The pelvic floor is made up of muscles that support organs like the bladder and uterus. When this floor is weakened by excess abdominal pressure, these organs can slip outside of the cavity, causing pelvic floor failure. This disease is becoming increasingly prevalent — one in four women will experience symptoms of pelvic failure, while […]
When Andreana Holowatyj was a doctoral student in Detroit, she encountered a patient in the clinic diagnosed with cancer who was also experiencing homelessness. Though he had free treatment, he could barely afford to get on the bus to make his appointment. This interaction inspired her to ask what “the burden of cancer looked like” […]
As a music performance major, students often face the question: What are you going to do with that? Looking back, Stella Markova’s answer might be unexpected. The University of Utah student has dedicated the last year to creating a homecare product with help from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute SitUP. Markova’s husband first came up with […]
Get to know ColoClean, a Lassonde student startup developing a colonoscopy prep kit. Learn more about this company and others at lassonde.utah.edu/launched
Fertility issues can be physically and emotionally taxing for couples that can be exacerbated by the financial strain associated with assisted reproductive technology. For many people, trying to start a family, which should be the happiest time of their lives, can become draining. These sentiments are shared by 12 to 13 percent of United States […]
The University of Utah’s Bench-to-Bedside (B2B) competition isn’t about finding ways to do things a little bit better than we do them now — it’s about looking at problems from completely different angles and discovering completely new solutions. The competition is sponsored by Zions Bank. That was the message shared by John Langell, MD, Phd, […]
A team of University of Utah researchers and their startup company, NeuroVersity, are partnering with organizations in Longmont, Colorado, and Salt Lake City to offer two new summer camps to teach computer skills to students with autism. Students will learn 3-D modeling skills to help them develop confidence and jobs skills for potential internships and […]
After forming on the University of Utah campus in 2004, Josh Eckman, business administration graduate and mechanical engineering masters graduate, made pharmaceutical research technology to a million-dollar company. Wasatch Microfluidics epitomizes the success of companies from the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute. Wasatch Microfluidics develops the technology used by leading pharmaceutical companies for drug discovery and life […]
