speaks to With Good Reason Radio about developing technology for better prosthetic arms and hands in an episode airing throughout the U.S. next week. http://ow.ly/G6uN50Mk2Nx

Congratulations to our new Bioengineering PHD student Shrishti Singh!

Congratulations to Mason Bioengineering PhD grad Shrishti Singh!

https://content.sitemasonry.gmu.edu/news/2022-12/mason-bioengineering-phd-achieves-her-dream-developing-technology-aids-cancer

Congratulations to Holger Dannenberg ,Assistant Professor at Mason Bioengineering, who received funding from the National Institutes of Health for The Role of Sensory Inputs and Cholinergic Modulation for the Coding of Location and Movement Speed in the Entorhinal Cortex. Award total: $430,449

The Katona Scholarship for Excellence in Bioengineering selects two winners for 2022!

Katona scholarship selects two winners This year, two winners were selected for the Katona Scholarship for Excellence in Bioengineering. The scholarship is awarded to George Mason bioengineering seniors  who aim to support society at large through their excellence across academic performance, leadership initiatives, and career aspirati...

NeuroMorpho.Org made top 20 in the NIH HeroX Data!Works Challenge Prize. Please vote for our project to help us win the (non-monetary) FASEB People’s Choice Award.
https://twitter.com/NeuroMorphoOrg/status/1598382436492054528?s=20&t=qEsnW-oIa1F60eF-F1citQ

NeuroMorpho.Org on Twitter “The DataWorks! Prize rewards teams whose research demonstrates the power of data sharing and reuse to advance scientific discovery and human health. https://t.co/Z9UcYMspQZ has been selected as one of the finalists, please support us by voting for us: https://t.co/MxLoyGYZPz”

Check out our research:

Bioengineering Research Project FINAL

Ignite Student Entrepreneurship
The Ignite Student Entrepreneurship Program led by Dr. Rémi Veneziano, Bioengineering at Mason, Stephanie Kane, and James Casey from Virginia Serious Game Institute - VSGI, in collaboration with Prince William County Department of Economic Development, is open to all students at George Mason University. This program is an opportunity to develop entrepreneurial skills, such as pitching and basic IP knowledge. The winners of the pitch contest obtain funding for the development of prototypes or the generation of preliminary data for the summer of 2023. It is not too late to sign up for this educational and beneficial program.
The link to sign up is https://bit.ly/3FnfpG0

Mason Bioengineering at BMES 2022!

Congratulations to Rémi Veneziano, Ph.D. from the Department of Bioengineering, Jeffrey Moran, Ph.D. from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Monique van Hoek, Ph.D. from the School of Systems Biology for receiving the R21 Trailblazer award! Using DNA origami, they are creating nanoparticles with enzymes that will dissolve harmful biofilms. Read more about their research here: https://bit.ly/3D5mTLd

Giorgio Ascoli, Professor, Bioengineering, receives funding for study of brain & learning.

Ascoli receives funding for study of brain & learning Giorgio Ascoli, Professor, Bioengineering, received funding for the study: "CRCNS22 Learning Rules in the Hippocampus and their Mapping to Neuromorphic Systems."

Mason Professor of Bioengineering and Neuroscience Giorgio Ascoli receives funding for study of brain and learning.

NeuroMorpho.org This is "NeuroMorpho.org" by GMU-TV on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Interested in a MS or PhD in Bioengineering in the Washington DC area? Visit George Mason University's booth at BMES - booth 505. Meet our faculty, program directors and current graduate students.

Mason’s biggest Career Fair of the semester is almost here! More than 250 employers are taking over the entire lower level of the JC for two days next week. Get ready at the Prepare for the Fair workshop and Resume Clinic, then check out the employer list to start making your plan now. go.gmu.edu/CareerFair

Check out our latest video about our Mason Bioengineering Graduate Program -
https://youtu.be/8ggKNRtgegw

Bioengineering Graduate Program Overview Check out our latest video about our mason bioengineering graduate program.