Announcements
Vivian Lee Selected as 2015 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow
Vivian Lee, a post-doctoral research in Guohao Dai's lab, has been selected to receive the 2015 Arnold O. Beckman Postdoctoral Fellowship for her work on "Glioblastoma-endothelial interaction in 3D bio-printed tumor vasculature tissue". This is an outstanding achievement and it is actually the first time that a post-doc at Rensselaer has been selected for this fellowship. Being selected for this prestigious fellowship speaks highly for Vivian and is an indicator of the high quality of research that she is performing.
Michael Raymond wins conference poster award
Leo Wan's student Mike Raymond won the third place in the MS poster competition at the Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C) held in Snowbird, Utah. The title of the poster was "Individual Cell-Based Morphological Analysis to Determine Chirality of Epithelial Morphogenesis".
The 2015 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering and Biotransport Conference included Plenary Lectures, Symposia, Workshops and Student Design and Paper Competitions.
TED Ed Lesson by Ge Wang
Ge Wang has created a TED Ed lesson on X-rays and CT that is now online:
How X-rays see through your skin - Ge Wang
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-x-rays-see-through-your-skin-ge-wang
Ryan Gilbert receives NIH R01
Ryan Gilbert will receive $1.5M from NIH for his grant "Enhanced Neuroprotection Following Acute SCI Using Fibrous Materials" will be funded. The grant will allow the Gilbert group to explore the mechanisms by which electrospun fibers change astrocyte and neuron responses in vitro. Subsequently, they aim to translate these materials within animal models of spinal cord injury in consultation with neuroscientists at Ohio State.
Congratulations to all BME graduates!
The Graduation dinner was held at the Troy Country Club on May 29, 2015 to celebrate the achievements of the students graduating this year. A total of 68 students graduated with a BS, 16 with a Masters, and 8 PhDs were awarded. The number of students receiving each of these degrees are at or near record values, reflecting the popularity of the program.
In addition to honoring the graduating students, several award recipients were also announced at the dinner:
The Paul B. Daitch Memorial Award: Alexandra Rindone
The Zelda & David G.
Guohao Dai receives institute award
Dr. Guohao Dai, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has been selected to receive the James M. Tien ’66 Early Career Award for Faculty, which honors productivity in both teaching and research.
The award will be presented at the 52nd annual Faculty Recognition Dinner, held May 5 at the Heffner Alumni House.
Leo Wan wins School of Engineering Faculty Award
Dr. Leo Wan has been selected as a recipient of the 2015 School of Engineering Research Excellence Award.
The SoE awardees will be celebrated at the Faculty Achievement Recognition Dinner on 05/12/2015.
Students win NSF Graduate Fellowship/Honorable Mentions
One of our undergraduate students, Alexandra Rindone, has been awarded an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Alexandra is set to graduate this May and is planning to attend Johns Hopkins University for graduate school.