August 16, 2018
Professors Ian Wong and Jay Tang were invited speakers at a workshop on Jamming in Biological Systems from August 6-17, hosted by the Chinese Academy of Sciences - Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, organized by Fangfu Ye (Chinese Academy of Sciences) and Corey O'Hern (Yale University).
August 13, 2018 News from Brown
Giant cancer cells are much larger and stiffer than other cancer cells and move further, study from Michelle Dawson's Lab shows.
August 7, 2018
A group of four Brown University biomedical engineering students designed a solution to facilitate communication between doctors and non-English speaking patients at the 2018 Biomedical Engineering Society Coulter College Training Program competition in Minneapolis, Minn. over the weekend of Aug. 2-5. The Brown foursome, Colette Bare ’19, Emily Borkowski ’19, Adriana Trejo-Sheu ’19 and Kelly Williams ’19, took first place in both the design and the business venture capital pitch competitions. Lecturer Celinda Kofron served as the faculty mentor for the team.
August 3, 2018 event
Brown Biomedical Engineering students conducting research this summer showcased their work at the Brown Summer Research Symposium held on August 2nd and 3rd, 2018, at Sayles Hall presented by The Office of the Dean of the College. Students presenting included Itzel Aponte '19, Jessica Bellows '19, Brian Vuong '19, Beatriz de Arruda ‘19, Eric DuBois ‘20, Brian Felalaga '20, Jasmine Gabor (undeclared) '21, Gaia-Marie Gerbaka (undeclared) '21, Jonathan Lee '21, Zachary Neronha ‘19, Alicia Rocha ‘20, Hannah Safford ‘19, Sumaiya Sayeed ‘20, Rachel Walker ‘19, and Soobin Wang ‘19, Olivia Woodford-Berry (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) '19.
August 1, 2018 interview
"After I graduated from college with degrees in mathematics and fine arts I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do so I started working in an orthotics and prosthetics facility as a technician."
August 1, 2018 interview
“Everyone I met at Brown, including students and faculty, was exceptionally kind and supportive. I knew that Brown would have the collaborative research environment I was looking for based on my interactions with current students and faculty.”
August 1, 2018 interview
In high school, many subjects captured Sumaiya Sayeed’s interest, but as she started college, she knew that a STEM concentration was the right direction for her. “In my first
semester…I was part of a first-year seminar and a club where we did a lot of STEM journal article reading. I was very impressed by the world out there and wanted to dive right into
July 31, 2018 Brunonia
Through the integration of biology and engineering, Brown researchers have devised 3-D microtissues that reflect human physiology and disease.
July 25, 2018 News from Brown
Robert Gutierrez was a first-generation undergraduate at Santa Barbara City College when he discovered the Leadership Alliance. After spending two summers in research labs at Brown, Gutierrez transferred to a four-year college, graduated and enrolled in Brown's doctoral program in biomedical engineering, where he is completing his Ph.D.
July 24, 2018 School of Engineering
Vikas Srivastava, former Mechanics Team Lead and Mechanics of Materials and Fitness for Service Research Area Lead at ExxonMobil Upstream Research, has joined the Brown University School of Engineering as assistant professor. Srivastava was also the Senior Technical Professional Advisor for Mechanics of Materials and an advisor for the Offshore and Infrastructure Novel Idea Forum for the Upstream organizations of ExxonMobil.