Undertaking independent research is a hope for all students. Now students at the INBT will be able to do this with the help of the Provost’s Undergraduate Research Award (PURA). Provost Joseph Cooper (1991-1995) established the PURA program in 1993 with a generous endowment by the Hodson Trust.  The award allows students to work on an independent project over the academic year, with the assistance of a JHU mentor, to conceive, design, and execute the project. This encourages students to be creative and put their knowledge and skill into practice.

The INBT undergraduate recipients include:

Bruce Enzmann for his project, “Design of a Face Mask Filter to Combat the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic and Other Droplet and Airborne Diseases.” Enzmann is mentored by INBT associate director and materials science professor Hai-Quan Mao.

Michael Lan for his project,”Reinnervation and Design of a Face Mask Filter to Combat the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic.” Lan’ is mentored by INBT associate director and materials science professor Hai-Quan Mao.

Joanna Maressa for her project, “3D tissue-engineered Model of the Blood-brain Barrier During Metastatic Cancer.” Maressa is mentored by INBT core faculty member and materials science professor Peter Searson and recent biomedical PhD graduate Raleigh Linville.

Melanie Alfonzo Horowitz for her project, “Assessing Interaction Stabilities Between EGFR Dimers.” Horowitz is mentored by INBT core faculty member and materials science professor Kalina Hristova.

The full list of PURA award recipients for the academic year can be viewed here and the summer 2021 list can be viewed here. See the announcement on the Hub.