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 about Ambika in this spotlight on the Cornell Graduate School website.
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 about Engineering a better heart valve
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 about Understanding how how a newly invented technique creates polymer nanoparticles (PNPs).
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 about Erica D. Pratt, Ph.D. 2015
