Dr. Abigail Koppes-
Principal Investigator

Lab News and Updates

Dan Ventre Begins Start-Up

Dan Ventre has started his own company, Therapeutic Innovations , where he serves as the Chief Operating Officer. Therapeutic Innovations focuses on developing affordable neonatal respiratory assist systems for use in developing countries.

Marissa to Attend AIChE

Marissa Puzan will be presenting her work, "Investigating Neural Control of Epithelial Barrier Function of the Small Intestine with an in Vitro Engineered Model System," at the AIChE Annual Meeting this November.

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 […]