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!

✨ Congratulations to Lauren Porter, graduate student in the Oakes Lab, on her latest publication! Her paper, “Interventions and platforms that direct lymphangiogenesis to restore physiological homeostasis and enhance immunoregulation,” was published in *npj Regenerative Medicine (May 2026). Read publication here: nature.com/articles/s4153… #RegenerativeMedicine #Immunology #GradStudentSuccess

Cody Helm & Fabrizo Sergi are excited to announce a recent publication titled "Intensity-Dependent Inhibition of Single Pulse TMS on Stretch-Evoked Long-Latency Responses in the Flexor Carpi Radialis" in the European Journal of Neuroscience. In this work, we aimed to determine the effect of TMS intensity on its capability to inhibit the long-latency response in a forearm flexor muscle. Twelve healthy participants completed a protocol combining surface EMG, single pulse TMS, and wrist extension perturbations to study the effect of TMS intensity on the long-latency response amplitude. We tested two TMS intensities of subthreshold (90%) and suprathreshold (130%) of the active motor threshold applied prior to the start of a wrist perturbation. We found that suprathreshold TMS trials achieved LLR inhibition, while subthreshold trials did not result in LLR-specific inhibition. This work establishes a clear distinction between the effect of subthreshold and suprathreshold TMS on the LLR inhibition via the cortical silent period and informs the design of future studies that aim to achieve cortical inhibition of long-latency responses. Find the full publication here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

We’re proud to share that undergraduate student Bethany Watkins from the Oakes Lab has been awarded a Summer REU from the Delaware INBRE program! 👏 A fantastic opportunity to advance her research journey. #INBRE #FutureScientists

🎉 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.