Engineering a better heart valve
Ph.D. student Aminat Modupe Ibrahim is applying a biohybrid approach to develop an affordable, next-generation heart valve for people in developing countries. Read more
Spotlights
Understanding how how a newly invented technique creates polymer nanoparticles (PNPs).
Jeremiah James is a doctoral student in biomedical engineering from Tampa, Florida. He studies how a newly invented technique creates polymer nanoparticles at Cornell under the guidance of Rong Yang. Read more
Combining virology, membrane biochemistry, and biophysics to understand how SARS CoV-2 interacts with cells.
NSF GRFP recipient Ambika Pachaury is a third-year doctoral student in biomedical engineering from Noida, India. She studies the interactions between the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein and the membrane components of cells under the guidance of Susan Daniel. Read more
Erica D. Pratt, Ph.D. 2015
Erica Pratt's doctoral work in Dr. Brian Kirby's lab focused on investigating circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the peripheral blood system of patients with solid tumors and how these cells can be used as a noninvasive tumor surrogate, and as prognostic biomarkers for survival in advanced disease. Read more
Improving tissue-engineered menisci for replacing torn or damaged tissue
Ph.D. student Serafina Lopez describes her meniscus tissue engineering research in the Bonassar Lab and what she's gained during her time at Cornell. Read more
Making an impact through genetic health innovation and education
Melanie Wallace is an alum of the Lammerding Lab, now improving health and quality of life through innovation at 23andMe. Read more
Addressing the industrialized world's most costly non-deadly medical condition
The most expensive non-lethal medical condition people experience in the industrialized world is lower back pain. Often this pain is caused by intervertebral discs that have degenerated, slipped... Read more
Rooted in community, reaching for a solution to antibiotic resistance
Christine Harper is a Ph.D. student in the Hernandez lab researching bacteria physiology as it relates to antibiotic resistance. Read more
Sophia Ziemian, Ph.D. ’20
Ziemian seeks to understand the underlying mechanisms of osteoarthritis, in order to develop therapeutic strategies that will successfully prevent or drastically slow the progression of the disease. Read more
Young Hye Song, Ph.D. 2016
As a tenure-track assistant professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Arkansas, Young Hye currently directs a lab that uses tissue engineering strategies to study cancer-nerve crosstalk and traumatic neural injuries. Read more