As one of our initial trainees, Lauren Gapinske joined the MBM program as a second-year graduate student January 1, 2018 and is expected to graduate in 2021. She is a PhD student in the bioengineering program, and also completed her …
Meet a Trainee: Shannon Murphy
Shannon Murphy joined the program as a first-year graduate student January 1, 2018 and is expected to graduate in 2022. Her major is chemistry and she completed her undergraduate degree in analytical chemistry at Albion College, Michigan. Her research topic …
2020 Virtual Retreat Videos
Did you miss our Virtual MBM Retreat? Fear not — videos of the plenary talks, trainee talks, and introduction are now available. These are unlisted YouTube videos which can be accessed through the link below or through direct links on …
Taher Saif to give October 21 Frontiers Lecture
The MBM Program continues its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series with Taher Saif. He is a Professor of Mechanical Science & Engineering and Neuroscience at the University of Illinois, and one of the core faculty of the MBM …
Whitney Sinclair publishes research on gold nanoparticles
MBM Trainee Whitney Sinclair recently published an article on her research into the impact of gold nanoparticles on the metabolic activity and morphology of human pulmonary endothelial cell monolayers. The results of this research show that an 18-hour exposure of …
MBM Faculty Ranked as Excellent, Spring 2020
Congratulations to MBM faculty who made the Spring 2020 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students at the University of Illinois! The list is based on the ratings from the Instructor and Course Evaluation System (ICES) that students …
Announcing 2020 MBM Retreat Speakers
On September 17, 2020, the MBM Program will hold its third annual retreat — virtually! This year’s retreat will be hosted on Zoom and feature presentations by our trainees, as well as plenary lectures from highly acclaimed scientists in the …
Mikhail Kandel publishes research on predicting reproductive outcomes
MBM trainee Mikhail Kandel recently published an article on his research into using label-free imaging and artificial intelligence to help predict reproductive outcomes. The technique determines the potential fertility of sperm samples in cattle and may help improve technology for …
Recent Faculty Achievements
MBM faculty continue to achieve new developments in research and advancing knowledge in their fields. Here are just a few recent developments that have made it into the news.
Rashid Bashir, along with Brian Cunningham, and Yi Lu, have …
Collin Kaufman Develops Spinobot
MBM Trainee Collin Kaufman has recently explanted an intact rat’s spinal cord into a biobot with a 3-D muscle system made of engineered tissue. The biological-robot hybrid could pave the way to major medical advances.
“When we looked more deeply …