The challenge: Build microfluidic devices that can keep cells alive in a setting that mimics specific organs or tissues, and incorporate biosensors to measure the cells’ physiology. The goal: Mimic diseases and test drug responses that traditional 2D culture systems and animal models have been unable to predict, filling a critical gap in drug development … Read more
For the second year in a row, SLAS Technology has chosen the article “TEER Measurement Techniques for In Vitro Barrier Model Systems”, co-authored by Dr. Hickman and Dr. Shuler, for the 2018 SLAS Technology Authors Choice Award. This award reflecting the article’s high impact and visibility throughout the 2017 year.
Hesperos President Dr. Mike Shuler has won the 2018 Biotechnology and Bioengineering Gaden Award! The Gaden Award is named in honor of Elmer L. Gaden, Jr., the founding editor of Biotechnology & Bioengineering, and is given in recognition of a truly outstanding paper published in the journal during the last year. The paper selected for … Read more
Congratulations to Dr. Shuler for winning the 2018 BMES SMBE Shu Chien Acheivement Award! The BioMedical Engineering Society (BMES) Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering (CMBE) Shu Chien Achievement Award was established in 2014 through an endowment by members’ donations to honor Professor Shu Chien, MD, PhD, past President of the BMES, who is well recognized as … Read more