Congrats to Tim Vu for the ABioM 2023 Graduate Student Research Award!

Tim Vu was awarded the ABioM 2023 Graduate Student Research Award for his contribution to the field of Advanced Biomanufacturing. He will accept the award and present his research at ABioM 2023, which is a division of BMES, in late March. Congrats Tim!!
Congrats to Carina Fedosejevs for the dissertation prize in the Department of Physics at Dortmund University!

Congratulations to our postdoctoral fellow, Carina Fedosejevs, who was awarded the dissertation prize in the Department of Physics at Dortmund University!! The selected awardees have each been graded “with distinction” and make a significant scientific contribution to their respective subject area.
Nina and Lucas Win Undergraduate Awards!

Kamat Lab undergraduate researchers Nina Galvez and Lucas Sant’Anna have been recognized for their research! Both students were awarded the Lyle F. Mockros Outstanding Senior Award for their research and achievements in the Biomedical Engineering department. Congratulations on their well-deserved awards!
Anna, Nora and Andre win Undergraduate Awards!

Kamat Lab undergraduate researchers Anna Davis, Nora Chambers, and Andre Gu have been recognized for their research! Anna Davis was awarded the BME Award for Research in recognition of her outstanding research achievements in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Northwestern. Nora Chambers was awarded the Lyle F. Mockros Outstanding Senior Award in recognition of her […]
Neha receives the 2022 ACS Syn Bio Young Investigator Award!

Neha Kamat has received the 2022 ACS Synthetic Biology Young Innovator Award! She presented an award lecture at the 2022 Synthetic Biology: Engineering, Evolution & Design (SEED) conference in Washington, D.C. Read Neha’s interview with ACS here.
Beth is awarded an NSF Graduate Fellowship!

Beth was awarded the NSF Graduate Fellowship this year. The NSF graduate fellowship recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in science and engineering. It is one of the most prestigious awards at this stage of their career. Congratulations, Beth!
Neha receives the NSF Career Award

Neha Kamat has received a Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the foundation’s most prestigious honor for junior faculty members. Neha’s lab will receive $700,082 over five years from NSF’s Division of Materials Research. The award was highlighted by McCormick Engineering News.
Miranda’s paper is in the Best of Biophysical Journal 2021!

Miranda’s paper “,” is featured in the “Best of Biophysical Journal 2021.” The “Best of” series showcases some of the past year’s most exciting biophysics research and our paper appears as a top ten publication. .
Citlayi and Vivian are awarded fellowships!

Citlayi Villaseñor, who recently completed her first year as a PhD student in Northwestern’s Interdisciplinary Biological Sciences (IBiS) Graduate Program, is a recipient of the Molecular Biophysics Training Program at Northwestern. The Biophysics training program is funded by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health (5T32 GM008382). Vivian […]
Anna Davis is awarded Best Oral Presentation at Northwestern’s URG Research Expo!

Anna Davis was awarded Best Oral Presentation at the Undergraduate Research and Arts Exposition at Northwestern last week! Anna presented her work on vesicle-based sensors for extracellular potassium detection. Great job, Anna!