Cornell selects eight Presidential Postdoctoral Fellows
The Cornell Presidential Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, which attracts some of the world’s best young talent to Cornell, has chosen eight new fellows. Read more
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Graduate Students host Girl Scout Engineering Day
Young participants explore the many different fields of biomedical engineering Read more
Belinda Floyd receives Unsung Hero award
Meinig School Graduate Student Services Coordinator recognized for commitment to the growth and personal and professional development of students who represent the diversity of the Cornell community Read more
De Vlaminck receives Rainin Foundation Award
Meinig School Assistant Professor will research Cell-free DNA as a non-invasive test of inflammatory bowel diseases Read more
Research explains diabetics’ increased metastatic cancer risk
Sugar glycation was shown to stiffen and alter the architecture of tissue and promote breast tumor cell movement, pointing to a possible mechanical link between diabetes and metastatic cancer (image by Young Joon Suh). Read more
Meet the 2019 NSF Fellows
The Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering proudly congratulates Ph.D. students Ben Albert ( Butcher Lab ), Garrett Beeghly ( Fischbach Lab ), Daniella Fodera (Andarawis-Puri Lab), Christine Harper ( Hernandez Lab ), and Yuyan Wang ( Paszek Lab ) [not pictured], who each recently won a 2019 National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship (GRFP). The NSF GRFP offers 3 years of stipend support during a 5-year fellowship tenure to applicants selected through a national competition. Congratulations also go to students receiving honorable mentions this year: Taylor Oeschger... Read more
Cancer Biology, Machine Learning, and Creative Problem Solving at Cornell’s Microbiome Hackathon
The Microbiome Hackathon — hosted by the Brito Lab — took over Collegetown’s eHub location, where students crafted technological solutions using their knowledge of data science, computational biology and microbiology. Read more
Meinig School Ph.D. student advocates science and higher education funding in D.C.
Joseph Long in D.C. On March 27th, Meinig School Ph.D. student Joseph Long ( Jan Lammerding lab ) was chosen along with a select few students to travel to Capitol Hill in Washington D.C. as part of the Cornell Advocacy Day. This exciting opportunity was designed for graduate and professional degree students across all graduate fields to learn more about public policy. This event allows students to conduct meetings with elected Members of Congress and congressional staff through the Cornell Office of Federal Relations in an effort to advocate for increased spending for scientific agencies such... Read more