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The global average life expectancy of the human population has more than doubled since 1900, much of it due to rapid advances in medical technologies. The concept of managing health and wellness in a highly precise and personalized manner is now emerging—for the health of individuals as well as for the public health of populations. As technology development makes health and wellness more personalized, precise, interactive, and focused on a holistic view of the patient, we will make critical advances in improving human health.

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Specific Neurons that Map Memories Now Identified in the Human Brain

Columbia biomedical engineers correlate neuronal activity in the human entorhinal cortex—one of the first regions of the brain affected by the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease—with place-based memories; finding sheds new... More

Nov 11 2019 | By Holly Evarts | Photo and Video Credit: Salman Qasim/Columbia Engineering

Devices

Intubation Device Created by Biomedical Engineering Alumni Earns NIH Prize

Sep 13 2019 | By Jesse Adams | Photo Courtesy of InTouch | Video Credit: Jane Nisselson/Columbia Engineering

Robotics

Robotic Cane Shown to Improve Stability in Walking

Aug 06 2019 | By Holly Evarts | Video Credit: Danielle Stramel and Sunil Agrawal/Columbia Engineering

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Bacteria Engineered as Trojan Horse for Cancer Immunotherapy

Jul 03 2019 | By Holly Evarts | Image Credit: Danino Lab/Columbia Engineering

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One Biomedical Engineering Lab, Four Startups and Counting

May 29 2019 | video credit: Kacey Ronaldson-Bouchard and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic | image credit: Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic

Medicine

Bacterial Therapy in a Dish

Columbia engineers develop new platform that recreates cancer in a dish to quickly determine the best bacterial therapy. More

Apr 17 2019 | By Holly Evarts | Image and Video Credit: Tetsuhiro Harimoto/Columbia Engineering

Biology

Chemical Engineer Allie Obermeyer Honored with NSF CAREER Award

Obermeyer is focused on improving human health by developing protein- and polymer-based materials for biomedical applications. More

Mar 11 2019 | By Holly Evarts | Photo Credit: Jeffrey Schifman | Video Credit: Jane Nisselson

Biology

From Bacteria to Biodesign

Columbia Engineering's inaugural biohackathon brings together engineers, biologists, architects and entrepreneurs in search of the next big thing in biodesign. More

Feb 26 2019 | By Jesse Adams | Student Photo Credit: Jesse Adams | Growth Sample Photo Credit: Candice Gurbatri

Neuroscience & Neuroengineering

Fast, Flexible Ionic Transistors for Bioelectronic Devices

A team led by Dion Khodagholy, assistant professor of electrical engineering, has developed the first biocompatible ion-driven transistor that is fast enough to More

Feb 27 2019 | By Holly Evarts | Diagram and Video Credit: George Spyropoulos/Columbia Engineering | Orchid Photo Credit: Jennifer Gelinas/Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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Columbians Win Big at Empire State Opioid Challenge

Columbia teams took top honors at the conclusion of the Empire State Opioid Challenge held on campus. More

Feb 12 2019 | By Jesse Adams | Photo Credit: James Cook/Massachusetts General Hospital Center for Global Health

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