The Institute for Biohealth Innovation

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November 3, 2021

Bioengineering student pursues career in lab research

In early high school, the chance to solve world problems in a lab appealed to junior bioengineering student Medhini Sosale....
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October 6, 2021

Bioengineering research featured in the scientific journal Nature

Two recent research publications authored by bioengineering professor Giorgio Ascoli appear as the cover articles in the first issue of...
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October 5, 2021

Marketing alumna creates employment opportunities for people with disabilities

Erika Spalding, BS Marketing ’07, is the vice president of corporate communications & marketing at Didlake, a nonprofit that creates...
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September 23, 2021

Mason nutrition students gain valuable experience helping nonprofit advance core nutrition programs

Students pursuing a degree in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies (NFS) are trained to address public health issues...
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September 23, 2021

Researching solutions to public health care challenges in India

In developing countries, public health care delivery has experienced chronic performance problems in access, availability, and quality. Amit Dutta, information...
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September 22, 2021

Mason researchers use scent analysis for COVID diagnostics

With COVID-19 continuing to spread throughout the world, there is a demand for rapid, noninvasive diagnostics. George Mason University researchers...
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September 21, 2021

Bioengineers and biologists team up to battle cancer cells

Bioengineers—like Remi Veneziano—find solutions to some of the world’s grand problems. But sometimes, it takes collaboration with scientists to find...
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September 14, 2021

Study shows link between using Snapchat and vaping in college students

As the Food and Drug Administration begins to issue rulings on the marketing and sale of e-cigarette products, health researchers...
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September 7, 2021

Mason researcher offers guidance on RSV and other respiratory pathogens

Now that most public school districts have resumed in-person instruction, those in health care are beginning to see increases in...
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September 7, 2021

Saving lives: Mason researchers, 3M recognized with a major award for disrupting counterfeit PPE

Health care and consumer goods corporation 3M was recognized by the World Trademark Review (WTR) with its 2021 North America...
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September 1, 2021

The power of partnership: Preparing the next generation of health care leaders is a shared responsibility

In a field like health care, thousands of both minute and momentous details shape a patient’s experience and can sometimes...
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August 12, 2021

Mason Enterprise to expand mentorship support for bio startups across the state, in partnership with Virginia Bio

George Mason University’s Mason Enterprise is establishing a new network of life science business mentors to help startups across Virginia...
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August 3, 2021

COVID ‘Fast Grants’ sped up pandemic science

What happened when an economics researcher, a bioengineer and a tech entrepreneur joined forces in a pandemic? They envisaged a...
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July 29, 2021

Mason mental health expert applauds increased funding in Virginia for mental health services

Gov. Ralph Northam’s recent commitment to increase funding for Virginia’s behavioral health system is an important step in addressing the...
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July 28, 2021

Mason’s Michael Buschmann and team at start-up AexeRNA Therapeutics Inc. pursue patents for improved COVID-19 vaccines

George Mason University bioengineering professor Michael Buschmann and a team of scientific collaborators have devised improved lipid nanoparticle technologies to...
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