Research Team
Research team is a year-long, advanced wet lab research project.
An interdisciplinary team of students work to bridge a gap in knowledge or address an unmet need in fields such as drug delivery, cell and molecular engineering, or regenerative medicine through experimental-focused research. Over the course of a year, students will build and apply skills such as synthesizing new ideas from literature searches, developing experimental protocols, and collecting and analyzing.
Ultimately, the project will culminate in a paper and poster, which will be submitted to competitions and conferences. Ideally, students should have some prior wet lab or research experience coming in.
Research Team presents their year-end project at the BMES Technical Projects Symposium in Spring Quarter.
An interdisciplinary team of students work to bridge a gap in knowledge or address an unmet need in fields such as drug delivery, cell and molecular engineering, or regenerative medicine through experimental-focused research. Over the course of a year, students will build and apply skills such as synthesizing new ideas from literature searches, developing experimental protocols, and collecting and analyzing.
Ultimately, the project will culminate in a paper and poster, which will be submitted to competitions and conferences. Ideally, students should have some prior wet lab or research experience coming in.
Research Team presents their year-end project at the BMES Technical Projects Symposium in Spring Quarter.
2024 - 2025 Projects
Map Gel coatings |
Microplastics |
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We are developing Microporous Annealed Particle (MAP) gels—a new class of microporous hydrogels that mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM)—to create innovative coatings for dental implants that improve bone healing and prevent infection, enhancing patient outcomes.
Team Leads: Katherine Lim & Timmy Liu |
Inspired by the recent increase in microplastic contamination in the environment and in organisms, we are seeking to investigate the effects microplastics have on mammalian cells and come up with a mechanism of microplastic degradation.
Team Leads: Emily Duncan and Fiona Zhang |