Team Impact Award The Team Impact Award recognizes the critical contributions made by crosscutting teams in addressing today’s complex challenges. Specifically, the award recognizes a team for excellence in innovative and impactful scholarship that either has or soon promises to fundamentally advance knowledge, understanding and/or applications in ways not achievable by individual investigators or single disciplinary approaches alone. 2025 Recipient The Biointerface Translation and Engineering Center (BTEC), an interdisciplinary research initiative spanning the College of Engineering, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Veterinary Medicine, is at the forefront of transforming biomedical research through innovation in advanced biomaterials for medical devices. Addressing critical clinical challenges such as thrombosis, infection, and antimicrobial resistance, BTEC’s work spans a range of applications including vascular catheters, wound dressings, implantable sensors, and extracorporeal life-support systems. The team has secured over $12 million in competitive federal research grants, and their collaborative efforts have resulted in more than 35 patent filings, numerous high-impact publications, and significant mentorship of students across multiple disciplines. By integrating materials science, microbiology, and clinical research, BTEC is pioneering next-generation medical technologies poised to enhance patient outcomes globally. Read More: Link to original article
