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A new lens on the world
ӰƵ scientists, collaborators at Harvard and Italian university Unical, aim to ‘revolutionize optics’ by combining nanostructured metasurfaces with liquid crystal technology For more than 500 years, humans have mastered the art of refracting light by shaping glass into lenses,…
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Taking the next step in biorobotics
ӰƵ roboticist Roger Quinn, neuroscientist Hillel Chiel to lead $8 million, five-year National Science Foundation NeuroNex Network project seeking next level of control of neuromechanical systems A pair of longtime collaborators and biorobotic pioneers at ӰƵ…
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Scientists using AI to benefit cancer patients
National Cancer Institute awards $1.15 million to ӰƵ researchers, collaborators to develop new tool to guide oncologists ӰƵ scientists are developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to help surgeons and oncologists identify the subtle…
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St. Baldrick's Foundation awards grants to ӰƵ for pediatric cancer research
Cancer researchers Alex Huang, Reshmi Parameswaran and Yamilet Huerta have been awarded $315,000 in grants from the St. Baldrick's Foundation to conduct research of new immunotherapy treatments for pediatric cancers. Alex Huang Huang, professor of pediatrics at ӰƵ…
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Picking climate-change winners, losers not easy
ӰƵ researchers study competition between frog, toad species in warming climate; gain insight into complexities in accurately predicting outcomes Scientists contend that both natural history and scientific observation show there will be clear “winners and losers” among species…
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New $3.7M grant to support research exploring mysterious link between cancer, HIV/AIDS
Research has found that those living with HIV have a higher risk for certain kinds of cancers—such as lung cancer. Now, with a new five-year, $3.7 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), researchers from ӰƵ hope to find out why. Ge Jin, professor at the…
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A new weapon in the fight against sickle cell disease
Technology behind this week’s launch of Hemex Health’s “Gazelle” diagnostic platform was developed by researchers at ӰƵ A technology developed initially at ӰƵ is behind the global launch this week by a Portland, Oregon, company of a new,…
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Chemical engineer Christine Duval wins U.S. Dept. of Energy Early Career Research Grant
ӰƵ's Christine Duval selected to accelerate work on purifying radioactive isotopes, used in diagnostic imaging, cancer treatment A ӰƵ chemical engineer who is pioneering a faster and more sustainable means for increasing the national supply of…
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ӰƵ-led research uncovers connections between psoriasis and joint disease
Study underscores importance of treating patients early to reduce likelihood of lasting bone damage A team led by ӰƵ School of Medicine researchers has made two major discoveries involving psoriasis, a chronic and debilitating skin disease with no known cure. The…
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Haima Therapeutics licenses synthetic platelet technology from ӰƵ for hemostatic therapy
Haima Therapeutics has executed an exclusive license agreement with ӰƵ to research, develop and market artificial platelet technologies to treat patients with various bleeding disorders. The core technologies were developed in the laboratory of Professor Anirban Sen…