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Rogers wins Royal Society’s Bakerian Medal
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.

New approach could address liver supply shortage

QSI RENU sponsors GRC on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
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
Restoring cellular memory prevents cancer cells’ ability to adapt to evade treatment

Controlling the Shape of a Cell’s Nucleus Could Unlock Better Bone Healing
Research shows how shape change of a cell nucleus can trigger regenerative signals, better implant performance

Gianneschi Among Three Leaders in Nanotechnology to Receive 2025 Kabiller Awards
Now in its 10th year, Kabiller Prize is the world’s largest monetary award in the field.

Systemically injectable therapy could prevent heart failure
Protein-like polymer demonstrated improved heart health in animal experiments.

Your skin is breathing. This new wearable device can measure it.
First wearable device to gauge health by sensing gases coming from, going into skin.

Applewhite Receives Travel Award at BMES CMB Conference

Novel ‘Scaffolding’ Biomaterial Improves Bladder Regeneration and Function
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.

CITREPORE Synthetic Bioactive Bone Void Filler Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance

Guillermo Ameer to Receive Percy L. Julian Award
The award is for significant contributions in pure and/or applied research in science or engineering.

Bladder buzz: technologies to improve bladder surgery and monitoring
Studies evaluating bioresorbable scaffold and bioelectronic sensor show promise in animal models.

Xinlong Wang Receives Ryan Family Research Acceleration Fund Award
Strategic seed funding aims to propel projects with high-impact societal potential.

3D Printing and Citrate Biomaterials Could Allow Dissolvable Stents
Professors Guillermo Ameer and Cheng Sun developed a stent showing similar efficacy to commercial versions.

Antioxidant Gel Preserves Islet Function after Pancreas Removal
New approach could enable patients to live pain-free without complications of diabetes.

Smart Bandages That Heal Wounds Faster and Talk to Your Doctor Are on the Way
Researchers are working on bandages that allow remote monitoring and deliver treatment with zaps of light or electricity.

Sensor monitors bladder fullness
With NIH support, Drs. Guillermo Ameer, John Rogers, and Arun Sharma have developed a biodegradable sensor for simple, ongoing bladder function monitoring.

Urinary Implant Helps Alert When Patients 'Gotta Go'
New soft, flexible, battery-free implant co-developed at CARE helps patience with illness-related urinary incontinence.

Gotta Go? New Bladder Device Lets You Know
Implant and app enables patients to monitor bladder function.

Developing citrate-based biomaterials: an interview with Guillermo Ameer
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.

Taylor Brown receives AHA fellowship
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%
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.