Medical

James Stannard

April 20, 2026

Sterilizing surgical implants with neutrons could reduce infections

Mizzou researchers have created a new way to kill bacteria that gets trapped within surgical implants.

Sonia Norouzi Esfahany

April 15, 2026

Cross-campus collaboration leads to materials breakthrough

Mizzou researchers have introduced a novel bioadhesive material platform that will enable next-generation devices with shape memory behavior.

Nicole Hashemi and Raghu Kannan

April 13, 2026

Hashemi, Kannan inducted into AIMBE College of Fellows

Election is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to medical and biological engineers, comprised of the top 2% of engineers in these fields.

Mizzou IMPACT teams competition teams members

March 31, 2026

Black and Gold engineers make IMPACT in national competition

Mizzou teams dominate the field at the National Medical Device Make-A-Thon, engineering solutions to address issues in neonatal intensive care.

Jianlin

Feb. 18, 2026

Making AI-based scientific predictions more trustworthy

University of Missouri researchers have developed a free-to-use software tool to verify the accuracy of artificial intelligence-based protein structure predictions.

Raghuraman Kannan

Dec. 11, 2025

Mizzou Engineering professor named 2025 NAI Fellow

Raghuraman Kannan is among 169 researchers receiving the prestigious honor from the National Academy of Inventors this year.

Graphic illustration of red blood cells

Nov. 4, 2025

Mizzou researchers pioneer ultrasound technology to measure blood viscosity

The breakthrough invention could help introduce viscosity as a new vital sign of human health.

Assistant Professor Peifen Zhu with PhD students Christopher Dzorkpata and Yanmei Chen

July 29, 2025

Opening a new chapter in sustainable lighting technologies

New materials set the stage for more efficient lighting, cleaner solar energy systems and even compact LEDs for wearable medical devices.

Michaela Duran standing in front of a river and a view overlooking the ocean

July 22, 2025

Study abroad proves transformative for biomedical engineering undergrad

Michaela Duran seized the opportunity to embrace Spanish culture and biotechnology this summer in Madrid.

A nurse preparing older woman for a hospital CT scan.

June 27, 2025

Showing a better heartbeat

An AI-assisted model developed by Mizzou researchers allows doctors to better observe the heart and how it beats, contracts and pumps.