SALT LAKE CITY — A new research lab at the University of Utah is combining engineering and medicine to make healthcare more accessible.
The University of Utah announced the opening of the Applied Medical Engineering lab last week. The lab showcased its work on Thursday at 47 G’s Zero Gravity Summit, which focused on frontier technology.
The AME lab aims to combine engineering and medical research in order to bring healthcare to people in rural and remote areas.
Mike Kirby is the vice president for Research Strategic Initiatives at the U.
He said the research in the lab can help provide medical care to people no matter where they live. If something happens in a rural area, they will be able to get the same care as they would in a major city.
Kirby also said the new lab is a step forward for healthcare.
“The frontier, in terms of where medicine is going, is to ally itself strongly with the engineering disciplines.”
Kirby …