March 16, 2005 Three undergraduate researchers in Professor Dan Fletcher’s lab – Menzies Chen, Laleh Jalilian and Marcio von Mulen – have been noticed by the media for their research on a needle-less microjet injector.
Archives for 2005
Distinguished Professorship to Lee
March 2005 Congratulations to Associate Professor Luke Lee! Dr. Lee was awarded the Lester John and Lynne Dewar Lloyd Distinguished Professorship in Bioengineering this month. The Professorship was given to our department five years ago by Jack Lloyd, Chair of the Bioengineering Department’s Industrial Advisory Board. The chair is awarded to a junior faculty member […]
Congratulations Hedi Razavi
March 2005 The Department of Bioengineering congratulates BioE senior Hedi Razavi, selected to receive the 2005 Departmental Citation Award in Bioengineering.
Professor Adam Arkin featured in Lab Notes
February 2005 Smart search technology being developed by Bioengineering Professor Adam Arkin and research partner Professor Marti Hearst is featured in the February 2005 issue of Lab Notes, a publication of the College of Engineering. Hearst and Arkin are working on a software project called BioText, designed to help researchers search online medical journal articles […]
Chancellor’s Professorships to Keaveny and Pruitt
February 2005 Tony Keaveny and Lisa Pruitt, professors of Bioengineering and Mechanical Engineering, have both been awarded the Chancellor’s Professorship. This is a special multi-year award created to fund research and scholarship, and to recognize “distinguished achievement of the highest level in research, teaching and service”. Congratulations!
de Juan wins Hahn Medal
Bioengineering postdoctoral researcher Elena de Juan Pardo was recently honored with the Otto Hahn Medal for outstanding scientific achievement.
Stanley Hall Topped Off at January Event
January 27, 2005 Faculty, staff, students, donors and dignitaries gathered on January 27th to celebrate the “topping off” of the Stanley Biosciences and Bioengineering Facility, future home of the Bioengineering Department. “Topping off” is a tradition in the construction trades, commemorating the successful completion of the 11-story steel superstructure of the building.
Professor Jay Keasling featured in the New York Times
January 2005 Professor Jay Keasling is featured in an article in the New York Times for his work on developing a more affordable cure for malaria, research that is being supported by a recent $43 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Read more in NY Times (free registration required at NYTimes.com)
Professor Kimmen Sjölander featured in Forefront magazine
January 2005 Bioengineering professor Kimmen Sjölander is featured in a four-page interview in the latest issue of Forefront magazine, a publication of the College of Engineering. The article, “Kimmen Sjölander: Computational Artist Extraordinaire”, explores Dr. Sjölander’s stories of life, work and creativity. Read more in Forefront