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Educational Methods and Best Practices in BME Laboratories1

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The authors thank the Whitaker Foundation for organizing and supporting the BEES II. They also would like to thank Drs. Robert Linsenmeier and Jay Walsh for reviewing early versions of the manuscript.

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  1. Department of Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, US

    Eric J. Perreault & Ann Saterbak

  2. Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, US

    Mitchell Litt

  3. Department of Biomedical Engineering and Physical Medicine and Rehabilation, Northwestern University, 345 E. Superior St./Smpp1403, Chicago, IL, 60611, US

    Eric J. Perreault

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Perreault, E.J., Litt, M. & Saterbak, A. Educational Methods and Best Practices in BME Laboratories1 . Ann Biomed Eng 34, 209–216 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10439-005-9030-3

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