Elizabeth Lipke, an assistant professor in Auburn University’s Department of Chemical Engineering, has received a $400,000 grant through the National Science Foundation’s prestigious Faculty Early CAREER Development Program for her research designing engineered cardiac tissue and developing cardiac regeneration techniques.
Category: Research
AU Research Week 1st place awards x3
Congratulations to lab members Alexander Hodge, Petra Kerscher, and Wesley Grove! Alex won first place for his oral presentation in the Graduate Scholars Symposium. Petra won first place for her poster presentation in the Graduate Scholars Symposium. Wes won first place in the Undergraduate Research Forum STEM Oral Presentation competition. 
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/chen/about/spotlight/spotlight-on-research-week-2012.html
Congratulations to Sam and Aaron
Congratulations to lab members Sam Chang and Aaron Seeto on passing their oral defenses this week!
Bianca Awarded NSF Fellowship
Congratulations to Bianca on receiving a National Science Foundation Graduate Fellowship!
Research profile on our work
Our research on differentiation of cardiomyocytes using encapsulation in hydrogel microspheres was recently featured in an AU research profile. Masters student Sam Chang was primarily responsible for the work.
Article about REU Student
Yangzi (Isabel) Tian has been highlighted in a recent NYU Poly-News article about her research in the Lipke laboratory. Isabel was mentored by Dr. Lipke and graduate student Aaron Seeto during the summer of 2011.
Undergraduate National Meeting Poster Presentations
Congratulations to Wesley Grove, Bianca Williams, and Isabel Tian on their poster presentations at the national AIChE and BMES annual meetings this October.
Presentations at AIChE
Congratulations to graduate students Aaron Seeto, Alex Hodge, and Sam Chang on the presentations of their research at the national AIChE Annual Meeting.
Abstract accepted for NHLBI Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine
Alex Hodge will be presenting his research on “Directing Stem Cell-derived Cardiomyocyte Maturation via Nitric Oxide Supplementation” at the NHLBI Symposium on Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine from October 4-5th. Our collaborator Dr. Juming Zhong in the AU College of Veterinary Medicine has also contributed to this project.