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.

With a new $4.75 million grant from the Office of Naval Research, a team of scientists aims to develop new insights into how traumatic injuries form in the brain and develop new helmet and protective equipment to help prevent them. 

Researchers in the Fleming lab have recently made steps in identifying genes that play a role in early post-traumatic osteoarthritis (PTOA). 

Using atomic force microscopy and substrates with variable compliance, the Darling lab is elucidating the role of cellular viscoelastic properties in cell adhesion.

At Sunday's Commencement ceremony, Grant Menon received the Outstanding Senior in Biomedical Engineering Award! Congratulations Grant!