All CMTM Students and postdocs are invited to join us next week for our Trainees on Tap event on Wednesday, November 19th at the BU Fuller’s Pub from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. Email Beth if you are interested in presenting a three-minute lighting talk about your current project(s)! This could be a good chance to […]
CMTM is pleased to invite you to our sixth annual symposium, Mechanobiology of Aging, on Friday, December 12, 2025. The conference will feature both internal and external faculty speakers and a trainee poster session. Visit our symposium page for more information and to register today!
Please join us in congratulating CMTM founding director and faculty member Dr. Elise Morgan on being appointed the permanent Dean of the College of Engineering here at BU last week. Elise served as the dean ad interim of the College since July of 2023, and was chosen to officially take the reins last week after […]
Please join us next Monday, July 14th at 11:00 a.m. for our guest speaker series with Jennifer L. Young from the Mechanobiology Institute at the National University of Singapore, presenting “Biomaterial design for extracellular matrix mechanobiology.” The seminar will be held on the first floor of the Rajen Kilachand Center for Life Sciences & Engineering (610 Commonwealth Avenue, […]
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. […]