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�鶹��Ѱ�����Engineering has named the inaugural recipients of its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fellows program, which supports faculty, postdoctoral researchers and graduate students in bringing research to market. The fellows, selected for their work in fields like robotics, biomedical devices and advanced materials, receive funding, mentorship and entrepreneurial support to accelerate commercialization.

Six years ago, Professor Mark Rentschler helped launch startup company Aspero Medical to develop a medical device used during endoscopy procedures. Today, with the help of a $4.5 million grant through the Anschutz Acceleration Initiative, Rentschler and his team are bringing two new medical devices to the market that have the potential to transform surgeries in the gastrointestinal region even further.

Laurel Hind is studying the signals that regulate the immune system and contribute to disease, supported by a major grant awarded to promising early-career faculty.Hind, an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

�鶹��Ѱ�����Boulder’s Living Materials Laboratory  played a key role in studying tiny bioglass lenses that were designed to form on the surface of engineered microbes, a scientific breakthrough that could pave the way for groundbreaking imaging

Associate Professor Jerome Fox has received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award celebrates nearly 400 recipients for their exceptional contributions to advancing science and engineering, and is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government.

Professor Juliet Gopinath (BME faculty) was selected to be part of a team that would help develop new secure quantum communications protocols and new types of distributed quantum sensors and computers through the NSF. Find her work in the first entry of the following article.

At the end of the fall 2024 semester, Teaching Assistant Professor Novella Keeling transitioned to the Biochemistry Department at �鶹��Ѱ�����Boulder. During her time in the Biomedical Engineering Program, Keeling helped develop a strong industry presence and retool course curriculums. The BME community will miss her boundless energy and enthusiasm.

Kōnane Bay, an assistant professor based in the University of Colorado’s Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, recently received a prestigious CAREER Award, a $675,000, five-year grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding will advance her work in polymer characterization and support the development of high school and summer program curricula that integrate materials science and engineering lessons with traditional Indigenous knowledge.

Gabriella Erich, a graduating student in biomedical engineering has been selected to receive the �鶹��Ѱ�����Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science 2024 Outstanding Research Award. Her novel research marks the first formal characterization of endoskeletal droplets under acoustic droplet vaporization (ADV).

Payton Martinez, a recent PhD graduate in biomedical engineering has been selected to receive the �鶹��Ѱ�����Boulder College of Engineering and Applied Science 2024 Outstanding Dissertation Award. His research explores how ultrasound and microbubbles can potentially work in tandem to effectively deliver drugs to the brain and treat neurological diseases in the future.