The CMTM Spring Mini-symposium is this Thursday, May 29nd from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Colloquium Room 101 of the Rajen Kilachand Center for Life Sciences & Engineering (610 Commonwealth Ave, first floor). The theme is Data Analysis in Mechanobiology, and will feature presentations promoting statistical/computational analysis resources available to faculty and trainees on campus, as well […]
CMTM Director Katherine Zhang will be hosting guest speaker Dr. Elana Di Martino from the University of Calgary on Friday, May 30th at 11 a.m. in ENG 245, to present a talk titled “Improving Assessment Tools for Aortic Aneurysms.” Dr. Elena Di Martino is a Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University […]
The Center for Multiscale and Translational Mechanobiology (CMTM) at Boston University is pleased to announce a Special Issue to be published in Tissue Engineering Part A: Research Advances, on cutting-edge research in Mechanobiology in Tissue Engineering. Founded in 2020, CMTM has emerged as a pioneering hub that brings together experts from diverse fields, including engineering, […]
For our last day of spotlights for Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2025, we first spoke with Kevin Levesque. Kevin is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering, and is a member of The Connizzo Lab. His research focuses on investigating the behaviors of the extracellular matrix in tendon explants following an acute tensile […]
We have more Trainee Spotlights for you today for Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week (GSAW)! Up first is Caitlin Colicchio, a Ph.D. candidate studying mechanobiology and aging in soft tissues in The Connizzo Lab. In addition to being an active member of CMTM, Caitlin is also part of the inaugural class of fellows in […]
Happy National Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week ! Today, CMTM is highlighting another two excellent trainees from our center: Joseph Soto and Kostas Kontodimas. Joseph is a graduate student working in The Connizzo Lab who is currently pursuing his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, working on efforts to understand tendon mechanobiology. Kostas is a Ph.D. […]
Join us as we celebrate National Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week from April 7-11 by highlighting some of trainees’ research and personal interests. We will post two new Trainee Spotlights every day for National Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2025, so be sure to check back daily! Our Trainee Spotlights for Tuesday, April […]
April 7th – 11 is National Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week! Join us as we celebrate our graduate students and highlight some of their research and personal interests. We will post two new Trainee Spotlights every day for National Graduate & Professional Student Appreciation Week 2025, so be sure to check back daily! Our […]
You are cordially invited to the 2025 Charles DeLisi Distinguished Lecture Award Event on Thursday, April 3rd, at 4:00 pm in the Photonics Colloquium Room (8 St. Mary’s Street, 9thFloor, Room 906). The Charles DeLisi Award and Lecture recognizes researchers with extraordinary records of well-cited scholarship, senior leaders in industry, and inventors of transformative technologies. […]
Congratulations to CMTM Trainee Emma Stowe on winning the 3-Minute Thesis Competition at the ORS Tendon Section 2025 Annual Meeting! Emma is a Ph.D. student in the Connizzo Lab, and won for her her three minute thesis pitch comparing senescent cells to zombies wreaking havoc on tendon ECM remodeling, titled “The Impact of Cellular Senescence […]