Youssef wins poster award at AIChE!
Kudos to Youssef Mohamed, who was a RISE/REU student with us this summer, on receiving a poster award at AIChE. Very happy that he was able to participate in the conference this year. Great job!
Lab Members
The group is growing!
Several new members joined the group during Fall 2019. Ingy Razouk is a junior in Biomedical Engineering, where she is part of the Research Scholars Academy, and is working on nanoparticle PBPK modeling. Joseph Farag is a senior in Biomedical Engineering who is part of the B.S./M.S. program and is interested in mechanistic modeling of … Read More
Welcome Rebecca!
Rebecca Risman is currently doing a rotation with the group as part of her MS studies in Biomedical Engineering. She is a BS graduate of Rutgers BME and will join our efforts on improved delivery of antibiotics through biofilms.
Welcome Alisha
Alisha Zhu has joined the group as an undergraduate researcher via the Aresty Research Assistant program. Alisha is a rising sophomore from the Honors College who is majoring in BME. She will be working virtually with us until we are able to get back into the laboratories.
Welcome Faith
Faith Northern has joined the group for the summer as a participant in the RISE and REU in Cellular Bioengineering programs. Faith is a rising junior from Vassar College who is triple majoring (!) in Biochemistry, Educational Studies, and History. The RISE/REU programs will be run virtually this summer due to the pandemic, and Faith … Read More
William Graduates!
Lab member William Xu was recognized among the 2020 Biomedical Engineering B.S. graduates today. William was a James J. Slade Scholar, completing his thesis entitled, “Nanoparticle Drug Delivery for Cystic Fibrosis.” William is continuing on as a student and laboratory researcher as he pursues his Master’s in our BME program.
Welcome Swarnima
Swarnima Roychowdhury has joined the group as an undergraduate researcher via the Aresty Summer Science program. Swarnima is a rising sophomore from the Engineering Honors Academy who is majoring in BME. She will be working virtually with us until we are able to get back into the laboratories.
Welcome Himani!
Himani Chavda, a sophomore majoring in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, has joined the research team. We are looking forward to her contributions!
Charlie heading back to Penn
My appointment for Fall 2019 as a Visiting Professor in the Department of Systems Pharmacology and Translational Therapeutics at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania has been approved. I will be hosted by Professors Vladimir Muzykantov and Jake Brenner and very much looking forward to my time there.
Moving On
After six and a half years, Charlie’s term(s) as Graduate Program Director in Chemical & Biochemical Engineering officially came to an end today. During this time, he shepherded the program through a period of experienced unprecedented growth and led several new initiatives including approval of new degree certificates and institution of an annual Graduate Student … Read More