Congratulations to MBM trainees Sara Bell and Taylor Jorgensen for making it to the finals in this year’s Research Live Showcase!
Sara Bell, who is pursuing her PhD in Chemistry, presented her research on “Single Cell Chemistry of the Brain.” …
Meet a Trainee: Jorge Maldonado De-Jesus
Jorge Maldonado De-Jesus joined the MBM program on May 16, 2018, while a first-year graduate student, and is expected to graduate in 2022. His graduate program is neuroscience and he completed his undergraduate degree in applied biotechnology in the Ana …
Meet a Trainee: Collin Kaufman
As one of our initial trainees, Collin Kaufman joined the program as a third-year graduate student January 1, 2018 and is expected to graduate in 2021. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in neuroscience with a focus on neuroengineering, neuromuscular junctions, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
New Beckman grants compliment MBM research
Multiple MBM faculty and trainees will combine their efforts to facilitate two new grant programs from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Alzheimer’s Foundation, in collaboration with Beckman Institute’s Neurotechnology for Memory and Cognition research group.
Hyunjoon Kong’s research …
Amanda Weiss travels to the University of Birmingham, UK for research experience
In June and July 2019, Amanda Weiss, a graduate student in Molecular & Integrative Physiology, traveled to the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom to study neuron extensions with Dr. Liam Grover, School of Chemical Engineering. Weiss helped …
Mikhail Kandel publishes article on Cell-to-Cell on growth in large populations
Congratulations to MBM trainee Mikhail Kandel, whose article on “Cell-to-Cell on growth in large populations” is now published in Biomedical Optics Express! The article appears in Volume 10, Issue 9. MBM faculty Gabriel Popescu contributed to the article, as …