Aleksander Prominski (left), a graduate student at UChicago, and associate professor Bozhi Tian (right), have together developed several biological modulation devices in the lab. (Image credit: Chuanwang Yang) A team of University of Chicago scientists, led by associate professor… Keep reading
Illinois Ignite 2020 will feature technologies and startups from the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois-Chicago, and Illinois Institute of Technology. The virtual showcase will focus on breakthroughs in healthcare, computing, advanced manufacturing,… Keep reading
Two cancer researchers at the University of Chicago in 1995 hypothesized that there was an intermediate state for patients with metastatic cancer. They called this state “oligometastasis,” which is Greek for “a few that spread.” Though the oligometastasis concept… Keep reading
(iStock.com/putilich) The University of Chicago’s Office of Research and National Laboratories Joint Task Force Initiative earlier this year awarded a second round of AI + Science grants to three projects and two workshops. Bringing together researchers… Keep reading
Microfluidic chips are useful in several applications, such as drug discovery, because of their ability to automatically replicate various cellular environments. As opposed to traditional dish-and-pipette techniques – which can be limiting – microfluidic cell culture and analysis technologies,… Keep reading
An artificial neural network (ANN) is a computer program designed to operate similarly to the human brain and the ways in which it processes information. However, while the brain is (most often) able to learn new tasks without forgetting… Keep reading
University of Chicago Medicine doctor Seon-Kyu Lee has patented a novel surgical mallet design that enables biopsy needles to be positioned in place and imaged simultaneously. Surgical biopsy needles are usually inserted by hand or… Keep reading
Many antibiotic-resistant infections in humans can be traced to food and animals due to the widespread use of antibiotics on farms. Because of this, there is an urgent need to develop alternative methods of preventing bacterial infection in livestock. Keep reading
The Recombinant Antibody Network (RAN), a consortium comprising research groups from UC San Francisco (UCSF), the University of Chicago, and the University of Toronto have expanded a previous research collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb, aimed to create and develop… Keep reading
University of Chicago researchers, including Patrick Wilson, PhD, professor of medicine, UChicago Biological Sciences Division, have filed a patent for a panel of antibodies that neutralize a range of influenza strains. Keep reading
In May, the Polsky Center ran a special four-week program for Argonne’s Chain Reaction Innovations (CRI) accelerator. Six teams participated in this virtual I-Corps program, which included researchers from other institutions: Axion Technologies has developed a novel mechanism for leveraging… Keep reading
