Newsletter | October 2016
October 2016 | VOL. 15, NO. 10| www.McGowan.pitt.edu Preclinical Research: Potential [...]
Grant of the Month | October 2016
PI: Andrew Schwartz Title: Enhanced Neural Prosthetics Using Shared-Mode Control [...]
Publication of the Month |October 2016
Author: Abboud A, Mi Q, Puccio A, Okonkwo D, Buliga [...]
In a First, Pitt-UPMC Team Help Paralyzed Man Feel Again Through a Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm
Imagine being in an accident that leaves you unable [...]
World-Renowned Expert in Research and Therapies for Blindness and Vision Impairment Joins McGowan Institute
One of the world’s top experts in retinal diseases, [...]
Researchers Receive NIH Grant to Develop Better Methodology to Treat Rotator Cuff Tears
Rotator cuff tears are one of the most common [...]
Activity Trackers Are Ineffective at Sustaining Weight Loss
Wearable devices that monitor physical activity are not reliable [...]
McGowan Institute Affiliated Faculty and Trainees Share Accomplishments at the 2016 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting
50 presentations and 2 awards… The Annual Biomedical Engineering Society [...]
McGowan Institute Affiliated Faculty Members Receive PLRC Project Funding
The Pittsburgh Liver Research Center (PLRC) Grant Review Committee has [...]
Industry/Pitt Partnership to Advance Additive Manufacturing Problem-Solving for Industry
As additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, continues to advance in [...]