University faculty lead projects to build blood biorepository, investigate viral genome, study human hormones.

The 10 newest members of the Brown University Graduate School’s open education program will customize their Ph.D. studies by seeking a master’s degree in a secondary field.

Cells need oxygen to survive, but during a heart attack, blood flow is restricted and cardiac cells can’t get the oxygen they need to stay alive.

Forty-five degrees awarded at Virtual Degree Conferrals this semester.

Three students defend their PhD theses this semester.

The Presidential Award for Excellence in Teaching recognizes outstanding pedagogical achievement by a Brown University graduate student.

This graduate student award recognizes doctoral and master’s students who have significantly contributed to the sense of community at Brown through service, teaching, research, advising, mentoring and/or interpersonal interactions.

Michelle Adler ‘20 was born in Eindhoven, Netherlands, but grew up in the Bay Area, just south of San Francisco, California. She’s currently a senior studying Biomedical Engineering and Neuroscience, in addition to being a pre-med student. Here at Brown, she’s heavily involved in dance and club ultimate frisbee.

Eighteen students presented their master’s thesis work in Biomedical Engineering this semester.

Six undergraduates will graduate with honors this spring. Five completed their theses in April. Sumaiya Sayeed completed her degree at the end of the fall semester.

Brown School of Engineering seniors Abbie Kohler ’20 and Greg Boudreau-Fine ’20 were named winners of the MedTech track last week at the 2020 Rhode Island Business Competition. Winners were announced Wednesday, May 13 at a virtual awards ceremony.

Peter Damian Richardson, longtime Brown University faculty member who previously served as chairman of the executive committee of the center for biomedical engineering, passed away April 21 at age 84. Richardson taught at Brown for 57 years until his retirement in 2015, ultimately becoming professor emeritus of Engineering and Physiology.

B-Lab is an intensive 8-week venture accelerator program that supports student entrepreneurs developing high-impact ventures.

Fifteen teams of Brown faculty researchers have received a total of $350,000 from the University’s new COVID-19 Research Seed Fund.

Recent graduates Bergstrom ’15 and Brown ’19 also among those chosen for National Science Foundation fellowship.

Marc Powell is currently a 6th year PhD student working in the Borton Neuromotion Lab. Originally from Atlanta, Georgia, he did his undergrad at Georgia Tech in Biomedical Engineering. At Georgia Tech, he worked in a lab that did cell culture-based neuroscience and neuroengineering.

Two years ago, Assistant Professor Vikas Srivastava joined the Brown faculty and had the opportunity to develop a new graduate course, which he named Analytical Modeling for Biomechanical and Biomedical Systems.

In the University’s makerspace, 3D printers and other rapid prototyping equipment are being used to make personal protective equipment and other components that address the specific needs of local health providers.

Each year, the Research Achievement Awards recognize the research and scholarship of both longtime and early-career faculty members from a wide array of academic disciplines.

In the five years that Akram Abbasi was a doctoral student in the chemical engineering program at the University of Rhode Island, her research on nanomaterials for different applications led to published articles in highly-rated professional journals and presentations at national meetings.

Brown Assistant Professor of Engineering Anita Shukla has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award of $550,000 over five years.

Like many Brown students, class of 2013 alumna, Vedika Chawla, describes herself as an A+ type personality from a young age who was always organized and cared about doing well in school - qualities that make for a talented engineer. Vedika graduated from Brown with honors, earning a degree in Biomedical Engineering.

Welcome to the third annual Brown Venture Prize, a friendly competition showcasing Brown’s most advanced ventures.

The Healthy Brown website keeps the community informed about the University’s response to COVID-19 and the health protocols in place at any given time.