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Editor’s Summary: When a patient experiences a myocardial infarction, rapid intervention can prevent death and limit the progression of hypoxic damage, but treatment itself can worsen tissue injury due to oxidative damage in the setting of rapid reperfusion. Unfortunately, adult hearts cannot regenerate on their own, and previous attempts at inducing regeneration have been invasive,Continue reading “Congratulations to Dr. Kaiyue Zhang for publishing in Science!”

The American Heart Association (AHA) Predoctoral Fellowship aims to enhance the integrated research and clinical training of promising students who are matriculated in pre-doctoral or clinical health professional degree training programs and who intend careers as scientists, physician-scientists or other clinician-scientists, or related careers aimed at improving global cardiovascular, cerebrovascular and brain health. YiRan (Vanessa)Continue reading “Congratulations to Vanessa and Yuan for receiving the AHA Predoctoral Fellowship!”

The American Association of Extracellular Vesicles (AAEV) held its 2025 Annual Conference in Salt Lake City from November 20–23. During the meeting, Dr. Ke Cheng received the AAEV Founder’s Award for his outstanding contributions to extracellular vesicle research and service to the field. In addition, Dr. Cheng was inducted into the inaugural class of FellowContinue reading “Dr. Ke Cheng receives the AAEV Founder’s Award, and inducted into the inaugural class of AAEV Fellow”

The Society For Biomaterials (SFB), a multidisciplinary society of academic, healthcare, governmental and business professionals who are dedicated to promoting advancements in all aspects of biomaterials science, education, and professional standards to enhance human health and quality of life, recently announced its slate of 2025 award recipients. The Clemson Award for Applied Research is offeredContinue reading “Congratulations to Dr. Cheng for receiving the 2025 Clemson Award For Applied Research!”

Weihang Zhang, a second-year PhD student, was awarded the Alan L. Kaganov Fellowship. She presented her research to Columbia University’s distinguished donors and alumni and met with Carol Kaganov, the donor of the fellowship.

A sincere thanks to Carol and late Alan Kaganov, donors of Dr. Ke Cheng’s professorship, whose vision, generosity, and legacy made all we do possible. The Cheng Lab is deeply honored to carry Alan’s name and continue the work he so deeply valued.

Highly Cited Researchers have demonstrated significant and broad influence in their field(s) of research Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers™ which rank in the top 1% by citations for their field(s) and publication year in the Web of Science™ over the past decade. However, citation activity is not the sole selection indicator.Continue reading “Dr. Ke Cheng Recognized among 2024 Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate”

In late October 2024, Cheng Lab presented at the Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland. 3 posters and 1 talk were given by our amazing undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral trainees. Dr. Cheng gave a Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Lecture on Minimally invasive delivery of therapeutics to the heart with biomaterialsContinue reading “Cheng Lab at BMES 2024”

Each year, the BMES Awards program recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions of those in the field of biomedical engineering. Each winner will give a lecture at the 2024 BMES Annual Meeting in Baltimore. Dr. Cheng is among a list of outstanding leaders in the field of BME to win the 2024 Wallace H. Coulter Award. Dr. Cheng will presentContinue reading “Congratulations to Dr. Cheng for winning the 2024 Wallace H. Coulter Award for Healthcare Innovation Award!”

Congratulations to Dr. Cheng for being recognized among the 2023 Highly Cited Researchers from Clarivate! 🎉 https://clarivate.com/highly-cited-researchers/ https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/HCH-8846-2022