Ann Steele’s Thesis Defense

Ann successfully finished her thesis defense through online final exam. Her thesis title is “Finite Element Mechanics Analysis of Growth and Invasion of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.” She will start her new research fellow position at GE Research Laboratory.  

High throughput histology of spheroids and organoids

Please note Purdue news release regarding our new platform to transfer spheroids & organoids from multi-well plates to a single histology cassette. This idea was initially developed by a contract from NCI and is recently funded by the Purdue Research Foundation for commercialization. We are developing this new collapsable basket array using 3D printing and …

Our Alumnus, Dr. Ozcelikkale, received his first research grant.

Dr. Ozcelikkale, who starts his faculty appointment at METU Mechanical Engineering, receives a prestigious grant from TUBITAK (Turkish NSF) to establish his lab and begin a project on cancer immunotherapy modeling on a microfluidic platform. It is called TUBITAK 2232: International Fellowship for Outstanding Researchers. This is currently the biggest grant given to an individual researcher …

Quantitative Measurement of Pain

Note this news release.  An US patent is filed based on Yingnan’s research to quantitatively measure pain induced by subcutaneous injection of biologics drug.

Hye-ran is invited to The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop

Hye-ran is invited to Asian Deans’ Forum 2019 – The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop. She is one of the few finalists selected among more than 300 applicants across the globe. This workshop, organized by Asia’s top engineering schools, aims to bring together young female professionals in engineering disciplines interested in exploring and advancing their careers in …

Stephanie Venis’ MS Defense

Stephanie successfully completed her MSME defense. DEVELOPMENT OF A MICROFLUIDIC MODEL OF A PANCREATIC ACINUS Abstract Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) continues to have a dismally low survival rate due to late diagnosis and poor treatment options. Therefore, there is a need to understand the early stages and progression of the disease. PDAC is known to …