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March

Amanda Pentecost Is Awarded a 2016 Whitaker International Fellowship To Conduct Research in Korea

March 29, 2016

Amanda Pentecost, dual PhD candidate in MSE and MS in BIOMED (Advisors: Y. Gogotsi and K. Spiller), was awarded a 2016 Whitaker International Fellowship to conduct research with Dr. Kwangmeyung Kim in the Center for Theragnosis at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) in Seoul, South Korea. Amanda's dissertation research focuses on using theranostic nanoparticles to increase the effectiveness of a common anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone, in preventing fibrous capsule formation and isolation of an implanted biomaterial.
Hassaan Pasha Sheikh and Nohra Murad Are Named to the Provost's Inaugural Dragon'24 Student Advisory Group

March 24, 2016

Hassaan Pasha Sheikh, BS student in BIOMED, and Nohra Murad, BS/MS student in BIOMED (Advisor: A. Throckmorton), were named to the Provost's inaugural Dragon'24 Student Advisory Group. The group consists of 24 student leaders representing the best and brightest from the diversity of programs, backgrounds, and cultures present at Drexel, with the goal of developing an initial charter and devising a specific set of activities for the first two years of the group.
Dhairya Pujara, Michael Gormley, and Dalia El-Sherif Are Named to the 2016 Drexel '40 Under 40'

March 14, 2016

Dhairya Pujara, MS Biomedical Engineering ’12 and founder CEO at Ycenter; Michael Gormley, PhD Biomedical Engineering ’08 and principal scientist at Janssen Research and Development; and Dalia El-Sherif, PhD Biomedical Science ’03 and founder, Daylan Consulting Group, were all named to the 2016 Drexel '40 under 40', the annual compendium of Drexel’s most innovative, impressive and inspiring young alumni.
Drs. Lin Han, Uri Hershberg, Hualou Liang, Adrian Shieh, Wan Shih, Yinghui Zhong, and Colleagues Are 2016 CURE Program Grant Awardees

March 01, 2016

The following faculty in BIOMED are 2016 Commonwealth Universal Research Enhancement (CURE) Program grant awardees:

March

Amanda Pentecost Is Awarded a 2016 Whitaker International Fellowship To Conduct Research in Korea

Hassaan Pasha Sheikh and Nohra Murad Are Named to the Provost's Inaugural Dragon'24 Student Advisory Group

Dhairya Pujara, Michael Gormley, and Dalia El-Sherif Are Named to the 2016 Drexel '40 Under 40'

Drs. Lin Han, Uri Hershberg, Hualou Liang, Adrian Shieh, Wan Shih, Yinghui Zhong, and Colleagues Are 2016 CURE Program Grant Awardees