01/27/2012

Carnegie Mellon's Christopher Bettinger receives National Academy of Sciences' research award

Carnegie Mellon University's Christopher Bettinger won the National Academy of Sciences Award for Initiatives in Research for his work on advanced materials for next-generation implanted medical devices, according to a university announcement.

01/24/2012

The Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference seeks abstracts

The 28th Southern Biomedical Engineering Conference in Houston, Texas is seeking abstract submissions. Abstracts for podium or poster presentations are due by Feb. 1 and must be e-mailed to 2012SBEC@mdanderson.org. Acceptance notices will e-mailed on or before February 29, 2012.

01/23/2012

Teen's drug delivery research to treat cancer wins science prize

Angela Zhang, a 17 year old high school senior from Cupertino, Calif., won the 2011 Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology for her research that aims to use nanoparticles to treat cancer.