Spotlights

Jeerapond Leelawattanachai

Jeerapond Leelawattanachai, Ph.D. 2014

Developing affordable diagnostic tools for developing countries. Jeerapond Leelawattanachai completed her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering at Cornell under Prof. Moonsoo Jin. Her research focused on... Read more

Margaret Hale

Margaret Hale, B.S. '18

"I have always cared deeply about people, and BME seemed like the best way to combine this passion with my love of the STEM field and innovation." Read more

Julia Telischi

Julia Telischi, B.S. '18

"I liked that there is breadth and depth of academic opportunity here . . . I could take high caliber courses in almost any subject I desired." Read more

Hannah Childs

Hannah Childs, B.S. '18

"[At Cornell BME] I get to experience all of the best parts of physiology and human health but from the macroscale to even the nanoscale perspective, and I am not limited to textbooks in my learning." Read more

Rohan Roy

Rohan Roy, B.S. '18

"Cornell has one of the best engineering schools in the country, and I was drawn by the opportunities for undergraduates to do research with faculty." Read more

Elizabeth Weiss

Elizabeth Weiss, '18

"I chose Cornell because it not only had a strong engineering department, but also a wide range of other liberal arts, humanities, and sciences departments." Read more

  • Hometown: Capron, IL
  • Biomedical Engineering
Liz Wayne

Alumni Spotlight: Elizabeth Wayne, Ph.D. 2016

NOTE: Since this spotlight, Wayne was awarded NIH R35 grant for macrophage polarization research , spoke to PBS News hour about the power of role models who looks like you , was awarded a TED... Read more