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Interdisciplinary Faculty Team Awarded Research Grant for Achilles Tendinopathy Treatment
A collaborative team of researchers from the Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State University, the UNC School of Medicine’s Department of Orthopaedics, and the University of Delaware has received a $3 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The project will investigate the structure and interaction of Achilles subtendons and how they influence treatment outcomes for patients with Achilles tendinopathy. The stu


Dr. Baratta Receives Stroke Funding
Congratulations to Associate Professor John M. Baratta, MD, MBA, on receiving the NCDHHS grant for the project Coordinating Resources to...


Dr. Nitin Sharma’s Ultrasound Tremor Suppression Study Featured on IEEE TBME May Cover
In this paper, Dr. Sharma and his group showed how ultrasound imaging-derived tremor signals can trigger low-intensity, non-invasive...
Matthew Fisher Named University Faculty Scholar
Associate Professor Matthew Fisher, Director of Graduate Studies in the NC State/UNC Lampe Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering,...


Collaborative Team Led by Drs. Jason Franz and Brian Pietrosimone Secures $3M NIH Grant to Study Cartilage Degeneration and Knee OA
Jason Franz, PhD (left); Brian Pietrosimone, PhD, ATC (right) An interdisciplinary team of Thurston Arthritis Research Center members...
Dr. Jason Franz Named Journal of Applied Biomechanics Deputy Editor
The Journal of Applied Biomechanics (JAB) and its publisher, Human Kinetics, have recently announced the appointment of Jason Franz (PhD)...
Dr. Helen Huang's research is featured in UNC Research Stories
Dr. Helen Huang and her team are using robotics and artificial intelligence to improve prosthetics. Click here to read the article


Amol Yadav Honored with NIH Director’s New Innovator Award
Dr. Amol Yadav, assistant professor in the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering at UNC-Chapel Hill and NC State, was honored with...
Translational Orthopaedic Research Lab Funded to Explore Effects of Hormones on ACL Injury Risk
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease (NIAMS) have awarded...
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