Bioengineering Breakthrough Increases DNA Detection Sensitivity By 100 Times
Researchers at IALS have pushed forward the boundaries of biomedical engineering one hundredfold with a new method for DNA detection with unprecedented sensitivity.
CPHM
Center Seminar-Deepak Ganesan
2:00 pm - LSL S340
Deepak Ganesan, Director of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring.
Learn more about Prof. Ganesan's research
Center Seminar-Robotics Faculties
2:00 pm - LSL S340
"The human centered development of a guide dog robot," Donghyun Kim, Center for Personalized Health Monitoring. Core Facilities used ADDFab.
Characterization of sleep quality and impacts on cognition - a research seminar
12:20 pm - LSL N410
Lauren Whitehurst, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of KentuckyDr. Whitehurst is a cognitive neuroscientist from the University of Kentucky with a research portfolio centered on sleep and cognitive and mental health. She received her PhD at UC Riverside and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UC San Francisco.
CPHM'S Health Tech for the People (HT4P) 2024 Fall Symposium
9:00 am - LSL N610 and Online via ZOOM
Featuring an expert panel discussion about creating more just and equitable futures for health technologies and presentations by six HT4P-sponsored student and postdoctoral fellows from across the UMass campus!
CPHM's James Watkins Receives $5M MassTech Award to Help Accelerate Development and Adoption of Emerging Metalense Technology
Virtual reality and augmented reality (AR/VR) smart glasses, automobile Lidar, cell phone camera lenses, night vision, terrain mapping, and facial recognition — all are technologies dramatically improved by metalenses. Metalenses are extremely thin optical structures that combine multiple functions of traditional and bulky curved optics into an ultracompact package and are key to enabling a wide range of next-generation products in consumer, health care, aerospace, and defense markets.
CPHM’s Jun Yao and Team Create Bioelectronic Mesh Capable of Growing With Cardiac Tissues for Comprehensive Heart Monitoring
The new device is built of two critical components, explains lead author Hongyan Gao, who is pursuing his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at UMass Amherst. The first is a three-dimensional cardiac microtissue (CMT), grown in a lab from human stem cells under the guidance of co-author Yubing Sun, associate professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at UMass Amherst.
Dmitry Kireev Receives NSF Grant for Sweat-Analyzing Temporary Tattoo Research
Dmitry Kireev and his team have received an award to develop a new type of sweat monitor that can be applied to the skin just like a temporary tattoo and assess the molecules present, such as cortisol. The tattoos will ultimately give individuals better insight into their health and serve as a tool for researchers to discover new early indications of diseases.
EEG in Diverse Hairtypes - a presentation and discussion on racial disparities in EEG and best practices
9:00 am - LSL N210
Lauren Whitehurst, PhD, Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of KentuckyDr. Whitehurst is a cognitive neuroscientist from the University of Kentucky with a research portfolio centered on sleep and cognitive and mental health. She received her PhD at UC Riverside and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at UC San Francisco.
Four UMass Amherst Researchers Named in 2023 “Best Scientists in the World” Ranking By Research.com
Four UMass Amherst faculty scholars representing a range of disciplines in the natural and health sciences have been recognized nationally and globally in Research.com’s 2023 list of top scientists and also earned high rankings in their specific fields of research. All four of these researchers are affiliated with an IALS Research Center, with all three Centers being represented on this list.
Health Tech for the People (HT4P) Spring Symposium!
9:00 am - Life Sciences Laboratories (LSL) 3rd floor conference center and ZOOM
Featuring research theme updates, time for community visioning & HT4P Fellow project discussions!
A light breakfast will be served.
Health Tech for the People Announces Spring 2024 Graduate Student Fellows
Health Tech for the People (HT4P), funded by IALS/CPHM, is a new thrust focusing on the ethics of technology and accountable, human-centered design, evaluation and translation of health monitoring technologies for the public interest. This research foci incubates interdisciplinary and community-led teams and technologies in the domains of aging care and reproductive health.
Hoogkamer and Huber Create Robotic Hip Exoskeleton To Help Stroke Patients Regain Their Stride
More than 80% of stroke survivors experience walking difficulty, significantly impacting their daily lives, independence, and overall quality of life. Now, new research from UMass Amherst pushes forward the bounds of stroke recovery with a unique robotic hip exoskeleton, designed as a training tool to improve walking function. This invites the possibility of new therapies that are more accessible and easier to translate from practice to daily life compared to current rehabilitation methods.
How does the Design of Health Technologies Impact Pregnant People & Families Under State Surveillance?
11:30 am - ZOOM ONLY-PLEASE RSVP https://bit.ly/HT4PNOV16
A Health Tech for the People (HT4P) Listening Session & Design Justice Workshop featuring Nurse Midwife Amy Walker, Mass General Brigham Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s New Beginnings Program, moderated by Nursing PhD candidate Cory Ellen Gatrall.
IALS Announces Inaugural Graduate Student Fellows for 2024
IALS is excited to announce the inaugural one-year translational Graduate Student Fellows for 2024!
We define translational research as work that aims to inform or to develop product candidates, technologies, and services that deliver benefits to human health and well-being.
IALS Interview with Alissa Nolden
Alissa Nolden is an assistant professor of food science and a member of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring in IALS.
IALS Interview with Carrie-Ellen Briere
Carrie-Ellen Briere is an associate professor in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, and a member of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring and the Models to Medicine Center in IALS.
IALS Interview with Christine St. Laurent
Christine St. Laurent is an assistant professor in Kinesiology, and a member of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring in IALS.
IALS Interview with Dmitry Kireev
Dmitry Kireev is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, and a member of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring in IALS.
IALS Interview with Lisa Duffy
Lisa Duffy is an Assistant Professor in the Marieb College of Nursing, and a member of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring in IALS.
IALS Interview with VP Nguyen
VP Nguyen is an Assistant Professor in the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences, and a member of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring in IALS.
IALS Interview with Xian Du
Xian Du is an associate professor in the Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, and a member of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring in IALS.
IALS Partner MassAITC Is Improving the Lives of Older Adults Through AI
According to the United States Census, the population of adults over age 65 has spiked in the past decade, reaching more than 55 million people—or over 1 in 6 people in the country—in 2020. The vast majority of older Americans would prefer to stay in their homes as they age, but for many, chronic illness, including Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias, make this out of reach without substantial support.
Jinglei Ping Awarded $1.9 Million To Push The Bounds Of Cancer, Heart Disease Research
Jinglei Ping, member of the Center for Personalized Health Monitoring and assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering, has been awarded the Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award from the National Institutes of Health.
Leo Liu Receives NIH Trailblazer Award for Research Developing Brain Implants Inspired by "Terminator" Movie
T. Leo Liu, assistant professor, mechanical and industrial engineering and IALS, will receive $400,000 over three years to investigate a topic that is exploratory, developmental, proof of concept or high-risk/high-impact.
MassAITC: Comprehending Human Behaviors using Wireless Sensing on Everyday Wearables
4:00 pm - ZOOM
Despite the rapid advancement of AI, computers' ability to comprehend human behaviors remains limited. For instance, commodity computing devices still face challenges in understanding even basic human daily activities such as eating and drinking. The primary obstacle lies in the absence of suitable sensing technologies capable of capturing and interpreting high-quality behavioral data in everyday settings.
MassAITC: Sustainable Ear-Worn Systems for HCI and BCI: Design, Development, and Deployment
4:00 pm - ZOOM
VP Nguyen (co-investigator of the Year 3 pilot led by Neursantys), Assistant Professor at Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences.
Nurse-Engineer Team Honored with an ANA Innovation Award for Inventing New IV Pole Designed to Improve Patient Safety
Karen Giuliano and Juan Jiménez won honorable mention in the 2025 Team Innovation Award category.
Research From Hoogkamer and Team Shows That “Super Spikes” Can Increase Track Running Speed By 2%
New research led by Wouter Hoogkamer and his team shows that super spikes, scientifically described as advanced footwear technology (AFT) spikes, can give runners about a 2% edge in middle-distance track races, like the 800- and 1,500-meters.
Translational Graduate Student Symposium
8:30 am to 1:30 pm
This symposium will feature the students who participated in the 2024 IALS Translational Graduate Student Assistantship. They will share the steps they have taken towards translation, their pathway from basic research to an innovative product, and reflect on their experience and what they have learned.