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60 Second Science: Mariana Kersh on tissue biomechanics
Beckman Institute member Mariana Kersh presents her research in sixty seconds. Kersh is an associate professor of mechanical science and engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Giving back: student researcher, veterans work together to study brain health
This Veterans Day, student researcher Elizabeth Spurlock reflects on her experience investigating issues related to brain health in populations who have served. She discusses the role of research in understanding the needs of the veteran community...
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Beckman Institute: By the Numbers
Check out this infographic about the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. To read the full 2020-21 Annual Report, please visit https://beckman.illinois.edu/about/2020-2021-annual-report
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60 Second Science: Jefferson Chan on molecular imaging probes and disease
Beckman Institute Photoacoustic Imaging group member Jefferson Chan presents his research in sixty seconds. Chan is an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Light in, sound out: Molecular probe targets disease using photoacoustics
Jefferson Chan and his team are creating small-molecule photoacoustic probes that, when excited by laser light, emit sound waves that help them non-invasively detect the biomarkers of harmful substances in the body. Recent work successfully targeted...
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Albert Feng research tribute
Professor emeritus Albert Feng recalls his groundbreaking work on smart hearing aids and bio-molecular cochlear implants in this interview from 2007. Feng passed away unexpectedly in California on August 31, 2021. He was a professor of molecular...
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Tinnitus, blood flow and the brain
Researchers at the University of Illinois use MRI imaging to explore the link between tinnitus, hearing loss, and blood flow in the brain.
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Socially distant, virtual fireworks to help you celebrate this July 4th.
Happy Independence Day from the Beckman Institute.
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Cold as (vitreous) ice: high pressure freezing microscopic worms
In normal microscope preps, ice crystals that form as a sample is frozen can damage the cell's ultrastructure and create a less-than-perfect image. Microscopy Suite Director Scott Robinson shows how using high pressure freezing/freeze substitution...
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Using high pressure freezing to image microscopic worms
In normal microscope preps, ice crystals that form as a sample is frozen can damage a cell's ultrastructure and create a less-than-perfect image. Microscopy Suite Director Scott Robinson demonstrates how using high pressure freezing/freeze...
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BIC 9.4 Tesla MRI scanner
9.4 Tesla MRI scanner located in Beckman Institute's Biomedical Imaging Center. The preclinical scanner is a BioSpec 94/30 manufactured by Bruker.
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Mantis Shrimp Bioinspired Camera for Cancer Surgery
Researchers at the Beckman Institute have adapted the unparalleled visual system of the mantis shrimp to create a camera that can help guide doctors during cancer surgery. Learn more at https://news.illinois.edu/view/6367/1572383938
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