PhD student Anasuya Mandal’s microneedle device could painlessly monitor the immune system.

Engineer’s designs may help purify water, diagnose disease in remote regions of world.

Startup’s engineered yeast helps clients produce fragrances and flavors more efficiently.

Alfredo Alexander-Katz probes systems in action, from clotting blood to walking molecules.

Approach could lower cost and eliminate need for antibiotics during biofuel production.

New chip could help test drugs for ALS, other neuromuscular disorders.

System would use microbes for manufacturing small amounts of vaccines and other therapies.

Associate Professor Ernest Fraenkel uses biological network modeling to identify new targets for disease.

Low-intensity fields keep malignant cells from spreading, while preserving healthy cells.

Report calls for more integration of physical, life sciences for needed advances in biomedical research.