BME PhD students and postdoc shine at IEM poster competition

Paige Nielsen presenting her poster — Several BME PhD students, including Paige Nielsen (shown), and a postdoc took honors at the 2023 IEM Annual Conference Poster Competition.

October 12, 2023 — Several BME PhD students and a postdoc took honors at the 2023 IEM Annual Conference Poster Competition.

The September 26 event capped off UMN’s Institute for Engineering in Medicine (IEM) Annual Conference and came with a cash prize and certificate. The winning posters will be displayed in the IEM hallway.

Here are the winners:

Roberto Alonso Matilla

3rd place, Postdocs

Poster: "Optimization of Therapeutic T Cells Through Biophysical Modeling"

Michael Bielecki

3rd place (tie), Cardiovascular Engineering theme

Poster: "TAVR, Snorkel, and Chimney Stenting Procedures in Reanimated Hearts with Multimodal Imaging and Post-Implantation Analysis"

Rebecca Butler

2nd place, Neuroengineering & Cellular & Molecular Bioengineering theme

Poster: "Subject-Specific Investigation of Pathways Underlying Therapeutic Outcomes of Deep Brain Stimulation for Essential Tremor"

Angelica DaSilva

1st place, Cardiovascular Engineering theme

Poster: "Endothelialized Microfluidics to Study ɑ4β1 Integrin Interactions in JAK2V617F MPN Thrombosis"

Minhan Jiang

1st place, Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering theme

Poster: "Focal Therapy Combined with Checkpoint Blockade In Colon Adenocarcinoma"

Ryan Nadybal

3rd place, Medical Devices theme

Poster: "Continuous Lung Weight Measurements: Additional Insight into Lung Function During EVLP"

Paige Nielsen

3rd place (tie), Frontiers of Biomedical Engineering theme

Poster: "A logic-based cell-signaling model to predict active mechanics of vascular smooth muscle cells during pregnancy"

Hannah Szafraniec