We are pleased to welcome Kylie Balotin, a first year graduate student in the BME program!
Grant awarded from the National Science Foundation
We have been notified that our grant entitled "A high throughput platform for the selective generation of neurons from stem cells" has been selected for funding by NSF. This project reflects a budding collaboration with Prof. John Wikswo and will explore the use of a novel liquid handling platform for reproducibly controlling the differentiation of iPSCs to neuronal subtypes. We are grateful for this funding and are looking forward to the work!
New research article published
Emma's paper entitled "Accelerated differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells to blood-brain barrier endothelial cells" has been published in Fluids and Barriers of the CNS. Check it out here: http://rdcu.be/rcrd
Grant awarded from the BrightFocus Foundation
We have been notified that our proposal entitled "High throughput discovery of blood-brain barrier functional components" has been selected for funding by the BrightFocus Foundation, whose primary mission is to fund basic scientific investigations to better understand and find cures for Alzheimer's disease, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma (www.brightfocus.org). We are grateful for this support!
Emma wins an NSF graduate fellowship!
The fellowship will support Emma for the remainder of her graduate career. Way to go!