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Check out the GCaMP recordings from colorectal neurons in L6 DRG

Posted on March 20, 2025 by Feng, Bin

GCaMP6 recordings from mouse L6 DRG. Afferents were activated by graded colorectal distension (15, 30, 45, and 60 mmHg). The video is 3 times faster than the real time.

https://npr-bme.media.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2025/03/DRG-GCaMP6s-720.mp4

Message to new BME graduate students from Dr. Feng

Posted on September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 by Feng, Bin
https://npr.bme.uconn.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1555/2020/09/BME-Grad-orientation-2020_v1.mp4

 

 

UConn BME faculty receive a $2 million R01 grant from the NIH

Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by Feng, Bin

Drs. Feng (PI), Pierce (co-I) and Emadi (co-I) have received an R01 research grant from the NIH to support their collaborative investigation on biomechanical factors of visceral pain. Cheers!

2018 BME Junior Design Prize Winners

Posted on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 by Feng, Bin

Congratulations to the following BME junior students for their strong performance in BME 3900!

 

 

Senior Design Team 2018 won the 3rd place!

Posted on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 by Feng, Bin

Congratulations to Keeyan and Eric for winning the 3rd place among all 26 BME capstone senior design projects! It appears that what you have worked hard for has finally paid off handsomely! All the best wishes to your upcoming career in deep learning and machine learning.

Dr. Feng ran the 5K Charity Race organized by the Rowe Scholars

Posted on June 13, 2018June 13, 2018 by Feng, Bin

Dr. Feng is on the front page of UConn “Daily Campus”. He was caught by a camera while running the 5K Charity Race organized by UConn Rowe Scholarship Program of which he is a member of the steering committee.

Jawad Ilham advised by Dr. Feng successfully defended his M.S. thesis. Good job!

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Feng, Bin
Jawad with the thesis committee

 

Jawad with Dr. Feng

 

Jawad with his fellow graduate student friends at UConn Engineering.

GCaMP imaging of intact L6 DRG – NPR lab’s latest data!

Posted on September 28, 2017September 28, 2017 by Feng, Bin

CAR-T cell Therapy. Breakthrough in cancer treatment via piggyback ride on the body’s immune system

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Feng, Bin

In retrospect years later, this will be the time point to be remembered in cancer therapy, to which countless manpower, time and resources have been devoted.

“Novartis CAR-T cell therapy CTL019 unanimously (10-0) recommended for approval by FDA advisory committee to treat pediatric, young adult r/r B-cell ALL”

 

BME 3900 Junior Design Winners for “A low-cost epinephrine autoinjector as an alternative to EpiPen”

Posted on April 28, 2017April 28, 2017 by Feng, Bin

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