Author: Beth Barrett Lai

Call for Abstracts – 2021 Symposium

The Center for Multiscale & Translational Mechanobiology at Boston University invites current postdoctoral associates and senior Ph.D. students to submit abstracts for prospective “lightening round” presentations on the topic of feedback control in mechanobiology for our second annual symposium on November 5, 2021. CMTM also invites undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. students and postdoctoral associates to […]

First CMTM Postdoctoral Research Fellow Announced

The Center for Multiscale & Translational Mechanobiology (CMTM) at Boston University is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Marina Uroz as its inaugural Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Dr. Uroz earned her B.S. in Physics and M.S. in Biophysics from the University of Barcelona, after which she entered the doctoral program in Biomedicine at the Institute […]

Congratulations to our SB3C Conference Grant Winner!

CMTM has selected the winner of the our third Conference Grant Program competition! Please join us in congratulating Natalie Celt, a rising senior Bioengineering student at University of California, Berkeley! Natalie submitted to our competition her CV and a compelling personal statement about her undergraduate research experience, and was chosen to win free registration to […]

The CMTM Trainee Summer Kickoff Was a Great Success!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on the COM lawn on June 3rd for our first in-person social gathering as a Center!  The event was a great success, with Center students, postdocs, faculty, and staff coming together to kick off the summer semester and celebrate being able to finally gather together as a community. […]

Conference Grant Program – Applicants Wanted for SB3C 2021!

Apply today for your chance to win FREE REGISTRATION to the 2021 Virtual SB3C Conference! Eligibility: Junior and Senior Undergraduate or first year Master’s students in STEM Underrepresented, disadvantaged, and first-generation college students with limited research experience are encouraged to apply Grant Award: Free registration to the summer SB3C virtual conference June 14 – 18th, […]

Congratulations to our OARSI Conference Grant Winner!

CMTM has selected the winner of the our second Conference Grant Program competition! Please join us in congratulating Gloria Kim, a rising Biomedical Engineering student at Virginia Commonwealth University. Gloria submitted to our competition her CV and a compelling personal statement about her undergraduate research experience, and was chosen to win free registration to the […]

Trainee Spotlight – Rohin Banerji

Our Trainee Spotlight for Friday, April 9th, 2021 is Rohin Banerji.  Rohin is a graduate student working in the Nia Laboratory here in the College of Engineering.  Rohin has been a tremendous asset to the Center for Multiscale & Translational Mechanobiology, helping launch the Trainee Journal Club with Josh Auger and providing JC meetings with […]

Trainee Spotlight – Katie Bunde

Our Trainee Spotlight for Thursday, April 8th, 2021 is Katie Bunde.  Katie is a graduate student working in both the Matrix Mechanotransduction Laboratory and Dimitrije Stamenovic Lab, sharing mentors Michael Smith and Dimitrije Stamenovic in both the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Division of Materials Science & Engineering here at BU.  Katie was also […]

Trainee Spotlight – Andre Gutierrez Marty

Our Trainee Spotlight for Wednesday, April 7th, 2021 is Andre Gutierrez Marty.  Andre is a graduate student working in the Orthopaedic & Developmental Biomechanics Lab in the College of Engineering, who came to us from Carnegie Mellon University’s Biomedical Engineering Department.  His research in biomechanics have made him a valuable asset to our CMTM community, […]

Trainee Spotlight – Breanna O’Reilly

Our Trainee Spotlight for Tuesday, April 6th, 2021 is Breanna O’Reilly.  Bre is a biomedical engineering student working in the Sgro Lab located at the Kilachand Center here at Boston University, and has served as a CMTM mentor to prospective students also interested in attending BU’s College of Engineering for graduate school.  We appreciate her […]