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Plastic Microfluidics for Biomedical Applications Workshop, August 10-12, 2022 in Lawrence, Kansas
This workshop will offer participants the opportunity to learn about patterning structures across different length scales (nm → μm) in plastics and become familiar with a number of important application areas - microfluidics and nanofluidics for biological/biomedical applications using thermoplastic-based devices. Email Emma Goodrich to register.

The Kansas Institute of Precision Medicine (KIPM) Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) $11.5 M grant is entering its 4th year of support
Read more in the Spring 2022 Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine newsletter.

COVID-19 vaccine effective in people receiving cancer treatment, study finds
About 95% of participants achieved a measurable immune response after vaccination, according to study led by a KU School of Medicine professor and published in JAMA Oncology.

Center Creating Lab-On-A-Chip Technology for Medical Tests Wins $6.6 Million in Continued NIH Funding
The Center of BioModular Multi-Scale Systems for Precision Medicine at the KU Medical Center, which develops rapid next-generation tests for a host of human ailments like cancer, stroke and COVID-19, recently earned $6.6 million in continued funding over the next five years from the National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) as a National Biotechnology Resource (P41) Center.

The field of health care is moving from the inefficient, one-size-fits-all-patients' medicine of today toward the data-driven and customized medicine of tomorrow. We envision a future where diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and prevention are tailored to each patient's unique genetic and phenotypic information.

The vision of the Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine (KIPM) COBRE is to advance education and support discoveries that will transform health care in our region and beyond.