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Lehigh Professor Wins NSF Award for AI-Driven Drug Delivery

2/26/2025

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Ebru Demir, a dedicated professor at Lehigh University, has been awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER Award to explore AI-driven microswimmers, revolutionizing drug delivery and fertility treatments. With $500,000 over five years, her groundbreaking research will harness machine learning to decode their movement in intricate biological fluids, paving the way for transformative advancements in biomedical engineering.

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Ebru Demir, a dedicated professor at Lehigh University, has been awarded the prestigious NSF CAREER Award to explore AI-driven microswimmers, revolutionizing drug delivery and fertility treatments. With $500,000 over five years, her groundbreaking research will harness machine learning to decode their movement in intricate biological fluids, paving the way for transformative advancements in biomedical engineering.