Adding to the growing understanding of the importance of gut bacteria in human health, School of Medicine researchers studied gut motility. They measured in mice the time it takes food to move through the gastrointestinal tract in a way that mimics world travel’s dietary effects.

Lori Setton, PhD, professor of biomedical engineering, has been elected president of the Biomedical Engineering Society, a leading professional society for biomedical engineering and bioengineering.​

The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded David Fike, PhD, of Arts & Sciences, $2.4 million to adapt a powerful chemical microscope called the 7F-GEO SIMS for biological samples. The updated instrument’s ability to map the chemistry inside cells will boost research on microbes that are promising candidates for biofuel or bioenergy production.