ABNEL welcomes Kyla Nichols and Kirstie Belanger as new PhD students.  Kyla comes from Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S. Biomedical Engineering) and Kirstie is joining on rotation from the University of Maine (B.S. Biomedical Engineering).

Dr. Koppes was the co-I on the winning $200,000 American Heart Association (AHA) Innovative Project Award entitled “Bioengineer an autonomic neurovascular system to explore the innervation of arterial grafts.”  

Caroline Ghio has been awarded an inaugural Northeastern PEAK award to support her project titled: “Lactic Acidosis: A Cellular Response to Functional Iron Insufficiency” Congrats Caroline!!

Samson Cantor and Tina Tailor presented their summer research on thermal bonding of microfluidic chips. They worked in the lab as part of the Young Scholars Program during their break before the start of their senior year in High School. They were advised by Adam Bindas. Congrats on the great work!  

Minhal presented a talk digging into some of the exciting new research into the gut microbiome. Details on the talk below: How does our gut speak to us? This talk explores the fascinating new evidence linking the bacteria in our gut to various unexpected aspects of our health, including psychological disorders like anxiety and depression. […]

Dan Ventre defended his Thesis today titled The Effects of Low Intensity Focused Ultrasonic Stimulation on Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurons and Schwann Cells in Vitro Congratulations Dan!

Sanjin Hosic defended his Thesis today titled Harnessing Patient-Derived Organoids And Microfluidics To Investigate Cholinergic Regulation Of The Epithelial Barrier. Congratulations Sanjin!