The MBM Program begins its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series for the Fall 2019 season with Justin Rhodes, Professor of Psychology. He will speak September 4 at 4pm in 2269 Beckman Institute on “Completely implantable, injectable, wireless microLEDs …
Jonathan Sweedler wins CASSS Award
MBM Faculty Jonathan Sweedler has been selected to receive the 2019 CASSS Award in December. The Award is presented for Outstanding Achievements in Separation Science by the CASSS professional academic society.
Sweedler was selected because of his contributions to capillary …
Jorge Maldonado-De Jesus teaches electrophysiology to middle schoolers
MBM Trainee Jorge Maldonado-De Jesus presented a lecture and demonstration on electrophysiology to middle school students through the Neurophysiology Bootcamp at Academy High-School in Champaign on June 27, 2019.
The demonstration on electrophysiology explained how muscle action potentials can be …
Sutton named 2019 University Scholar
Congratulations to MBM faculty Brad Sutton, who was recently named a University Scholar! The award recognizes his achievements in research, teaching, and service and is offered through the University Scholars Program, which supports outstanding faculty to help their scholarly activities. …
MBM at the Farmer’s Market
On June 8, trainees in the MBM Program gave up their Saturday morning to share science with the community at the Urbana Farmer’s Market. Jorge Maldonado De-Jesus coordinated the event — not just in terms of the display and volunteers, …
Whitney Sinclair presents poster at TiMe Symposium
MBM Trainee Whitney Sinclair presented a poster on “A Lung-on-a-Chip Platform with in situ Cell Imaging Capabilities” today at the TiMe Symposium at Beckman Institute. Congratulations, Whitney!…
Kai Zhang to deliver April 10 Frontiers lecture
Kai Zhang, Assistant Professor of Neuroscience and Biochemistry, and Director of the Zhang Lab at the University of Illinois, will deliver the final Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture for the Spring 2019 semester on “Bidirectional optogenetic dissection of neurotrophic …
Mikhail Kandel presents in Beckman Graduate Student Seminar
MBM Trainee Mikhail Kandel delivered one of three presentations at the second Beckman Institute Graduate Student Seminar of the spring 2019 semester on April 3. His presentation was on “Improving Contrast with Phase Shifting Interferometry” and discussed preliminary studies using …
Bashir Named National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Congratulations to MBM faculty Rashid Bashir, who has been named a National Academy of Inventors Fellow. The NAI Fellows Program highlights academic inventors who have demonstrated a prolific spirit of innovation in creating or facilitating outstanding inventions that have made …
MBM Demonstration at Beckman Open House
The MBM Program offered a demonstration booth at the Beckman Institute’s Open House March 8 and 9. Trainees Amanda Weiss and Mikhail Kandel, who are members of the MBM Student Leadership Council, led planning and preparation for this demonstration.
The …