UC San Diego launches Institute of Engineering in Medicine to accelerate health...(eveloped nanoparticle drug delivery syst...)

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Chien said members of the new Institute are currently examining the roles of inflammation and blood flow in the progression of several diseases.

"The Institute will further research into developing novel anti-inflammatory therapeutic approaches for cancer, cardiovascular, metabolic and neurological disorders based on controlling cellular responses to injury and disease," said Chien, director of the Whitaker Institute of Biomedical Engineering at UC San Diego. "We will also investigate therapies that promote vascular remodeling and repair, including approaches that improve or reduce blood flow, depending on what is needed to treat a disease."

UC San Diego is already attracting some of the best students in the country to obtain joint M.D.-Ph.D. degrees in medicine and engineering. To train future healthcare technologists, the Institute will integrate engineering and medical concepts in classes and labs at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Workshops and a "Distinguished Lecture Series" will also explore topics related to regenerative medicine, nanomedicine, stems cells, medical devices and instrumentation, inflammation, and a wide range of other areas.

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