Two lab members win research awards
The research proposals by Blake Oberfeld and Meghan Kupratis were funded by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program for Spring 2016.
Dr. Elise Morgan is one of the most inspiring women in STEM education
Dr. Elise Morgan has been recognized by INSIGHT into Diversity magazine as one of the top 100 inspiring women working in STEM fields in higher education. Congratulations Elise! See the BU today article posted here.
Undergrad lab member, Young Guang accepted as Lutchen Fellow
Congratulations Young for being chosen as one of 10 Lutchen fellows for summer 2015! Young will be continuing his senior project characterizing the mechanical properties of osteoarthritic femoral heads. See the description of the program here.
Lauren Mangano receives NSF GRFP
Lauren Mangano will be spending Fall 2014 in France as a recipient of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship.
Elise Morgan awarded Faculty Service Award
Elise Morgan has been awarded Faculty Service Award in College of Engineering, Boston University.
Elise Morgan wins 2013 AAOS Award
Professor Elise Morgan has been named the 2013 recipient of the Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award. This award is given annually by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. http://www.bu.edu/me/2012/11/20/prof-elise-morgan-receives-the-2013-kappa-delta-young-investigator-award/
Amira Hussein wins ASBMR poster competition
Amira Hussein’s poster presentation “Predictions of Vertebral Strength using QCT and Intra-Vertebral Heterogeneity in Density vs. DXA” won a Presidential Poster Competition award at the recent annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. The award is given to junior investigators based on the “quality of their discussions [with the judges] and […]
Kamil Makhnejia granted funding for UROP
Undergraduate Research Assistant Kamil Makhnejia has been awarded funding for Fall 2012 to continue research in biomechanics.
Amira Hussein’s poster to be judged in the ASBMR Annual Meeting President’s Poster Competition
Ph. D student Amira Hussein has been selected to present research at the prestigious ASBMR Annual Meeting President’s Poster Competition. Amira wil present “Predictions of Vertebral Strength using QCT and Intra-Vertebral Heterogeneity Density vs. DXA”
UROP Funding for Three Undergrads
Congratulations to Megan Sperry, David Berry and Keri Mroszyzck for receiving Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) funding for Fall 2010! We are excited to have them working in the lab.