Bonassar Lab

Congratulations to Dr. @FortinAiyana for defending her thesis: "Intra-articular transport, clearance, and therapeutic strategies for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis." Dr. Fortin will begin as an Ignite Fellow with the @Cornell_CTL this summer! #NSFfunded @CornellBME

Glad to present our group's findings at the 10th World Congress of Biomechanics in Vancouver! #WCB2026 #Biomechanics @CornellEng @CornellBME

Great to see both new and familiar faces at last week's CAMEO retreat! Members of @HSpecialSurgery and @CornellBME connected and collaborated on bringing new ideas from benchtop research to the clinic.

Congratulations to Alikhan Fidai for his paper (DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2026.124998) in @WorldNeurosurg evaluating the safety and feasibility of intradiscal bone marrow aspirate concentrate at the time of lumbar microdiscectomy. @CornellBME @HSpecialSurgery

Congratulations to Julia Bellamy for passing her A-exam and advancing to PhD candidacy! @CornellBME

Proud to share: 12 @CornellBME students named recipients of prestigious @NSF National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships, recognizing outstanding research potential and leadership in STEM. Congratulations to these future innovators! duffield.cornell.edu/12-biomedical-…

Congrats to Hannah and Nathan, who received the @CornellEng OIE award for Summer 2026! Outstanding accomplishments! @CornellBME

@BonassarLab was excited to showcase current biomaterials and tissue engineering research to 2026's New Visions Engineering @TSTboces high school students through hands-on dissections. We're happy to encourage the next generation of engineers! @CornellBME @CornellMSE @CornellEng

The Bonassar Lab is looking for Cornell undergraduate students to work on projects mentored by our graduate students! Projects vary in topic, so please see the posted descriptions on our website. Reach out to Dr. Bonassar (lb244@cornell.edu) to express interest.

Congratulations to undergraduates Alexandra Griffin and Ryan Lyppens for receiving the NSF GRFP award! Outstanding accomplishments, both of you! @CornellBME @CornellEng @NSF

So proud to see the latest @usnews graduate school rankings, where @CornellBME was ranked #9!! It has been an amazing 20+ year journey from the start of a department to a top 10 ranking. Thanks to all of the colleagues and generations of amazing students who made this possible.

Good to see both new and familiar faces at #ORS2026 in Charlotte! Thank you to the conference organizers and presenters for sharing their incredible work. @ORSSociety @CornellBME

#ORS2026 @ORSsociety @CornellBME

Congratulations to Dr. Suzanne Maher, President of @ORSsociety in opening the #ORS2026 meeting. Thanks for your leadership and service! @CornellBME

The Bonassar Lab is excited to share our findings at #ORS2026 in Charlotte! Check out the presentations below to learn about the ongoing research in our lab. @ORSsociety @OrsSpineSection @OrsMeniscus @HSpecialSurgery @CornellBME

Our warmest congratulations to Spencer and Janie Witt, who recently welcomed a newborn into their family! Wishing you all immense happiness and health during this special time. So thrilled for you!

Cornell Engineering has announced its new name, the Duffield College of Engineering, following a generous gift from alumnus David Duffield.🔴⚫️🎉🎉🎉 @Cornell @CornellBME wsj.com/us-news/educat… via @WSJ

More than $520 million in contributions from David A. Duffield ’62, MBA ’64 – including a new pledge of $371.5 million – will establish the Cornell David A. Duffield College of Engineering. His newest pledge is the largest single gift in @Cornell history. news.cornell.edu/stories/2026/0…

Congratulations to Avdhesh Vermani, who defended his thesis on "Articular Cartilage Protection via IGF-I Targeted Fluorescent Silica Nanoparticles." He will next join Jubilant Hollisterstier as a process engineer. We are so proud of you! @CornellBME @CornellMSE @GroupWiesner

Congratulations to @BonassarLab alum Lindsay Browning (@LTBrowning) on winning the Richie Moran Award - what an amazing researcher and athlete! @CornellBME @CornellWHockey #cartilage