Department of Biomedical Engineering at TU/e

Congrats Shauna O'Donovan from Department of Biomedical Engineering at TU/e for receiving an NWO (Dutch Research Council) Veni grant! https://lnkd.in/enAAazfg

ERC Proof of Concept Grant for Tom de Greef 👏   Today, the European Research Council (ERC) announces the award of the Proof of Concept grants. The grants help researchers to bridge the gap between the discoveries stemming from their frontier research and the practical application of the findings, including early phases of their commercialization. Tom de Greef, Full Professor of Synthetic Biology at the department of Biomedical Engineering receives the grant for his research project 'DNA Encryption of Compartmentalized DNA Files', in which he will investigate molecular encryption of digital data stored on DNA. 🧬 As he received two previous ERC grants for his research, this top-up #ERCPoC grant helps to explore the commercial and societal potential of the findings. Associate Professor Ruud Van Sloun also received the Proof of Concept grant for his research on Cloud-native ultrasound imaging at the department of Electrical Engineering (EE) at TU/e. Congratulations Tom de Greef and Ruud van Sloun! 🙌 #ERCgrant #proofofconcept #DNA #data #biomedicalengineering

📣 Sandra Loerakker is a new member of the ESB Council! We congratulate Sandra Loerakker for being elected to the Council of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), the largest biomechanics society in Europe with over 1500 members. Out of 21 candidates for 5 open positions, Sandra Loerakker, associate professor at BmE, has been chosen through the votes of ESB members: “I decided to run for a position on the Council because of my ongoing involvement with the ESB as a mentor in the early career researchers mentoring program, as an award jury member, and as a track chair at the congress. I am eager to contribute even more to the ESB and support its mission.” The ESB is pivotal in advancing biomechanics research across Europe. It organizes an annual congress, presents multiple European awards in biomechanics, and fosters a vibrant community for professionals in the field. 🤝 #biomechanics #ESB #biomechanicsresearch https://esbiomech.org/

💡 New day, new Gerard & Anton 2024 winner in the spotlight. 🧑🏻🔬 UPyTher developed an innovative gel to treat peritoneal cancer. Read more ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eg6Kkj2N Patricia Y.W. Dankers Peter-Paul Fransen Geert van Almen

Our work on DNA datastorage has been nominated for the Computable Awards. 🏆 💽 Voting is possible via this link: https://lnkd.in/e6KfGcJF (and is highly appreciated ❤️ ).

Thank you Brigit Span for writing such a lovely article about the importance of publishing negative results! Thank you to the Journal of Trial and Error for nominating me for their prize and to all of the coauthors of the paper for committing to sharing our negative data. You can read more about this and our current research at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at TU/e here: https://lnkd.in/g6TYKZJC

On June 18, we had our annual BmE Research Day and this year it was an even bigger celebration, due to our 25th anniversary! ✨ Fascinating research presentations were given by our researchers Frans van de Vosse, Shauna O'Donovan, Hans-Martin Schwab, Burcu Gumuscu (Sefunc), Ph.D., Mirunalini Thirugnanasambandam and Annelieke Wentzel.   As well as external speakers Loes Stevers, Principal Scientist at BmE spin-off Ambagon Therapeutics, and Sander van Kasteren, professor of Molecular Immunology at Leiden University. Thanks so much for your contributions!   Also presented that day were the BmE awards for Best Theses, this year's well-deserved winners were: 🥇 Best Bachelor thesis: Sarah de Ruiter 🥇 Best Master thesis: Lyanne Budé 🥇 Best EngD thesis: Elin Biel 🥇 Best PhD thesis: Laura Rijns During the lunch break everyone could enjoy the great poster sessions of our students and staff, after which 3 Poster Prizes were awarded by dean Maarten Merkx. 3rd place went to Luke Rossen, 2nd place to Mathijs Kikken and the best poster was by Yosta de Stigter. Great job and congratulations to all winners! 🎉   The day ended with an inspiring talk from program director René van Donkelaar and former dean Frank Baaijens, connecting research and education over the last 25 years at the department of Biomedical Engineering, which was a lovely way to end this festive edition of the Research Day. #biomedicalengineering #researchday #celebrating #science #education

This Thursday, June 20, the Student Innovation Summit takes place at Auditorium, surrounding the finale of the 10th edition of the TU/e Contest. 💪⭐ The TU/e Contest is an initiative by TU/e innovation Space, designed for engineering students to cultivate their entrepreneurial skills. The competition facilitates students with innovative ideas addressing societal issues to translate them into a business concept. Among the 10 finalists for June 20th are BmE student teams iGEM TU Eindhoven and TU/e Sensing Team (T.E.S.T.). We congratulate them and wish them the best of luck! 🤩 Furthermore, the day is filled with valuable workshops, alumni pitches, a keynote, networking opportunities, a poster market, and of course the award ceremony. The day is all about celebrating student innovation and entrepreneurship! Visit the website to meet the other participating teams and find more information on the program. It is still possible to reserve your spot: https://www.tuecontest.nl/. #tueeindhoven #innovation #studententrepreneurship #startup

Congratulations to Jordy van Asten on successfully defending his PhD thesis at BmE! 🥳 Jordy’s research is about modelling how cells communicate with each other in grafts for blood vessels. 🩸 To treat patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases, sometimes diseased vessels need to be replaced using grafts. One of the limitations of synthetic grafts is that it cannot grow with the body. That’s where tissue engineering comes in. By using a so called scaffold, in the shape of the blood vessel, cells can be attracted causing new vessel tissue to be formed. The biodegradable scaffold eventually dissolves, leaving behind a new functioning blood vessel in its place, which can grow and adapt with the body. However, controlling this growth and remodeling of blood vessels remains a challenge. Jordy turned to computer models to simulate simulate how blood vessels grow in different situations, with a focus on cell communication, to better understand these processes. Click on the link to read more about Jordy’s research 👇 https://bit.ly/45n69wo #tissueengineering #bloodvessels #modeling #PhDdefense

Congratulations to Alissa Buskermolen on successfully defending her dissertation at BmE! 🙌 For her PhD thesis, Alissa explored ways to make biosensors that can continuously monitor key biomolecules in the body. Continuously monitoring biomarkers, such as cytokines, is of great importance to improve healthcare and personalize treatment. Cytokines are small proteins released by the human body during an immune response. The type of cytokines that are released and their concentration in the blood can say something about the severity and cause of the immune response. 📈 Alissa focused on a new sensor concept for continuous monitoring called Biosensing by free Particle Motion (f-BPM), making use of very small beads and a flat sensor surface. Both the particles and the surface are covered in molecules that can specifically detect and bind to the cytokine. Read more about Alissa’s research and the way this method works here: https://bit.ly/3XjKeEB #continuousbiosensing #immunomonitoring #PhDdefense