We are the Department of Biomedical Engineering at UT Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas, TX
Joined April 2022
Chair @SamuelAchilefu, Ph.D., is featured in this Science in 60+. Learn about his invention, Medical Vision Goggles, which help surgeons eliminate all cancer cells after tumor removal. The goal is to make them available to surgeons worldwide. bit.ly/3F6qAFg #UTSWScience
Check out Medical Vision Goggles, which help surgeons eliminate all cancer cells after tumor removal. Inventor @SamuelAchilefu, Ph.D., Chair of @utswbme, discusses the goggles and his goal of making them available to surgeons worldwide. bit.ly/3F6qAFg #UTSWScience
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The BMES Student Chapter at UT Southwestern is hosting a booth outside of the Cypress Ballroom at #BMES2026 until 9 am. Drop by and learn more!
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Are you at #BMES2026? Stop by Booth 911 and connect with UT Southwestern BME! We look forward to connecting with researchers, students, and other members of the BME community this week.
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Thank you to Dr. Anthony Guiseppi-Elie for providing an informative seminar and an engaging student workshop yesterday!
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Join us on Monday, Oct. 19 for a Distinguished Seminar featuring Michael Miller, Ph.D. of Johns Hopkins University, to explore innovative imaging and data integration approaches to advance understanding of Alzheimer’s disease. For more information visit: bit.ly/4yFTaDS
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Discover how engineering and medicine come together to transform patient care. Join us for this hybrid event on Monday as we welcome Anthony Guiseppi-Elie, Sc.D., for a BME Seminar Series. For event details and the Zoom link, visit: bit.ly/4e2X55r
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We’re heading to Orlando for #BMES2026! Connect with UT Southwestern Biomedical Engineering at the 2026 BMES Annual Meeting, October 21–24. Visit us at Booth 911 in the Exhibit Hall to meet our team and learn more about the impact of our department. bit.ly/4hJBEaE
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Congratulations to Department Chair, Samuel Achilefu, Ph.D., Professor of Biomedical Engineering, on having his article featured in the BioOpinion section of the September/October edition of BioPhotonics magazine! Read the full BioOpinion piece at: bit.ly/3VvSm61
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Thank you to Dr. Sharon Gerecht for joining us yesterday to deliver a BME Distinguished Seminar on her pioneering work in vascular biology and tissue engineering.
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Binbin Ying, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Internal Medicine, is the speaker at this week's BMES 681 Seminar at Texas A&M University Department of Biomedical Engineering. For additional event information, visit: bit.ly/4xTCA2l
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Shu Kang, Ph.D., was named a 2026 Poster Award Winner in the Cardiovascular and Systemic Diseases category at the World Molecular Imaging Congress in Salt Lake City last week. Her poster featured research completed as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the lab of Raiyan Zaman, Ph.D.
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The Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Cancer Program hosted a research retreat yesterday, which focused on emerging ideas in Chemistry and BME-led cancer research. The event featured multiple faculty speakers and an opportunity for researchers to network over lunch.
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Congratulations to Paula Hernandez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, on having a paper named the Endocrine Reviews Featured Article this week! See the complete findings: academic.oup.com/edrv
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Congratulations to the Zaman Lab on the acceptance of their abstract “Targeted mTOR Suppression Using a Novel Optoacoustic Imaging Strategy Improves Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury” for presentation at American Heart Association’s #ScientificSessions26!
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Congratulations to Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, Ph.D., and collaborators on their publication in npj Digital Surgery! The study introduces a multimodal AI approach that combines surgical video and instrument motion data to assess surgical performance. go.nature.com/3TXuAzb
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Congratulations, to @lux_jacques on receiving an ACS Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award!
I am honored and pleased to share that we have received our Notice of Award for an ACS Extramural Discovery Science Accelerator Award! It will support our project, “De-risking and Accelerating the Translation of a Targeted Ultrasound-Guided Platform for Cancer Immunotherapy.”
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We were delighted to host Alyssa Panitch, Chair of Biomedical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, today for a Distinguished Chair Seminar. She discussed the critical role glycosaminoglycans play in regulating the inflammatory response.
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