Dr. Lipke took five summer researchers to Hannover, Germany to perform research in the Leibniz Laboratories for Biotechnology and Artificial Organs (LEBAO). Students had the opportunity to work in research labs, including labs from Dr. Robert Zweigerdt, Dr. Ina Gruh, Dr. Ruth Olmer, Dr. Nico Lachmann, and Dr. Stefan Kalies. This program provided students with the opportunity to conduct research at the interface of clinical application and biomanufacturing, advancing their knowledge of German culture, and becoming aware of scientific education and carrier opportunities in regenerative medicine on a trans-institutional and trans-Atlantic level. Students arrived in Germany at the end of May 2023, and returned to the US at the end of July 2023.
This collaborative initiative was made possible by competitive International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) grant funding acquired from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) and is focused on process development for cell and tissue manufacturing.
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Alt Text: From left to right, Jada Neal, undergraduate student at Auburn Univeristy (AU), Jasmine Brown, undergraduate student at Georgia Tech, Fawaz , graduate student at MHH LEBAO, Justin Harvell, graduate student at AU, Dr. Elizabeth Lipke, faculty at AU, Stephen Wheat, undergraduate student at Louisiana State Univeristy, Shifaa Abdin, graduate student at MHH NIFE, Liam Wilson, graduate student at MHH LEBAO, Rajesh Vivekanandan, graduate student at MHH LEBAO, Dr. Robert Zweigerdt, head of research group at MHH LEBAO, Aileen Schmidt, graduate student at MHH LEBAO, Dr. Ruth Olmer, head of research group at MHH LEBAO, Carlos Bautista, graduate student at MHH LEBAO, Ellie Hall, undergraduate student at Mississippi State, and Mirela Wilkening, an assistant at MHH LEBAO. The group are standing in front of a gray and red building sign in Hannover, Germany.