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WELCOME TO ABNEL!
Dr. Abigail Koppes, Principal Investigator
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Jessica speaks in Skype a Scientist program
Jessica volunteered through the program Skype a Scientist to share her enthusiasm and experience to an all-girls high school class. From Omaha Nebraska, Marian High School students tuned in and learned about Jessica’s path to becoming a scientist and her current and...
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Dr. Koppes receives the 2020 CMBE Young Innovator Award
2020 CMBE Young Innovators were recognized at the 2020 BMES conference where they gave invited talks. Dr. Koppes was awarded a 2020 CMBE Young Innovator award for the recent paper: Cholinergic Activation of Primary Human Derived Intestinal Epithelium Does Not Ameliorate TNF-α Induced Injury. The paper (first author by lab alumni Sanjin Hosic) was published […]
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Beth Wins Donald F. & Mildred Topp Othmer Scholarship
David Successfully defends his Thesis!!
David Diaz successfully defended his these titled: A study of primary sensory neurons and Schwann cells sensitivity to visible light irradiation in vitro, and feasibility of a light inducible system in Schwann cells for neurite outgrowth enhancement in vitro. Congrats David!!
Dr. Koppes receives the 2020 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award
Dr. Koppes was named the 2020 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award recipient. “[The award] is offered each year to stimulate research careers in biomedical engineering. The recipient will present the 20-minute Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Lecture and publish the text of the lecture in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering.” Congrats Dr. Koppes!!! Award Notification: https://www.bmes.org/blog_home.asp?Display=324 […]
Tess publishes an essay in Science
Tess published an essay in Science as part of their Working Life series which details her journey towards her Co-Op experience at Biogen. Congrats Tess!
Dr. Koppes provides scientific commentary in new piece in Science
Abby provided scientific commentary for a new piece in Science discussing the use of electricity to move cells.
Jessica passes her qualifying exam
Jessica passed her qualifying exam. Congrats Jessica!
Adam successfully completes thesis proposal
Adam successfully defended his thesis proposal. Congrats Adam!
ABNEL lab members recognized at departmental award ceremony!
Several lab members were recognized today at the chemical engineering department award ceremony. Congratulations everyone! Caroline Mills: Best MS student researcher (Class 2019-2020), undergraduate research award, Adam Bindas: 2020 outstanding seminar award Beth DiBiase: 2020 Nabil Morris award Caroline Ghio: Huntington 100, 2020 college of engineering rising star award, Peak summit award Bridget Eckel: Advanced […]
Research in the Advanced Biomaterials for Neuroengineering Laboratory (ABNEL) focuses on neural engineering and the interface between neurons and surrounding tissues. Specifically ABNEL develops novel and transformative devices, biomaterials, and biophysical-based therapies for this aims. Current work centers on the gut, heart, and central/peripheral nervous system.
Please feel free to also visit our sister lab Laboratory for Neuromodulation and Neuromuscular Repair (LNNR)
NEWS
Dr. Koppes was awarded a 2020 CMBE Young Innovator award for the recent paper: Cholinergic Activation of Primary Human Derived Intestinal Epithelium Does Not Ameliorate TNF-α Induced Injury. The paper (first author by lab alumni Sanjin Hosic) was published as part of the eponymous special issue. Congrats Dr. Koppes!
Editorial:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12195-020-00659-4
Tweet from the journal:
https://twitter.com/CMBEjournal/status/1317093574035505155
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Kat and Kyla Succeed at Research Showcase
Congratulations to both Kat and Kyla for their performance at today's Research Showcase! The Research Showcase had members from every level of the Chemical Engineering Department (undergraduate to...
Jessica Snyder Defends her Thesis
On July 31st, Jessica Snyder successfully defended her thesis "Bioengineering the intestinal niche on a chip: investigating signal transmission between the epithelium and enteric neurons". This...
Bryan Schellberg Successfully Proposes
Bryan Schellberg, graduate student of both Drs. Abigail and Ryan Koppes, successfully defended his research proposal this past May. This defense earned him the title of "PhD Candidate"! We all look...