Dissertation Defense, Joshua Greenlee, Biomedical Engineering
Jan. 25, 2023—DISSERTATION DEFENSE Joshua Dale Greenlee, Biomedical Engineering *under the direction of Dr. Michael King “TRAIL Therapy for Exploiting Mechanisms of Drug Resistance and Metastasis in Advanced Colorectal Cancer” 02.23.23 | 9:30am | Light Hall 208 | Zoom Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States, accounting for over...
Sajal Islam appointed to the Graduate Student Council
Jan. 22, 2023—Sajal Islam has been appointed to the Graduate Student Council (GSC) to represent Interdisciplinary Materials Science. The GSC exists to enhance the overall educational experience at Vanderbilt University by promoting the general welfare and concerns of the Graduate School student body. This is achieved through the creation of new programs and initiatives to provide opportunities...
“Diabetic hyperglycemia promotes primary tumor progression through glycation-induced tumor extracellular matrix stiffening” published in Science Advances selected as VINSE Spotlight Publication
Jan. 20, 2023—About the authors: Co-first author, Wenjun Wang is an NIH NCI F99/K00 Predoctoral Fellow in Biomedical Engineering advised by Prof. Cynthia Reinhart-King. Wenjun’s research focuses on the mechanism of tumor progression at the RNA, cell, and tissue levels via alteration of tissue mechanical properties. Co-first author, Dr. Lauren Hapach earned her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering...
Mona Ebrish named senior member of the IEEE
Jan. 18, 2023—Vanderbilt engineering professor Mona Ebrish has been designated a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, the highest professional grade of the IEEE. Mona Ebrish Prior to joining the Vanderbilt faculty in January 2023 as an assistant professor electrical and computer engineering, Ebrish was a postdoctoral fellow at the U.S. Naval Research Lab in Washington,...
VINSE Spring 2023 Newsletter
Jan. 11, 2023—The Spring 2023 edition of the VINSE Nano News is out now! This issue features the following stories: Director’s note Welcome – Mona Ebrish Upcoming events Analytical open house Research highlights Immersion and outreach VINSE_Nano_News_Spring_2023
Carlos Silvera Batista wins NSF CAREER Award
Jan. 10, 2023—Congratulations to VINSE faculty member Carlos Silvera Batista! Batista has won the National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award for his project “Colloidal Dynamics under Electrodiffusiophoresis.” The prestigious NSF CAREER award is a five year grant. Batista’s begins on February 1, 2023, and will run through 2028. Batista, an assistant professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, joined...
Researcher Highlight: Tian Zhu
Jan. 5, 2023—Tian Zhu, 5th year Chemical and Biomedical Engineering graduate student in the Rafat Lab While radiation therapy (RT) is an efficient treatment for patients with triple negative breast cancer, patients continue to experience recurrence after RT. The extracellular matrix (ECM) in the tumor microenvironment plays a major role in tumor progression and metastasis. ECM structure,...
Researcher Highlight: De-en Jiang
Jan. 5, 2023—Professor of Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering; Professor of Department of Chemistry Energy-efficient chemical transformations and separations are key to solving our society’s many issues toward substantiality. The long-term goal of the Jiang Research Group is to achieve data-driven design and discovery of functional materials and molecules for a sustainable society. By leveraging great...
Researcher Highlight: Marjan Rafat
Jan. 5, 2023—Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering The Rafat Lab combines engineering and cancer biology concepts to examine the mechanisms driving tumor recurrence and metastasis. We study the relationship between tumor cells, normal tissues, and the immune system as a means of understanding the microenvironment to determine how each component contributes to metastasis and relapse...
Researcher Highlight: Alex Stoneman
Jan. 5, 2023—Alex Stoneman, senior Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering & Chemistry undergraduate student in the Lang lab T-cells are key parts of the mammalian immune response, and T-cell receptors (TCRs) help them recognize their foreign targets. Previous lab work has shown that TCRs act as mechanosenors; piconewton-scale forces facilitate their extremely specific interactions with antigens. The lab...