Brandon Chew (2021 cohort) recently published an interview article he wrote for ASBMB Today

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Brandon Chew (2021 cohort) recently published an interview article he wrote for ASBMB Today sharing the personal journal of Professor Cassandra Hayne, a new professor at the University of Chicago.  Brandon is currently a PhD student at the University of Chicago in Cell and Molecular Biology.  https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people/042523/scientist-channels-personal-experience-into-passio  

Brandon Chew (2021 cohort) recently published an interview article he wrote for ASBMB Today sharing the personal journal of Professor Cassandra Hayne, a new professor at the University of Chicago.  Brandon is currently a PhD student at the University of Chicago in Cell and Molecular Biology. 

https://www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/people/042523/scientist-channels-personal-experience-into-passio  

Shinya Wai (2019 cohort) contributed to the development of a new polymer that adheres a flexible semiconductor to tissue

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University of Chicago PhD student Shinya Wai (2019 cohort) contributed to the development of a new polymer that adheres a flexible semiconductor to tissue, with a potential use to collect date on the electrical activity of the heart. These findings from the Sihong Wang at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering  were highlighted in the U Chicago News.  https://news.uchicago.edu/story/transistor-can-adhere-internal-organs-tape  

University of Chicago PhD student Shinya Wai (2019 cohort) contributed to the development of a new polymer that adheres a flexible semiconductor to tissue, with a potential use to collect date on the electrical activity of the heart. These findings from the Sihong Wang at the Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering  were highlighted in the U Chicago News.  https://news.uchicago.edu/story/transistor-can-adhere-internal-organs-tape  

Shelby Vexler (2019 cohort) got third place in the UCLA Grad Slam for her research

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UCLA PhD student Shelby Vexler (2019 cohort) got third place in the UCLA Grad Slam for her research on  “From Foe to Friend: Viruses that Fight Bacteria”.  Vexler conducts research in Professor Irene Chen’s group in the department of Chemistry & Biochemistry.  https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/chemistry-graduate-student-wins-third-place-in-the-2024-ucla-grad-slam/  

UCLA PhD student Shelby Vexler (2019 cohort) got third place in the UCLA Grad Slam for her research on  “From Foe to Friend: Viruses that Fight Bacteria”.  Vexler conducts research in Professor Irene Chen’s group in the department of Chemistry & Biochemistry. 

https://www.chemistry.ucla.edu/news/chemistry-graduate-student-wins-third-place-in-the-2024-ucla-grad-slam/  

Heather Romero Mercieca (2019 cohort) was celebrated by her undergraduate institution, UC Irvine, in honor of her received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.

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UCLA Bioengineering Graduate Student Heather Romero Mercieca (2019 cohort) was celebrated by her undergraduate institution, UC Irvine, in honor of her received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowshp.  https://engineering.uci.edu/news/2021/4/four-engineering-students-receive-graduate-research-fellowship-program-awards  
 

UCLA Bioengineering Graduate Student Heather Romero Mercieca (2019 cohort) was celebrated by her undergraduate institution, UC Irvine, in honor of her received the NSF Graduate Research Fellowshp.  https://engineering.uci.edu/news/2021/4/four-engineering-students-receive-graduate-research-fellowship-program-awards  
 

Christy Luong (2020 cohort) Partakes in Stanford at The Tech Program

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Christy Luong (2020 Cohort), a graduate student in Chemical and Systems Biology at Stanford took part in the Stanford at The Tech program and posted a really interesting answer to this question: Do both sides of a base pair represent genes?. https://www.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/articles/2023/double-sided-genes/

Christy Luong (2020 Cohort), a graduate student in Chemical and Systems Biology at Stanford took part in the Stanford at The Tech program and posted a really interesting answer to this question: Do both sides of a base pair represent genes?. https://www.thetech.org/ask-a-geneticist/articles/2023/double-sided-genes/

Elaine Nagahara (2022 cohort) Received NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

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Elaine Nagahara (2022 cohort) was celebrated at Johns Hopkins for receiving the NSF GRFP https://hub.jhu.edu/2023/04/25/2023-nsf-graduate-research-fellowships/ and also by the school she is attending starting Fall 2023, Columbia University https://www.bme.columbia.edu/outstanding-bme-students-honored-2023

Elaine Nagahara (2022 cohort) was celebrated at Johns Hopkins for receiving the NSF GRFP https://hub.jhu.edu/2023/04/25/2023-nsf-graduate-research-fellowships/

and also by the school she is attending starting Fall 2023, Columbia University https://www.bme.columbia.edu/outstanding-bme-students-honored-2023

Elise Tahti (2023 cohort) Wins Barry Goldwater Scholarship

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Elise Tahti (2023) Showcased as winner of Barry Goldwater scholarship and shares her plan to be an Amgen Scholar at UCLA.  https://news.wwu.edu/biochemistry-major-elise-tahti-is-westerns-newest-goldwater-scholar

Elise Tahti (2023) Showcased as winner of Barry Goldwater scholarship and shares her plan to be an Amgen Scholar at UCLA.  https://news.wwu.edu/biochemistry-major-elise-tahti-is-westerns-newest-goldwater-scholar

Marcus Moline (2023 cohort) UCSD MADURA Program Fellow

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Marcos Moline (2023):  Showcased at UCSD as a MADURA (Mentorship for Advancing Diversity in Undergraduate Research on Aging) Program Fellow https://maduraprogram.ucsd.edu/about/current-mentees.html

Marcos Moline (2023):  Showcased at UCSD as a MADURA (Mentorship for Advancing Diversity in Undergraduate Research on Aging) Program Fellow https://maduraprogram.ucsd.edu/about/current-mentees.html