Mixing stainless steel with titanium is an idea that equally gives Amit Bandyopadhyay a headache and an adrenaline rush. In 20 years of research on additive manufacturing – or 3D printing – Bandyopadhyay has experimented in printing bone material, moon rock, and plastics, but never two different metals at once.
When researcher Dan Rodgers made a discovery that could slow or even reverse the muscle wasting that plagues many cancer patients, he knew he wanted to do more than publish a paper. “I wanted to put the knowledge to good use, to see our science applied, and for cancer patients to receive an effective treatment,” […]
AVVogen Researcher: Dan Rodgers, PhD Launched: 2015 Problem: Over 70 million people suffer from muscle wasting disease, in one form or another, and this costs the health care industry over $500 billion annually, yet there are currently no viable treatments. Solution: Actriiex, a drug that targets and blocks biochemical events initiated by myostatin and other […]
University faculty are not the only ones making an impact with their research – over the last few weeks WSU students have developed and been recognized for innovations that tackle grand challenges such as sustaining health around the world and developing sustainable resources. We wanted to take a moment to highlight these student teams, and demonstrate the […]
HEALTHSUM™ Researcher: John Wenz, DVM, MS Launched: 2014 Problem: Veterinarians do not have a reliable way to track outcomes of the health management techniques used on dairy cows. Solution: A health record database that imports and evaluates data from existing dairy management software to determine outcomes of health management. This gives the veterinarian more information […]