Institute for Engineering in Medicine - University of Minnesota

Congratulations to IEM Member Dr. Jop van Berlo for receiving the American Heart Association's International Visiting Professor Award! 🫀👏

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Congratulations to our IEM member, Branden Moriarity, PhD for receiving the 2026 Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fund High Impact Research Award! 🏆👏

Congratulations to Drs. Branden Moriarity and Beau Webber on receiving the 2026 Randy Shaver Cancer Research & Community Fund High Impact Research Award as well as the Angel Award!

This double recognition highlights their groundbreaking work developing CRISPR-engineered Tumor Infiltrating Lymphocyte (TIL) therapy with the Un-TIL its Cured initiative.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4y0VSUF.

University of Minnesota Center for Genome Engineering

To kick off summer, IEM, along with its collaborating centers, ATP-Bio and VHL, headed to OICA's STEMFest 2026! This event showcased how fascinating engineering in medicine technology can be to students of all ages. 🥽🔬🧲

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Cheers to our 2026 IEM graduates! 🎊🎓🥳

Congratulations to Andrew Monk on graduating with his Master of Public Health, and to Sonja Palmer on graduating with her BFA in Graphic Design and BA in Strategic Communications.

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IEM would like to welcome our newest member, Aaron Hellem, PT, DPT, CSCS. 👏👏👏

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The (Literal) Pulsing Heart of Medtronic’s Relationship with the University of Minnesota Medtronic supports the U of M’s Visible Heart Lab in exchange for the chance to test devices on donated human hearts.

Congratulations to our Great Medtech Pitch Live Competition winners!

This event offers a unique opportunity for researchers, inventors, and entrepreneurs to present their innovations to industry veterans and leaders in the fields of medical technology R&D, marketing, and commercialization.

🏆 Grand Prize: Meld Bio

🥈 2nd Place: Vascudyne Living Tissue

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