News How Researchers are Returning Sensation to Mastectomy Patients The Bionic Breast Project is an interdisciplinary research program applying bionic technologies to restore post-mastectomy breast function. Leading the project is Stacy Lindau, MD, MA ’02, a Professor of Obstetrics...
News The 10 Days of Polsky: Looking Back at 2020 The past year was unlike any we’ve experienced before. Despite the many challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we stayed focused on advancing our Polsky Center mission. We authored...
News Innovation Fund Advances Test for Cancer Therapy The primary treatment for breast cancer is either tumor excision followed by radiation or mastectomy with or without radiation therapy. Either course is often followed with chemotherapy. But radiation therapy...
News UChicago Grad Student Named ‘Changemaker,’ Awarded Grant to Support Bionic Breast Project A graduate student in Sliman Bensmaia’s lab at the University of Chicago, Katie Long, MD/PhD ’24, has received $20,000 from Aerie to support her research into breast sensation. The intimate...
News UChicago Spin-Out NowPow Acquired by Unite Us to Scale, Add Greater Value to More Consumers University of Chicago spin-out NowPow, a referral platform grounded in science and community, has been acquired by Unite Us, the nation’s leading technology company connecting health and social care services....
News UChicago Professors and Grad Students Among 2021’s Highly Cited Researchers More than 30 professors and graduate students at the University of Chicago were among Clarivate’s annual list of Highly Cited Researchers. The list, which included University of Chicago President, Paul...
News Stretchable, Self-Powered Bioelectronics Mimic Skin in Form and Function Skin-like electronics could seamlessly integrate with the body for applications in health monitoring, medication therapy, implantable medical devices, and biological studies. With the help of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship...
News How Five UChicago Innovators Are Fighting the IP Gender Gap It is estimated that only 16.2% of inventors named in international patent applications were women in 2022, according to data from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In an analysis...
News New Tissue-Like Hydrogel Semiconductor is ‘a Significant Step in Material Design’ Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed an entirely new material that functions both as a hydrogel and a semiconductor – overcoming longstanding challenges in bioelectronics. With a significant...
