Spotlights

"During my Ph.D., I grew not only as a scientist, but as a person. Cornell helped me to think critically in my Ph.D. project and other situations." Read more

Tan's Ph.D. research led to breakthroughs in nanofabricated single molecule/single cell chips for new biomedical applications such as cancer studies. Her solid foundation in interdisciplinary thinking from a world-class education well positioned Tan to take on key leadership roles in industry. Read more

Ramkumar co-founded Abram Scientific, Inc., a medical diagnostic device company with a vision to develop a low cost diagnostic platform for hemostasis monitoring in cardiovascular disease management. Read more

The skills and experiences fostered at Cornell were critical for Dimri's first role as at Medtronic as a systems engineer working on a surgical robot for minimally invasive surgeries. Read more

Emily Brooks received her Ph.D. in the Fischbach-Teschl Lab in 2012. Her research focused on the role of host tissue stem cells in breast tumorigenesis, specifically evaluating the ability of these cells to alter the tumor microenvironment through chemical and mechanical cues in a manner that contributes to tumor growth. Read more

"I have been able to conduct research in a lab and be a teaching assistant for two courses. I believe that the BME major helped a lot when I was applying to Ph.D. programs, in that I could discuss current research with professors at a high level due to the number of papers I have read for my classes." Read more

"[Cornell is] an environment [focusing] on collaborative work that also encourages individual growth and development." Read more

Karin Wang earned her B.E./M.S. (2010) in biomedical engineering from Stony Brook University and her Ph.D. (2015) in biomedical engineering from Cornell University. Under the supervision of Drs... Read more

Jenny Puetzer completed her Ph.D. in the Bonassar Lab in 2014. Her research focused on using mechanical stimulation to engineer whole meniscal constructs with native-like collagen organization. This... Read more

Allison Pearlman received her B.S. in biomedical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2010 followed by her M.Eng. in biomedical engineering from Cornell in 2011. While at Cornell, she... Read more