BME PhD candidates awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships
Dillon Williams and Noah Nathan Kochen
Doctoral Dissertation Fellows Noah Nathan Kochen and Dillon Williams

October 22, 2024 — Two Biomedical Engineering PhD candidates have been named Doctoral Dissertation Fellows for the 2024–25 academic year.

The Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship is a highly competitive fellowship that gives the University’s most accomplished PhD candidates an opportunity to devote full-time effort to an outstanding research project by providing time to finalize and write a dissertation during the fellowship year.

The BME PhD candidates awarded Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships for the 2024–25 academic year are:

Noah Nathan Kochen

Advisor: Jonathan Sachs

Thesis Title: Investigation of Fibril Cavity Amino Acids and Small Molecules as Modulators of Self-Assembly and Toxicity of Neurodegeneration-Related Proteins

Congratulations to these doctoral candidates!

Dillon Williams

Advisor: Dave Wood

Thesis Title: Defining the Mechanics and Kinetics of Red Blood Cell Sickling in Sickle Cell Disease

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