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Tag: Health
Applying data analytics to study the HIV/AIDs Virus
Researchers at Iowa State University are combining their industrial engineering and data analytics knowledge with the medical expertise of researchers at the University of Iowa for a project that could understand the progression of HIV and eventually improve treatment of the virus. Hillel Haim, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the University of Iowa, …Continue reading “Applying data analytics to study the HIV/AIDs Virus”
IMSE faculty and staff log 1735 miles during 2020 Next Step Challenge
A team of 14 faculty and staff members from Iowa State University’s Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering (IMSE) collectively logged enough miles to walk from Voyageurs National Park in Minnesota to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado – and passing through five other national parks on the trip – during …Continue reading “IMSE faculty and staff log 1735 miles during 2020 Next Step Challenge”
Cyclone Engineer Tom Mansell receives prestigious NSF CAREER award
Tom Mansell, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, has received a National Science Foundation CAREER award to create engineered probiotics that may be a new way to treat illnesses like obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
ME’s Padalkar uses metal-oxide nanomaterials deposited on cloth to wipe out microbes
Tracing food commodities – In bulk
Being able to trace your food from farm to fork has become a necessity for many consumers. ISU ABE professor, Charles Hurburgh, and his team are setting better practices for effective bulk commodity traceability. Bulk food products are often blended and thought to be impossible to track through their supply chains.
Iowa State researchers use graphene, electricity to change stem cells for nerve regrowth
Aerospace engineering alumni Scott Brown works to improve virtual healthcare technology
Scott Brown (B.S. aerospace engineering ’96) is the vice president of product and engineering at Zipnosis, a virtual care platform and health-technology firm. Brown is involved in developing new products, introducing them to the market and continuing to improve virtual care to help practitioners and patients alike, and to boost Zipnosis’ customers and sales organization. Zipnosis …Continue reading “Aerospace engineering alumni Scott Brown works to improve virtual healthcare technology”
$2.2 million grant will study bioprosthetic heart valve durability with computer simulations
Ming-Chen Hsu, an assistant professor in mechanical engineering, is part of a research team recently awarded more than $2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop computer simulations that improve the durability of bioprosthetic heart valves (BHV). The new study aims to build on existing research in the field of BHV and develop …Continue reading “$2.2 million grant will study bioprosthetic heart valve durability with computer simulations”
Research updates
In the past few months, College of Engineering researchers on three projects—one on novel nanovaccines, one on new wind turbine structures, and another on energy and transportation infrastructure planning—have reached key milestones in their research. Here are some highlights: Making one-dose, needle-free nanovaccines for infectious diseases Can you imagine a world where diseases such as …Continue reading “Research updates”
BodyViz Breaks Through
‘Disruptive technology’ erupts on the scene at Iowa State as a small start-up moves into the medical marketplace—and beyond