Samantha received the 2019 Constance Campbell Research Award for best oral presentation at the 2019 Illinois Symposium on Reproductive Science at Northwestern University for a presentation, “Gelatin-based biomaterials for modeling the endometrium and trophoblast invasion.” Congrats Samantha!
Harley lab BioE grad students receive travel awards
Congrats to Samantha Zambuto and Tori Barnhouse, who both received Graduate College Conference Travel Awards this fall!
Harley lab expands their study of biomaterial-induced macrophage changes
Congrats to Brendan and Bryan Bryson (MIT BE) for receiving a collaborative science supplement to Brendan’s NIH R21 to study macrophage heterogeneity in biomaterials under development for craniofacial bone regeneration. A fantastic chance for our groups to work collaboratively to integrate bioinformatics and biomaterials!
Harley lab receives administrative supplement to study neurodegeneration
Congrats to Brendan and Sara Pedron for receiving a Alzheimer’s-focused administrative supplement to our NIH R01 in the space of biomaterial models of brain cancer. With support from NCI they will be adapting these cultures to create neurodegenerative conditions!
Brendan named Robert W. Schaefer Professor
Congrats to Brendan for being named the Robert W. Schaefer Professor in the Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the University of Illinois.
Harley lab undergraduates receive ISUR fellowships!
Congrats to our undergraduate researchers Morgan Kim, Vincent Cornelius, Diana Slater, Andrey Nosatov, Joshua Scott, and Nathan Petrikas for receiving 2019-2020 Illinois Scholars Undergraduate Research (ISUR) fellowships. This highly competitive program provides research funds for individual projects and is a testament to the great graduate and postdoctoral mentors they have!
Brendan named Next Power Chair Professor at National Tsing Hua University
In May Brendan traveled to Taiwan to spend a week giving lectures and meeting new colleagues as part of him being named the 2019-2020 Next Power Chair Professor in the Dept. of Chemical Engineering at National Tsing Hua University. Great science and many new friends!
Samantha awarded Best Oral Presentation at BIOE Graduate Research Symposium
Samantha Zambuto received the award during the Dept. of Bioengineering Annual Graduate Research Symposium for her presentation, “A Gelatin Hydrogel to Study Endometrial Angiogenesis and Trophoblast Invasion.”
Samantha named Mavis Future Faculty Fellow
Samantha was selected as a Mavis Future Faculty Fellow (MF3) at the University of Illinois for the 2019-2020 academic year. This program is designed to facilitate the training for the next generation of great engineering professors and she is following in the footsteps of previous MF3 alumni from the Harley Lab: Mai, Aidan, and Emily!
Brendan elected as a Fellow of the AIMBE!
Brendan has been elected as a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering. This is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington that focuses on leadership and advocacy in medical and biological engineering. This past weekend he traveled to Washington DC for the induction ceremony at the National Academies of Science building. Congrats!