U-M BME: Biomedical Engineering

05/18/2026

About 200 attendees gathered at NCRC for a day of student research presentations, awards and the annual Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture on May 13, featuring Carnegie Mellon’s Adam Feinberg, Ph.D.

Intended to build the BME community across campus, the annual symposium provides a forum for faculty and students, along with collaborators, to present current research progress and discuss future research opportunities at the interface of engineering and medicine. This year’s event featured a mix of faculty and student research talks, poster presentations, networking opportunities, and recognition of outstanding student achievement.

Read more: https://bme.umich.edu/2026/05/15/2026-bme-symposium-with-glenn-v-edmonson-lecture-highlights-research-and-community-across-campus/

05/17/2026

Thanks to everyone who dodged the raindrops and participated in Saturday’s BME 5K. This event, sponsored by the BME Graduate Student Council and the BME Culture & Community Committee, was an opportunity to encourage exercise while building social interaction. About 50 faculty, staff and students enjoyed fitness, fellowship and food during the event. Congratulations to all of our participants, and thanks to everyone who worked to make this activity happen.

05/13/2026

Welcome to attendees at today’s BME Symposium with Glenn V. Edmonson Lecture. We have a full slate of speakers highlighting their research.

05/06/2026

U-M BME: Biomedical Engineering alum Madeline Eiken is commercializing an accurate lab-grown model of the human intestine for testing potential drug treatments.

A love of science, curiosity and plenty of football Saturdays—those are the ingredients that helped University of Michigan Engineering biomedical alum Madeline Eiken (PhD BME ’25) on the path to her current role as co-founder and CTO of biotech startup Intero Biosystems. It also landed her a spot on the Forbes 2026 30 Under 30 list.

Originally developed in a U-M biomedical engineering lab, Intero’s technology is an example of an organoid—a miniaturized, lab-grown tissue that mimics the function of a human organ. Organoids could offer a better way to test new drugs, bringing more new treatments to patients in less time. They could also reduce the use of animal testing and make clinical drug trials safer for participants.

“I’m making sure that we’re getting high quality organoids and thinking about how we can scale and make really reproducible products,” Eiken said. “So our customers can do an experiment this week and get the same results with a new batch of organoids a year from now.”

05/05/2026

A student-led team in the University of Michigan’s M-HEAL (Michigan Health Engineered for All Lives) umbrella organization is working to make gynecological exams safer, more comfortable, and more accessible for patients in rural communities around the world. Project MESA (Making Exams Safe and Accessible) designs and delivers portable gynecological exam tables that can be transported to health posts and used in low-resource settings—supporting clinicians as they screen for conditions like cervical cancer.

Read more: https://bme.umich.edu/2026/04/29/project-mesa-brings-portable-gynecological-care-to-rural-communities/

05/04/2026

05/04/2026

05/01/2026

Congratulations to all of our 2026 U-M BME graduates! We enjoyed honoring the grads and their guests on May 1 at our commencement reception. Enjoy your big day at the Big House tomorrow, and wherever you go, Go Blue!

05/01/2026

BME welcomes our 2026 graduates and families to our commencement reception from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.

04/30/2026

U-M BME congratulates all of our 2026 graduates and wishes you a bright Blue future! M Go Grad! M Go Blue!