Congratulations to two CMTM Trainees for each winning the coveted NIH F30 Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral NRSA for MD/PhD students! This is an extremely competitive graduate student fellowship, and we couldn’t be prouder of our trainees. Anthony Spinella is an integral member of the Varelas Lab on the BU Medical Campus, and his project […]
Boston University chemist and biomedical engineer Mark Grinstaff, has won the Royal Society of Chemistry’s Centenary Prize in “recognition of brilliance in research and innovation.” A world-renowned researcher and inventor, Grinstaff is the University’s inaugural Distinguished Professor of Translational Research, and is an active member of CMTM.
Join us in giving a warm congratulations to our faculty member Dr. John T. Ngo on being recently promoted to Associate Professor with tenure!! Dr. Ngo is part of the Biomedical Engineering department here in the College of Engineering at BU, and is affiliated with not only CMTM but also with the Biological Design Center […]
Our final trainee spotlight of the week is on Hana Kalčo, a member of the Connizzo Lab under PI Dr. Brianne Connizzo. The research of the Connizzo Lab takes a novel approach to understanding soft tissue aging by identifying age-related changes in: cells, the surrounding extracellular matrix (ECM); and tissue mechanical function; the ability of […]
For Thursday, April 6th we are putting the spotlight on Gabby Grifno, a member of the Nia Lab under PI Dr. Hadi Nia. The Nia Lab lab conducts research at the interface of physical sciences and molecular biology in both whole functional lungs and in vitro models of cancer, with a focus on links between […]
Our trainee spotlight for Wednesday, April 5th is Anthony Spinella, who is in the MD PhD program in the BUSM Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology under PI Dr. Bob Varelas. The Varelas Lab uses molecular and genetic approaches to understand how cell polarity and mechanical cues direct the activity of the transcriptional effectors YAP […]
Our next trainee spotlight for Graduate & Professional Appreciation Week 2023 is Ria Rao, who works in the Human Adaptation Lab under PI Dr. Cara Lewis in the Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. The Human Adaptation Lab is dedicated to furthering the understanding of motor adaptation and developing interventions to reduce hip pain. […]
Happy Graduate & Professional Appreciation Week 2023!!! To kick off the week, our first trainee spotlight on is Anthony Aggouras, a graduate student in the Connizzo Lab under PI Brianne Connizzo in the Biomedical Engineering Department in the College of Engineering. The Connizzo Lab takes a novel approach to understanding soft tissue aging by identifying age-related […]
Please join us for our first Trainee Journal Club meeting of 2023 on Wednesday, March 29th in the new CMTM space! Trainee presenters Matt Lim and Matt Simkulet will lead a discussion on a recent mechanobiology paper (TBD) along with pizza and drinks. Don’t miss out! This event is from 4:30 pm – 6 pm […]
We have lots of exciting updates to share about the Center as we close out the winter season. Visit our newsletter page to view the CMTM Winter 2022-23 Newsletter.