The Electrodeposition Pen (RET)
Mentors Project Description This summer internship project will design, build, and test a handheld electrodeposition “pen” capable of writing micro-to-millimeter scale metallic and polymeric traces as simple patterns directly onto conductive substrates such as metal foils and surfaces. The writing is done through electrochemical deposition from an electrolytic solution, the “ink”, while the pen and […]
Signal Processing and Deep Learning Frameworks for Spatiotemporal Analysis of In-Vivo Neural Activity
Mentors Project Description This project focuses on developing advanced signal processing and machine learning algorithms for a newly developed computational miniature mesoscope that enables cortex-wide neural activity imaging in freely behaving mice. The system captures rich, multi-scale data spanning single-neuron calcium dynamics as well as resting-state vascular and hemodynamic signals. The student will work on […]
Modifying Nanocarriers to Modulate Release From Hydrogel
Mentors Project Description A major shortcoming of current vaccines is the lack of potency that results in waning protection and the need for additional boosters. One strategy to increase the potency of vaccines is using a hydrogel depot to prolong the release of vaccine components and encourage immune cell recruitment. While nanoparticles can be employed […]
Microbial Devices (RET)
Mentors Project Description Our research group (el Microbial Integration Group) at Boston University develops microbial devices: systems that integrate engineered microorganisms with materials, microfluidics, and electronic or mechanical components to sense, compute, and respond to real-world environments. Our work spans applications in human health, environmental monitoring, and biomanufacturing, with an emphasis on making living systems […]
Dwight Paniagua
Dwight is from Rhode Island, where he majors in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Rhode Island, following a high school interest in coding. This summer served as his first research experience beyond the classroom, and he now aims to pursue a graduate degree after receiving his Bachelor’s. Real-Time Integrated ORBGRAND-Based Transceiver […]
Generation, transmission and manipulation of optical Skyrmions
Mentors Project Description In various areas of physics, Skyrmions are topological particles that display exceptional stability to perturbations. An optical means of generating them allows the lab-scale study of topological phenomena. Moreover, optical Skyrmions can interact with the spin-texture of materials to yield new forms for memories that could be beneficial for computing applications since […]
Targeted Therapeutic Delivery through Modified Nanocarriers
Mentors Project Description The ability to programmably deliver immunotherapies is an emerging area of vaccine design as it enables us to manipulate molecules that stimulate the immune system (e.g. proteins, DNA) to make more potent responses. Although nanocarriers used in drug delivery research stabilize the immunogenic molecules they encapsulate and allow for their controlled release, […]
Characterizing Relaxin-2 as a Therapeutic Candidate for Fibrosis
Mentors Project Description Biomaterials are essential tools in biomedical research, providing physiologically relevant environments that support the study of disease mechanisms and the evaluation of therapeutic candidates including relaxin-2 in fibrotic conditions. Using the endogenous hormone relaxin-2, this project will evaluate its therapeutic potential for reducing fibrotic tissue within a uterus-mimicking environment. Throughout this project, […]
Developing Anchoring Methods to Generate and Mature 3D-Engineered Tissues
Mentors Project Description The field of tissue engineering commonly employs post-like 3D mechanical boundaries as a useful way to give cues to the cells for compacting and remodeling the extracellular matrix. These boundaries and anchoring play a key role since they define the shape of the tissue and report forces tissues generate through their deformations. […]
Real-Time Integrated ORBGRAND-Based Transceiver (RIOT)
Mentors Project Description With the rapid advancements in high-speed computing and digital signal processing for the Internet of Things (IoT), the volume of data transmitted and received across multiple devices has increased exponentially. However, received data is often susceptible to corruption due to noise, necessitating the use of efficient decoding techniques to mitigate its effects […]