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Jiang recognized with two awards
October 29, 2025
QSI RENU member Bin Jiang has received a 2026 Rising Star Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society’s Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) special interest group. The award recognizes early career independent investigators who have made outstanding impacts on the field. Jiang also earned a Scientific Impact Award from the Americas Chapter of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-AM), which will support her travel to the TERMIS-AM conference November 9-12 in Detroit.
September 24, 2025
A QSI RENU research team has received a four-year, $4.7 million grant to develop an integrated system that can simultaneously accelerate wound healing, lower infection risk, and provide continuous in-wound monitoring.
September 2, 2025
QSI RENU was well-represented at the all-day “Rock Stars of Regenerative Engineering” event August 19 at the American Chemical Society (ACS) Fall Meeting in Washington, D.C. Institute director Guillermo Ameer co-organized the event and chaired a panel discussion, and QSI RENU faculty member Xinlong Wang presented his research on a novel strategy for bone regeneration.
Rogers wins Royal Society’s Bakerian Medal
August 27, 2025
QSI RENU member John Rogers has won the Royal Society’s Bakerian Medal and Lecture, one of the premier awards given by the Royal Society of the United Kingdom. Rogers, who was elected a Royal Society Fellow in May, was honored for foundational scientific and engineering contributions to the field of bioelectronics.
from McCormick News
August 13, 2025
A research team led by QSI RENU member Satish Nadig has received a $200,000 grant from the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS) Foundation to test an innovative approach that could double the supply of liver tissue that is suitable for transplantation.
QSI RENU sponsors GRC on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
August 4, 2025
QSI RENU co-sponsored the recent Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering, which took place July 27 to August 1 in Castelldefels, Spain. As part of the program, QSI RENU director Guillermo Ameer delivered an invited talk titled "Translational Regenerative Engineering: From Convergence Research to Pro-Regenerative Medical Products."
New Strategy Doubles Chemo Effectiveness
July 28, 2025
Restoring cellular memory prevents cancer cells’ ability to adapt to evade treatment
from McCormick News
Controlling the Shape of a Cell’s Nucleus Could Unlock Better Bone Healing
July 15, 2025
Research shows how shape change of a cell nucleus can trigger regenerative signals, better implant performance
from McCormick News
Gianneschi Among Three Leaders in Nanotechnology to Receive 2025 Kabiller Awards
June 17, 2025
Now in its 10th year, Kabiller Prize is the world’s largest monetary award in the field.
from McCormick News
Systemically injectable therapy could prevent heart failure
April 25, 2025
Your skin is breathing. This new wearable device can measure it.
April 9, 2025
First wearable device to gauge health by sensing gases coming from, going into skin.
from Northwestern Now
January 7, 2025
Brandon Applewhite was one of six postdoctoral researchers who received travel funding to present at the conference.
Novel ‘Scaffolding’ Biomaterial Improves Bladder Regeneration and Function
January 2, 2025
A team of Northwestern scientists has developed an electroactive “scaffolding” material that improves bladder tissue regeneration and organ function better than current techniques, as detailed in a recent study published in Nature Communications.
from Feinberg News Center
November 19, 2024
Biomaterial technology developed in Ameer Lab to receive FDA clearance for bone regeneration.
Guillermo Ameer to Receive Percy L. Julian Award
September 1, 2024
Bladder buzz: technologies to improve bladder surgery and monitoring
June 25, 2024
Xinlong Wang Receives Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund Award
June 17, 2024
3D Printing and Citrate Biomaterials Could Allow Dissolvable Stents
June 14, 2024
Antioxidant Gel Preserves Islet Function after Pancreas Removal
June 7, 2024
Smart Bandages That Heal Wounds Faster and Talk to Your Doctor Are on the Way
May 29, 2024
Researchers are working on bandages that allow remote monitoring and deliver treatment with zaps of light or electricity.
from Wall Street Journal
Sensor monitors bladder fullness
April 16, 2024
With NIH support, Drs. Guillermo Ameer, John Rogers, and Arun Sharma have developed a biodegradable sensor for simple, ongoing bladder function monitoring.
from National Institutes of Health
Urinary Implant Helps Alert When Patients 'Gotta Go'
March 26, 2024
New soft, flexible, battery-free implant co-developed at CARE helps patience with illness-related urinary incontinence.
from US News and World Report
Gotta Go? New Bladder Device Lets You Know
March 25, 2024
Developing citrate-based biomaterials: an interview with Guillermo Ameer
February 13, 2024
Speaking with RegMedNet, Professor Ameer discusses the development, translation, and widespread adoption of the citrate-based biomaterials his lab has developed, upcoming projects, and his commitment to promoting diversity and inclusion in regenerative medicine.
from RegMedNet
Taylor Brown receives AHA fellowship
January 4, 2024
Fourth-year PhD student and Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering’s T32 Regenerative Engineering Training Program “graduate” Taylor Brown received an American Heart Association Predoctoral fellowship for 2 years for her project titled “Effects of sympathetic nerve signaling on vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype during vascular graft remodeling.” She will continue working with her T32 mentors, Drs. Bin Jiang and Mark Eskandari on this project. Congratulations Taylor!
First transient electronic bandage speeds healing by 30%
February 22, 2023
Northwestern University researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind small, flexible, stretchable bandage that accelerates healing by delivering electrotherapy directly to the wound site.
from Northwestern Now