Ryan O’Boyle, a senior Biomedical Engineering undergraduate, shared the 1st place prize for best poster by an undergrad at the Northeast Regional IDeA Conference in August. He received a certificate and a gift card for $500 for his poster titled “Effect of cell culture substratum anisotropy on vascular smooth muscle cell phenotype”. Ryan performed his research in Robert Akins’ lab at the Nemours – Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children.
- Two-way learning in the labUD partners with med tech sales representatives to give students hands-on experience and foster mutual growth.
- Targeting immune dysfunction in neurological diseasesUD researchers review immunology and engineered tools for diagnosis and treatment of diseases that damage the brain
- Innovating in motionUD’s Big Ideas Challenge advances novel approach to help people with Achilles tendinopathy keep moving.
- Engineering for ImpactBiomedical engineering graduate student Mikayla Jackson received 2025 Laird Fellowship.
- Get ready for GivingTuesday!Join the UD community in supporting your favorite causes and projects during the global giving day.
