Rafat Lab

We will be posting all future updates at rafatlab.bsky.social !

Humbled and honored to receive the NSEF Forum Award at #AIChE2024. Join me at 9:30 AM in Sapphire Ballroom L (Level 4, Hilton Bayfront) to hear about how I overcame challenges and micro-aggressions to commercialize nanoparticles for cancer detection.

@Eirini_Velliou @aichewic @ChEnected You will be missed! Hope to see you next year!

The Rafat Lab is at #AIChEAnnual . Don't miss our talks and posters! #AICHE2024 #WICisYOU @aichewic @ChEnected

Proud to sponsor these 25 incredible scientists at this year's annual meeting! #AIChE2024 #WICisYOU @ChEnected

A fantastic panel speaking at the Gender Equity in BME Luncheon. Great advice on finding mentors and advocates, building your squad. #bmes2024 @BMESociety @DrSakiyama @TejalADesai @dr_princess @milicaruoft @DrPlattLab @JuleaVlassakis

Day 2 of Cancer Technologies Track with our first Tumor Microenvironment session, with invited speaker @marjanrafat from Vanderbilt BME #BMES2024

Not pictured: fun meeting w/students, meeting with colleagues, the VICC Breast Cancer Research Program meeting, and trying not to get soaked!

We thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Tapasree Sarkar’s visit through the SEC Faculty Travel Award! She shared her exciting work, and we had a few awesome brainstorming sessions. We look forward to working with you in the future! @itsTaps

Need to highlight grad student Shannon Martello's amazing accomplishments. First, she was selected by @RRS_RadRes for the Editors' Award, she co-chaired a session at #RadRes2024, and her first author paper made the cover of Radiation Research!

We learned a lot at the retreat, @BerumenGreg presented a great poster, and his team won Jeopardy!

Congrats to all awardees, including Rafat Lab grad student Shannon Martello!

At the 2024 NSF GRFP Reception @BerumenGreg @bioflowery

VERY late post: we had a great summer with awesome talks from the lab, including @BerumenGreg at the EV GRC, @CandaceGrisham at the National MD-PhD Student Conference, undergrad Preston at the MARC symposium, and REU student Gladys at the VINSE REU poster session!

@Eirini_Velliou @UCLDivofSurgery Congrats!!!

It was a pleasure co-chairing the “Multicellular Models of the Tumor Microenvironemnt” sessions with @Eirini_Velliou. Thanks to all presenters and attendees. Special thanks to @marjanrafat for the fantastic keynote presentation! @TERMISAM @daMovia @HaylieHelms @alisonmcguigan

We are proud of your accomplishments, and we are excited to see what you do next!

Congratulations, Dr. @logan_northcutt !

Excited to announce that I will be defending my dissertation with the work from @RafatLab and @JulieRhoadesLab! If you are interested in attending, please let me know!

Congratulations to Dr. Marija Zanic (@ZanicLab) on her recent promotion to Professor!