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.
REU Poster Competition
Congratulations to Isabel! She won the poster contest for the REU students. All of the posters and presenters were excellent, making this quite an achievement. Also, thank you to Aaron for his hard work in mentoring Isabel. Nice job both of you!
Vasculata 2011 Presentation
Wen (Aaron) Seeto is presenting a poster on his research “The Effect of Peptide-coupled Hydrogels on the Dynamic Adhesion of Endothelial Progenitor Cells” at Vasculata 2011 in Atlanta this week.
Farewell to Isabel our summer REU student
Yangzi (Isabel) Tian has been working in our lab this summer as part of the “NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Program in Micro/Nano-Structured Materials, Therapeutics, and Devices.” Many thanks to Isabel for a great summer of research. We will miss you!
Society for Biomaterials Poster Presentations
Sam Chang and Alex Hodge will be presenting posters on their research at the Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting on April 13th-16th.
Undergraduate Research Forum
James Morris and Bianca Williams will be presenting their research at the Auburn University Undergraduate Research Forum on April 13th.
Bianca Receives Goldwater Honorable Mention
Congratulations to Bianca Williams on receiving Honorable Mention in the Goldwater Scholarship Competition. Only 50 undergraduates receive this distinction nationwide.
http://www.eng.auburn.edu/programs/chen/about/spotlight/spotlight-bianca-williams.html
