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Students and Faculty Gathered for the Annual Biotech and BME Retreat

September 5, 2017
Celinda Kofron
Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology Gradaute Students

Graduate students and faculty gather for the annual program retreat in Alumni Hall.

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Students discuss research posters in Alumni Hall.

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Best Regenerative Engineering Poster: Beth Leary (Morgan Lab)

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Best Neuroengineering Poster: Jihun Lee (Nurmikko Lab)

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Best General BME/Biotechnology Poster: Megan Dempsey (Darling Lab)

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Best Mechanobiology Poster: Mark Scimone (Franck Lab)

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The day before fall semester courses began, our 76 Biomedical Engineering graduate students and 57 Biotechnology graduate students gathered in Alumni Hall for our annual retreat.  Students were introduced to research highlights by faculty mentors, introduced to Providence and Brown campus by gBMES, and presented research posters to their peers. Awards were given for the best research posters in the categories of Mechanobiology: Mark Scimone (Franck Lab), Regenerative Engineering: Elizabeth Leary (Morgan Lab), Neuroengineering: Jihun Lee (Nurmikko Lab), General BME/Biotechnology: Megan Dempsey (Darling Lab), and Rookie Researcher.