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  • June 3, 2022

    Centrifugal Blood Pump Diagram

    Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine Acceptance

    Our manuscript that was recently submitted to Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine has been accepted: C.S. Fox, T.C. Palazzolo, M. Hirschhorn, R.M. Stevens, J. Rossano, S.W. Day, V. Tchantchaleishvili, and A.L. Throckmorton. “Development of the Centrifugal Blood Pump for a Hybrid Continuous-Flow Pediatric Total Artificial Heart: Model, Make, Measure.” Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine (IF 6.05) 2022,

  • March 1, 2022

    diagram demonstrating a method for making a skin

    Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical Acceptance

    Krittika Goyal’s first publication, recently submitted to Sensors and Actuators: A. Physical has been accepted and is now published online. “A biomimetic skin phantom for characterizing wearable electrodes in the low-frequency regime” demonstrates a method for making a skin mimicking “phantom” that replicates the electrical properties of skin interacting with dry electrodes.  Well done, Krittika! 

  • January 31, 2022

    student research in waders in a lake with a pole and a measuring device.

    Tait Preserve becoming hotbed for interdisciplinary research

    RIT has an emerging new hotspot for interdisciplinary research about 25 minutes from the main campus. The Tait Preserve includes a 60-acre lake and a private mile of Irondequoit Creek adjacent to Ellison Park, offering endless opportunities for research, education, and conservation activities.

  • January 1, 2022

    flowchart detailing a sort algorithm

    Artificial Organs Publication

    A literature review paper on pediatric MCS with the Drexel team that explains the motivation for DragonHeart and is now available online.

  • January 1, 2022

    Diagram of a magnetically levitated axial Couette flow device

    Artificial Organs Acceptance

    MS student James Krisher’s work with FDA’s Rich Malinauskas is now published online. Blood contacting medical devices, including rotary blood pumps, can cause shear-induced blood damage that may lead to adverse effects in patients.

  • February 3, 2021

    Biomedical device and computer monitor displaying data and graphs

    Steven Day awarded 406K from NIH

    Steven Day, head and professor in Biomedical Engineering, receives an award to develop a silicon membrane device for newborns that will treat life-threatening lung problems.  The device aims to reduce problems associated with current devices to minimize bleeding and clotting risks.

  • September 16, 2020

    Steven Day and two graduate students working in a lab

    Steven Day awarded 337K from NIH & Drexel University

    Steven Day, a professor in Biomedical Engineering, received 337K from the National Institutes of Health, in collaboration with Drexel University to research ventricular assist devices (VADs) for high-risk pediatric patients in outpatient settings.  

  • May 26, 2020

    four researchers collecting sediment samples from a lake.

    RIT researchers receive grant to study microplastic pollution in Lake Ontario

    A team of RIT researchers will explore how tiny particles of plastic pollution are impacting Lake Ontario thanks to new funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The multidisciplinary group will examine how microplastics are transported and transformed in the lake, where they ultimately end up and what effects they have on the ecosystem.

  • February 10, 2020

    reseachers looking into microscopes with results showing on TV screen.

    In Focus: Biomedical engineering students help advance digital microscope technology

    Biomedical engineering students Brandon Buscaglia and Marcus D’Aguiar are helping physicians see the invisible. The undergraduates developed a motorized stage and tracking prototype that works in conjunction with digital microscopes. The students’ ideas are being incorporated into a company’s tech offerings today, providing the potential to make an impact in health care applications tomorrow.

  • October 24, 2018

    Two students and two faculty members working on this project pose for a photo in front of their lab bench, which is covered in different tools and models.

    Researchers improve upon stethoscope design

    Researchers at RIT and URMC developed a new digital stethoscope that combines precision sensors, electrocardiogram technology and machine learning applications into one piece of equipment to better detect heart ailments and problems that might occur with an implanted heart pump.