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Howard E. Katz, professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and member of the Institute for NanoBioTechnology, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.… Read More
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Unintentional scientific breakthroughs are not entirely uncommon, but the knowledge gathered from serendipitous discoveries brings a certain kind of excitement and inspiration to investigators about their research. Sarah Friedrich, INBT… Read More
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PhD candidates, Anu Kaushik and Alex Trick, won the Dolomite/Lab-on-a-Chip Video Competition at the 2017 International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences (MicroTAS) for their rap parody music video describing their work on droplet microfluidics. The annual video award competition recognizes short videos that are scientifically or educationally focused that are also fun, artistic, or surprising. Read More
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For a young scientist who just finished her PhD in May 2017, Hasini Jayatilaka has achieved goals that takes many researchers an entire career to acquire. During her research, she discovered the mechanisms that causes cancer cells to break away from tumors and spread to other parts of the body, also known as metastasis. She also created a cocktail of drugs that slows and, in some cases, stops cancer from spreading. These discoveries have received international recognition and attracted the attention of many media outlets, organizations, professionals, and audiences. Read More
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Most scientific investigators still in training look forward to the day when that training is complete and they can become independent researchers. Even so, going from working under the supervision… Read More
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Siebel scholarships are prestigious awards that honor about 100 of the top graduate students nationwide in business, bioengineering, computer science, and energy science programs. The recently announced 2018 recipients include… Read More
