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Meet our 2026 Bioengineering Summer Fellows! Hailey Van ('29) on targeting post-MI arrhythmia and Adarsh Ramamurthy ('29) on modeling pediatric tumor responses. Learn More: be.engineering.upenn.edu/sum… @PennEngineers #UndergraduateResearch
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Last week, Bioengineering welcomed @JHUBME’s Michael I. Miller as our Schwan Distinguished Lecturer. Miller shared advances in multiscale neuroimaging models connecting MRI, digital pathology and spatial transcriptomics to the study of neurodegenerative disease. @PennEngineers
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We’re hiring. The Department of Bioengineering is seeking faculty at the Assistant, Associate and Full Professor levels across bioengineering as part of a multi-year hiring initiative. Applications due Nov. 23, 2026. Learn more + apply: be.engineering.upenn.edu/abo… @PennEngineers
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From Penn to Texas A&M: Raghav Garg is launching a lab focused on implantable and wearable neural interfaces for neurological diseases. See how his 4.5 years at Penn helped shape his path to faculty leadership: beblog.seas.upenn.edu/launch… @PennEngineers #AcademicCareers
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From Penn to Wake Forest: Hannah Zlotnick (Ph.D. BE 2022) is launching a lab focused on clinically relevant solutions for orthopaedic disease. See how her Ph.D. training helped shape her path to faculty leadership: beblog.seas.upenn.edu/next-g… @PennEngineers #Bioengineering
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Featured in @IEEEAPMag's Legends of Electromagnetics series, Penn Engineering's Nader Engheta shares his journey from his childhood fascination with a battery-operated radio to his pioneering research in electromagnetics and beyond. Watch the full interview today. bit.ly/4zoBBsL @MSEatPenn @ESEatPenn @pennbioeng @physatpenn
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Vivodyne has launched a human biological datacenter designed to study living human tissues at scale. Behind the work: Andrei Georgescu (BE’21), CEO and co-founder, and Dan Huh, J. Peter Skirkanich Professor in Bioengineering and CSO. bit.ly/4gAUyB5 @PennEngineers
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Penn researchers have built the first spatial map of the developing human kidney, analyzing more than 700,000 cells to show how soluble signals from neighboring cells guide development. The study was conducted by the Penn-CHOP Kidney Innovation Center, a collaboration between @PennMedicine and @ChildrensPhila, in partnership with Penn Engineering and the @IRM_UPenn. "The kidney is a physical structure, and physical context is not incidental to how it forms—it is instructive," says Alex J. Hughes, Associate Professor in @PennBioeng, who co-led the study. bit.ly/4hrJYgO
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Our Launching the Next Generation of Bioengineering Faculty series continues with Margaret Billingsley. Read how her experience in the Mitchell Lab helped prepare her to launch her own lab at @UVA Engineering. beblog.seas.upenn.edu/next-g… @PennEngineers #Bioengineering
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Deadline tomorrow: Applications for the 2026 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health workshop close July 31. For postdocs, research scientists and Ph.D. students preparing to pursue faculty positions. Apply here: be.engineering.upenn.edu/hom…
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From Bioengineering at Penn to Stanford. Marshall Padilla is launching his independent career as Assistant Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Stanford ChEM-H faculty. Read more about his journey: beblog.seas.upenn.edu/next-g… @PennEngineers
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Applications for the 2026 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health workshop close July 31. Postdocs, research scientists and Ph.D. students preparing to pursue faculty positions are encouraged to apply. Apply Now: bit.ly/4fcNMkg @PennEngineers #Postdoc #PhD
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Applications are open for the 2026 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health workshop. For postdocs, research scientists and Ph.D. students working at the intersection of engineering, medicine and health. Apply by July 31: bit.ly/4fcNMkg @PennEngineers
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Congrats to Dr. Gottardi on being promoted to Associate Professor with tenure. With appointments in Pediatrics at @PennMedicine and BE, his research in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine is advancing musculoskeletal health. More: bit.ly/4eOCHWD @PennEngineers
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Congratulations to Zhiliang Cheng on his promotion to Professor in the Research Track. His research in molecular imaging is advancing technologies that improve disease detection and precision diagnostics. More: bit.ly/4eOCHWD @PennEngineers #Bioengineering
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Congrats to Dr. Reuther on her promotion to Practice Professor. Her leadership in healthcare innovation and translational engineering education is preparing future bioengineers to bring new medical tech from concept to patient care. More: bit.ly/4eOCHWD @PennEngineers
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Peptides can reach the right place in the body and still do the wrong thing. Penn and @CUHKofficial researchers developed TD3B, an AI framework that helps design peptides predicted to attach to drug targets and turn their signals on or off. bit.ly/4f410yI @pennbioeng | @penn_cis | @pennengai
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Congratulations to LeAnn Dourte on her promotion to Practice Professor. Through leadership in engineering education and curriculum innovation, she continues to enrich the learning experience for Bioengineering students. More: beblog.seas.upenn.edu/facult… @PennEngineers
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Congrats to Brit Shields on her promotion to Practice Associate Professor. Her leadership in engineering ethics education is helping prepare future engineers to thoughtfully address the societal impacts of emerging technologies. More: bit.ly/4eOCHWD @PennEngineers
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