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Lowe, Tao

Lowe, Tao

Professor of Bioengineering
Frederick G. Smith, MS, DDS and Venice K. Paterakis, DDS Professor of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Fischell Department of Bioengineering
University of Maryland School of Medicine
University of Maryland School of Dentistry
Brain and Behavior Institute
3118 A James Clark Hall
Dr. Lowe’s research activities include design and development of multi-functional biomaterials for targeted and sustained drug and gene delivery, regenerative medicine and stem cell engineering for contraception and the treatments of eye and brain diseases, diabetes, cancers, bone fractures and cartilage damages.
 

BIOE Students Earn Top Honors for Health Innovation at 2025 Capstone Expo

BIOE and BCE students showcased innovative health tech solutions at the 2025 Capstone Design Expo.

Mirdamadi Wins First Prize at Translational Research Competition

A BIOE Ph.D. candidate received first prize at Translational Research Competition for regenerative research.

Recipients of the MPower Graduate Fellowships Announced

Ph.D. students Alex Pueschel, Allison Moses, and Faranguisse Sadrieh receive MPower Graduate Fellowships.

24 Teams Present at BIOE Capstone Competition Including First BCE Students

On May 8, 2023, 24 teams presented novel designs at the BIOE Capstone Design Competition.

Maryland Engineering Graduate Programs: Top 10 Public, Four Years in a Row

Maryland Engineering earns a top spot in the 2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Graduate Schools rankings among over 200 colleges.

Novel engineering method enables low-temp sodium metal battery

Study, led by University of Maryland research team, published in Nature Nanotechnology.

BMES-UMD Honored with Outstanding Chapter Industry Award

BMES-UMD is the University of Maryland, College Park chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES).

Doyenne Reliability Engineering Program

A fellowship for Mozambican women to pursue graduate education in Reliability Engineering at UMD

Lowe Named 2020 AAPS Fellow

BIOE and UMSOD faculty member honored during PharmSci 360 virtual conference

BIOE Capstone Class Virtually Presents 24 Novel Projects

BIOE seniors present Capstone projects and celebrate winners virtually.

Building a Better, Eco-Friendlier Straw

Newly-published UMD research details a potential breakthrough

BioE Capstone 2016: New Projects Focus on Improved Healthcare for Underserved Communities, Pediatric Patients, and More

Affordable RT-PCR for clinical diagnostics, fear mitigation device for pediatric MRIs tie for first place.

UMD & Army Researchers Discover Salty Solution to Better, Safer Batteries

Greatest potential uses seen in safety-critical, automotive and grid-storage applications

BioE Capstone 2014: New Projects Focus on Cardiological Health, Surgical Tools and More

Students' inventions range from diagnostic devices to accident prevention products.

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