Twelve Brown Biomedical Engineering graduate and undergraduate students and faculty members attended and presented at the 45th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference hosted by Rutgers University in Piscataway, NJ on March 20-22.

Dr. Deanna Stueber started her journey at Brown in 2016 as a Master’s student in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. Eight years later, she will culminate her experience as a Brown graduate student as a PhD commencement speaker later this month. 

Professor Vicki Colvin has spent just over a year serving as the inaugural Institute for Biology, Engineering, and Medicine (I-BEAM) Director. Now, she is onto the next exciting chapter in her career: the Baton Rouge native will return to the south as Louisiana State University’s Edward K. Barton Dean of Engineering.

The Institute for Biology, Engineering, and Medicine (I-BEAM) is excited to announce that Professor David Borton, our current Associate Director, will be assuming the role of Interim Director starting on August 1, 2024.

On May 16, while students across Brown’s campus prepared for their last few finals, our Institute for Biology, Engineering, and Medicine (I-BEAM) community gathered to celebrate the end of an incredible academic year. With about 100 I-BEAM community members in attendance, the day was filled with remarks from Brown leaders, selected students, and external speakers.

As a woman with decades of experience in the science industry, ReNetX’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Erika Smith has been called “bossy” more than a few times. She has started to cut “my apologies” from her emails. And she’s ready to help others learn how to navigate the male-dominated world of STEM Entrepreneurship.

When Julia Henke ’22 arrived in Nepal for her Fulbright, the little things surprised her the most. “The lack of standardization for the height of stairs, even, spotlights right away that the sort of things we take for granted are actually just societal expectations.”

Ramisa emphasized the supportive community she had throughout her PhD journey. “There are several people to thank, and it truly takes a village to create one functional PhD student,” she said.

Cel described their experience in Tripathi’s Lab with lots of love for their labmates. “There’s a lot of support and community there. There was not a lot of judgment. There’s not a lot of competition – just really good people that are very down to earth.”

Visiting Brown, Adriana knew it was the right fit for her PhD journey. “I loved the atmosphere and the friendliness of everyone around me,” she said.

Congratulations, BME Gradua

Josephine spoke fondly of the support and community she found at Brown. Brown stood out because “I really felt that they do support their students. They want you to succeed.”

Last month, Dr. Marissa Gray led “Ask Me Anything: BME Careers,” an informal event and discussion aimed at answering students’ questions about job opportunities in Biomedical Engineering. Targeted at all students – from first-year undergraduates to Ph.D candidates – Gray offered advice and strategies ready for immediate implementation.

Christopher (Chris) Shin, Paul Ogan, Tobias (Toby) Meng-Saccoccio, Albert Wu, Evrim Ozcan, and Venkatsai (Shri) Bellala are a team of seniors in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. They’ve known each other since freshman year. Now, in their BME Capstone, they are working together to alter the future of emergency drug delivery.

When Nazanin (Naz) Ahmadi first came to Brown, she knew she would be working on Physics-Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) with her advisor—Dr. George Karniadakis, Professor of Applied Mathematics and Engineering.

Injy El-Dib is a senior concentrating in Biomedical Engineering on the Pre-medical track and a member of the Shukla Lab.

Last week, the Corporate Outreach Committee of Brown Biomedical Engineering Board (BMEB) sponsored a Roles in Biotech Panel with speakers from mission-oriented biotech start-up, Particles for Humanity (PFH). The event offered students an opportunity to network with career experts and learn about PFH’s innovative work supporting essential health developments in low and middle-income countries.

Join us in welcoming our student hires—Ciara, Jainam, Joseph, Sree, and Tamsin.

Stefan Lütschg Espinosa is a second-year Master’s student in Brown’s Biomedical Engineering Program and a member of Dr. Leigh Hochberg’s Lab.

Brown Engineering Dean receives one of the highest professional honors accorded an engineer.

Dr. Raimondo’s research is broadly focused on the design of targeted drug-delivery vectors and novel RNA-based therapeutics for applications in cancer, immunotherapy, and tissue regeneration.

Brown’s Institute of Biology, Engineering, and Medicine (I-BEAM) is excited to present our Spring Seminar Series on the latest developments and research in Biomedical Engineering.

The prize competition promotes female entrepreneurs in biotech.

Carolina is from Colombia. She moved to the United States in high school. She received her B.E. in Bioengineering Sciences from the University of Delaware in 2021. She worked in Dr. Emily Day’s Lab, mainly focusing on drug delivery and biomaterials. Dr. Day was her undergraduate mentor. Carolina developed her passion for pursuing a Ph.D. while working with Dr. Day.