Stephanie Venis’ MS Defense

Stephanie successfully completed her MSME defense. DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROFLUIDIC MODEL OF A PANCREATIC ACINUS Abstract Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) continues to have a dismally low survival rate due to late diagnosis and poor treatment options. Therefore, there is a need to understand the early stages and progression of the disease. PDAC is known to …

2019 SB3C at Seven Springs, PA

Yingnan, Cih, and Hye-ran attended the 2019 SB3C held in June 25 – 28, 2019 at Seven Springs, PA.  The following works were presented. Y. Shen, and B. Han, 2019, “Characterization of injection-induced tissue swelling during subcutaneous injection of biologics,” SB3C2019-044. C. Cheng, G. Chiu, and B. Han, 2019, “Fluid-structure interactions at drop-drop interface during drop-on-demand …

Travel Grant to 2019 SB3C

Cih is awarded the Diversity Travel Grant to attend the 2019 Summer Biomechanics, Bioengineering, and Biotransport Conference (SB3C) in Seven Springs, Pennsylvania. The grant is supported by the National Science Foundation.

Physical Constraints in Cell Migration

Hye-ran’s paper regarding biophysical constraints in accuracy and persistence in cancer cell chemotaxis is just accepted in PLOS Computational Biology.  This study provides a new insight to understand cancer metastasis and develop new therapeutic strategies. This work is based on collaboration with Professor Mugler’s group at Physics. Physical constraints on accuracy and persistence during breast …

Two of our alumni will start their faculty appointments in 2019.

Two of our alumni – Altug and Bongseop recently accept offers for their faculty appointments.  They will start their position soon.   Dr. Altug Ozcelikkale accepts an offer for a tenure-track assistant professor position at the Department of Mechanical Engineering in Middle East Technical University (METU), Turkey.  METU is one of the best  universities in …

Both Stephanie and Hye-Ran received best paper awards at ASME 2018 NEMB Conference.

Stephanie Venis and Hye-Ran Moon received Best Paper Awards respectively at ASME 2018 6th Congress on NanoEngineering for Medicine and Biology (NEMB 2018), which is held in 8/21-8/24 at Los Angeles, CA.   NEMB 2018 aims to bring together leading experts in bioengineering, nanomaterials, biology and medicine, to review recent advances in nanoengineering and nanomedicine, to stimulate the …