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University of Illinois Chicago College of Engineering BME professor Ian Papautsky (L) watches graduate student Sana Sheybanikashani isolating circulating tumor cells from patient blood sample in the lab
Review article examines how microfluidic analysis of whole blood could improve cancer cell detection
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Internship leads to a published paper for undergrad
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Microscopic image. Magenta color shows the mitochondrial network in blood vessel endothelial cells. Green color shows mitochondria that are being degraded by the cells when they are stressed.
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Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Minerick named Head of Richard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering
Monday, August 3, 2026
Graduate students aim to use GRFP to further research and make impact in world
Monday, July 27, 2026
A cell responds to an incoming signal by activating responses only where needed, as shown in yellow.
New cell imaging method shines a light on blind spots
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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