Biomedical Engineering @ UDEL

We’re excited to announce the launch of the new Biomedical Engineering page at the University of Delaware! As part of our efforts to better serve our students, alumni, and partners, we’ll be transitioning from this group page to our new official public page. 👉 Please follow us here: lnkd.in/e4ntzfdH We look forward to sharing updates, research highlights, and opportunities with you!

🎉 Celebrating Excellence! 🎉 Please join us in congratulating Sabrina Vander Wiele on receiving the University of Delaware Graduate Scholar Award! 👏🎓

Please join UD BME in congratulating Alyson Schwartz on receiving the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship! 🌟👏 This highly competitive award recognizes outstanding graduate students who demonstrate exceptional potential for significant research achievements in science and engineering. Alyson’s hard work, dedication, and passion for innovation have truly paid off, and this honor is well deserved. Wishing you continued success as you take this exciting next step in your academic and research journey—we can’t wait to see all that you accomplish!

🎓 Big news from the Blue Hens! UD proudly celebrates undergraduate alumni Dr. Ariel Hannum (Ph.D., Bioengineering, Stanford) and Dr. Rebecca Clements (Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Northwestern) on successfully defending their dissertations! Their achievements reflect excellence, dedication, and the power of a UD foundation. 👏

Congratulations to Dr. George Kramarenko, who defended his thesis on Friday to become the 11th Ph.D. graduate of @TheDayLab!

Excited to share that Aratrika Ghosh presented at the Delaware Center for Musculoskeletal Research Symposium and the Statewide Research Symposium, sponsored by Delaware INBRE and Delaware EPSCoR! This work was completed in collaboration with PhD student Afsara Tasnim in the Corbin Lab. 👏 #Research #Delaware #STEM

📢 New IEEE Journal Publication! “Effects of Belt Accelerations During Push-Off on Propulsion Mechanics in Individuals Post-Stroke,” led by Hannah Cohen, explores a novel approach to post-stroke walking rehabilitation. This collaborative study between Biomedical Engineering and Physical Therapy at the University of Delaware investigates belt accelerations on a split-belt treadmill in 34 individuals post-stroke to challenge propulsion and restore effective walking biomechanics.t 🔗 Read the full article: ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11442…

Shoutout to the Biomedical Engineering at the University of Delaware & Mechanical Engineering senior design team I advised that just presented at the American Society of Biomechanics East Coast Regional conference held at University of Delaware! 🦵🏼In collaboration with Dan Watson at Delaware Athletics and sponsored by UD Institute for Engineering Driven Health, the team developed an assistive device for calf and Achilles injuries to help offload the healing tissue during the return to play recovery timeline. 💡 The team even has a provisional patent!

🏆 Congratulations to Sobia Anam on being awarded the University of Delaware’s Doctoral Fellowship for Excellence! This highly competitive honor recognizes exceptional research, academic achievement, and leadership. Her work focuses on computational modeling of drug distribution and viral dynamics within lymph nodes. @sobi_anam

Exciting news! Dr. Sarah Rooney was recently inducted as a Fellow of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) “for outstanding contributions to biomedical engineering education through innovative leadership, inclusive community building, and transformative professional society service.” AIMBE Fellows represent the top 2% of medical and biological engineers.

Proud moment for the Gleghorn Lab! Congrats to Katherine Nelson (Gleghorn Lab) for presenting her talk on Reproductive Investigation at the 73rd Annual Scientific Meeting, held March 24–28, 2026 in Puerto Rico! 🌴🔬 #ReproductiveResearch #ScientificMeeting

Gleghorn Lab hosted Andreea Monica Marin for hands-on experience with our modular organ-on-chip model at the University of Delaware. One of the amazing scientists we have the opportunity to collaborate with. It is exciting to translate this technology to other labs. Watch for some exciting work from Monica and Sarah Lebeer as they unlock new discoveries with these human vagina-on-a-chip models! Pictured with BME Graduate student, Filipa Ribeiro.

Congratulations to Bahar Bahramimeimandi, Margaux Miller (Deputy), and Michael Donzanti of the Gleghorn Lab for presenting at the ACS Spring Conference in Atlanta (March 22–26). Fantastic work representing our team! 🎉

Congratulations to Katherine Nelson and colleagues on this significant contribution to translational and reproductive health research. We’re excited to share a newly published paper in Science Advances. “A microphysiologic human cervical model recapitulates microbial, immune, and pathogenic properties of sexually transmitted infections.” publication in Science Advances. @_KMNelson science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Julie Karand Honored with Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Please join us in congratulating Dr. Julie Karand, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering, on receiving the College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching! Her dedication to global engineering and accessible design enriches our curriculum and empowers our students every day. @UDengineering #UDel #BiomedicalEngineering #TeachingExcellence #AccessibleDesign