Liangliang Hao Wins Innovation Award for Research into Lung Disease
Assistant Professor Liangliang Hao (BME) received the Innovation Award from the American Lung Association for her research project titled Developing…
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Assistant Professor Liangliang Hao (BME) received the Innovation Award from the American Lung Association for her research project titled Developing…
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The annual Ignition Awards honor innovative BU projects that are ready to make the move toward commercialization, from the research…
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