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Congrats to UG Srestha Chattopadhyay for earning 1 of 4 Goldwater Scholarships awarded to Ohio State students this year! Chattopadhyay conducts research in cancer immunotherapy under the supervision of Prof. Elaine Mardis at Nationwide Children’s More: go.osu.edu/DH23

The College of Engineering recently featured standout BME graduate Anna Le in a new story Under the mentorship of Sara McBride-Gagyi Le's work has already led to a presentation at a BMES Annual Meeting and resulted in two first-author manuscripts More: go.osu.edu/DHws

Congrats to Prof Daniel Conway who received a five-year competitive renewal of his @NIH R35 research grant The $2.3M award will allow Conway to continue researching how cellular & tissue level forces regulate fundamental cellular processes including epithelial tissue development

We're excited to welcome Robin Queen, PhD as our new Dept Chair! She brings a strong record of research, thoughtful leadership & longstanding service to the field and Virginia Tech Her vision, strategy & collegial approach will serve the department well in the years ahead

Our students showed their innovation and solutions to real-world problems at the Engineering Design Showcase earlier this week! Learn more about their projects: go.osu.edu/DHep

Earlier this week BME hosted its annual Award Ceremony and Picnic. Thank you to everyone who showed up to celebrate with us, and congratulations to our award winners! Full list of winners and photos from the events: go.osu.edu/DHaE

Congrats to Associate Prof. Matthew Reilly, named a fellow in the prestigious Mare Balticum Fellowship Program The award supports his sabbatical at the University of Rostock in Germany during the autumn 2026 semester More: go.osu.edu/DHGR

Congrats to Rachel Childers, Aleks Skardal, and to the interdisciplinary team including Matthew Reilly, Daniel Gallego Perez, Natalia Higuita-Castro, and Katelyn Swindle Reilly for winning awards at the College of Engineering’s Distinguished Faculty Awards last night!

Dept Chair, Samir Ghadiali, Associate Chair, Katelyn Swindle-Reilly & OSU Biomedical Informatics Prof. Qin Ma, joined fellow AIMBE Fellows on Capitol Hill to advocate for biomedical research during the conference’s Capitol Hill Day, including a meeting with Ohio Rep. Joyce Beatty

Yi Zhao, professor of biomedical engineering, received a $10K Undergraduate Research Access Innovation Seed Grant from Ohio State to expand undergraduate biomechanics research using an affordable, portable, AI-driven gait and motion-tracking system More: go.osu.edu/DHEa

Professor Jun Liu and her team are developing a patented ultrasound elastography technique to improve diagnosis and management of eye diseases like keratoconus. BME and Optometry students are helping bring this innovation from the lab to the clinic More: go.osu.edu/DG73

Join us for our next Seminar Series presentation by Kimberly Stroka, PhD, Associate Professor and Director of Undergrad. Studies in the Fischell Department of Bioengineering at University of Maryland. More: go.osu.edu/DCcV 🗓️4.20 🕑10:30-11:30 📍Fontana Labs 2020 / Zoom

Congrats to Associate Prof. and Associate Chair for BME, Katelyn Swindle-Reilly and BME Associate Prof. of Practice, Rachel Childers for being inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) College of Fellows! more: go.osu.edu/DGzc

Congrats to Peter A. Jansen for being named the Outstanding Leader in Ohio State's Shared Values Honorable Mention by the College of Engineering's Office of Grad Education last week! Jansen was nominated by Associate Professor and Associate Chair for BME, Katelyn Swindle-Reilly

DHLRI’s Daniel Gallego‑Perez, @OhioStateMed interim dean Amy Moore and team are helping reshape what’s possible for patients with severe nerve injuries. @OSUWexMed @OhioStateBME @dgpnanomedlab insideprecisionmedicine.com/topics/transla…

with a genuinely positive, team-oriented presence in the lab. She is thoughtful, highly capable, and remarkably humble… always approachable and willing to support others, making her an outstanding representative of our graduate community."

On the final day of graduate student appreciation week we are featuring 2 students! Next up is Faeze Chaharsoughiamin who was nominated by BME Professor Daniel Gallego-Perez: "I nominated Faeze because she consistently combines exceptional work ethic and intellectual rigor...

research maturity that far exceed expectations for a student at this early stage of training. He has demonstrated an impressive ability to integrate modeling, microfabrication, and biological application, while effectively collaborating across disciplines and research groups.

On the final day of graduate student appreciation week we are featuring 2 students! Peicheng Wu was nominated by BME Professor Lin Du: Peicheng joined my laboratory in August 2024 and has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance, technical excellence, and...

of her collaborative nature (see her long list of collaborators across the US; several of whom she works with weekly), her stellar performance (a first author paper as well as multiple awards for presentations at conferences), and for her ability to maintain a work/life balance"

On Day 4 of Grad Student Appreciation Week we’re shining the spotlight on another one of our exceptional grad students, Manami Fujii who was nominated for this series by her PI, Dan Merfeld, a professor of Otolaryngology in the College of Medicine: "I nominated Manami because...