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BME students recognized with awards
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BME students have recently received several awards, including a Fulbright award, President’s Student Leadership and Service Award, and an Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship.
Shapeshifters: Can buildings behave like organisms?
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The project — which includes Prof. David Odde — reimagines the convergence of architecture and biology to understand how organisms create internal structures.
BME PhD students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships
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Congratulations to our 2023 NSF Graduate Research Fellowship recipients, Meghan Griffin and Emily Hoffmann.
Grand prize for BME undergrads at medical device design competition
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The winning project — called, “Novel Device Design for Large Ovarian Cyst Removal” — is the work of team members and BME students Atiya Anwar, Christobel Ekeocha, Emily Graba, Mary William, and Kayla Whatley.
Kyoko Yoshida awarded AHA Career Development Award
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Prof. Yoshida’s project aims to understand how hormonal and mechanical interactions drive cardiovascular adaptations during pregnancy.
PhD student Huzefa Husain receives President’s Student Leadership and Service Award
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The award recognizes student leaders at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities who exhibit exceptional leadership and service to the University of Minnesota and the surrounding community.
BME undergrad student receives Fulbright award
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Ibrahim Irfanullah was honored with an award through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which funds American citizens to study, conduct research, or teach English abroad.
The sky’s the limit for biomedical engineering Ph.D. student Marcus Flowers
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The researcher’s work involves everything from 3D printing cardiac tissue to creating vessels to deliver vaccines.
Kevin Jiang awarded Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship
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PhD student Kevin Jiang was awarded a 2023-24 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship, which supports outstanding University of Minnesota PhD students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research.
Dream school for Biomedical Engineering student
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“I felt a sense of belonging when I toured. It’s been my dream college since in high school—and the University of Minnesota has been a great home for me so far.” — Dannica Donahue, a biomedical engineering (BME) senior with a minor in business.