The Abrams Scholars for the 2023-2024 cohort have been selected. BME is delighted to announce that this year’s scholars will be granted a mentored research fellowship sponsored by the NC State College of Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates Program.
Abrams Scholars are driven, research-focused undergraduate students who are afforded the opportunity to engage in hands-on, mentored research projects throughout the academic year. Mentorship within the program enables students to showcase their work at academic conferences and collaborate on journal publications.
The Joint Department is excited to present this academic year’s extensive list of Abrams Scholars:
| Abel Abraham |
Dr. William Polacheck (BME) |
The role of viscous drag in directing vascular morphogenesis |
| David Barr |
Dr. Virginie Papadopoulou (BME) |
Evaluation of real-time automated bubble detection in echocardiography |
| Annmarie Bedsaul |
Dr. Donald Freytes (BME) |
Investigating cytocompatibility of inhalable vocal fold ECM in the treatment of vocal fold injury |
| Novietta De Britto |
Dr. Alon Greenbaum (BME) |
Customizing fluid simulation software to forecast drug distribution in the porcine inner ear |
| Hannon Brown |
Dr. Brian Diekman (BME) |
Activation of sirtuin 6 to mitigate damage and cellular senescence |
| Matthew Bunn |
Dr. Lianne Cartee (BME) |
Improving measurements of tactile sensory perception |
| Alexia Cash |
Dr. Mike Sano (Molecular Biomedical Sciences) |
The optimization of CRISPR-Cas 9 delivery using electroporation |
| Henry Chen |
Dr. Amay Bandodkar (ECE) |
Electro-therapy bandages for rapid wound closure |
| Kaiwen Chen |
Dr. Joseph Burclaff (BME) |
Defining transcriptional mechanisms regulating cell cycle in human intestinal stem cells |
| Lily Denney |
Dr. Thomas Egan (Surgery) & Dr. Marie Muller (MAE) |
Using ultrasound multiple scattering in the lung to assess lung disease and locate pulmonary nodules |
| Hasan Dheyaa |
Dr. Helen Huang |
Development of a low cost system for real time gait phase estimation |
| Michelle Dixit |
Dr. Jospeh Burclaff & Dr. Scott Magness (BME) |
Exploring transcriptional control of metabolism in intestinal stem cells to inform tissue engineering |
| Samuel Duncan |
Dr. Helen Huang (BME) |
Towards enhancing mediolateral gait and balance through robotic hip exoskeleton assistance |
| Brooke Dunkley |
Dr. Jacque Cole (BME) |
Effect of brachial plexus birth injury on bone metabolism and muscle composition |
| Sreenidhi Elayaperumal |
Dr. Brian Kuhlman (Biochemistry & Biophysics) |
ANGPTL3 inhibitor design with RFDiffusion |
| Joshua Farrelly |
Dr. Jacque Cole (BME) |
Effect of brachial plexus birth injury on bone metabolism and muscle composition |
| Sofie Finkelstein |
Dr. Matt Fisher (BME) |
Assessment of novel ACL injury therapeutic with synthetic platelets in-vitro |
| Caroline Fox |
Dr. Ashley Brown (BME) |
Comparing the cellular response of human myometrial smooth muscle cells on fibrin-based and pNIPAM-based scaffolds |
| Carter Gamble |
Dr. Jacque Cole (BME) |
Development of a bone-on-chip platform to examine effects of post-stroke inflammation on bone-vascular interactions |
| Danica Grant |
Dr. Virginie Papadopoulou (BME) & Dr. Frauke Tillmans (Divers Alert Network) |
Assessment of cardiac output and its relation to decompression bubbles in recreational divers |
| Mason Hon |
Dr. Ashley Brown (BME) |
Fibrin based nanoparticle hydrogels to promote wound healing |
| Claire Howes |
Dr. Jacque Cole (BME) |
Effect of brachial plexus birth injury on bone microstructure |
| Brian Hua |
Dr. Jacque Cole (BME) |
Effect of brachial plexus birth injury on rotator cuff muscle architecture |
| Sreya Kanamurlapudi |
Dr. Ke Huang (Molecular Biomedical Sciences) |
Investigate the role of specific genes in cardiomyocyte proliferation with a knockout mouse model of MI |
| Marina Kapitanov |
Dr. Frauke Tillmans (Divers Alert Network) |
Salivary analyte analysis for correlation with decompression stress |
| Elizabeth Keeley |
Dr. Matthew Fisher (BME) |
Biochemical and histological investigation of menisci after an ACL injury |
| Emma Kennedy |
Dr. Ola Harrysson (ISE) |
Adjustable socket prosthetic |
| Alex Knight |
Dr. Derek Kamper (BME) |
Using EEG to train motor planning |
| Robert Kobrin |
Dr. David Zaharoff (BME) |
Development of a chitosan-glycerol hydrogel for intratumoral immunotherapy |
| Ashley Kong |
Dr. Donald Freytes (BME) |
Characterizing uterine derived ECM hydrogels from healthy and fibrotic animals |
| Noah Lambert |
Dr. Wubin Bai (Applied Physical Sciences) |
A novel, MXene-based biotransistor for improved soft bioelectronics |
| Sophia Lazo |
Dr. Nitin Sharma (BME) |
Multi electrode arrays for stimulation of ankle |
| Maria McAdam |
Dr. Jinwook Kim (BME) |
Development of a sonothrombolysis test setup with coaxial cavitation detection for microbubble-enhanced sonothrombolysis in vitro |
| Bryce Menichella |
Dr. Jinwook Kim (BME) |
Development of a multi-element conformal array transducer using 3D-printed components for transcranial ultrasound therapies |
| Ashlesha Mirajkar |
Dr. Nitin Sharma (BME) |
Ultrasound-based neuromodulation of the spinal cord |
| Rachel Morris |
Dr. Matt Fisher (BME) |
Biochemical and histological investigation of menisci after an ACL injury |
| Abigail Mulry |
Dr. David Zaharoff (BME) |
Immune activating properties of ablated tumor cells |
| Avery Murray |
Dr. Helen Huang (BME) |
Development of a visual feedback rehabilitation system for enhancing mediolateral balance |
| Aimee Pack |
Dr. Koji Sode (BME) |
Engineering of the direct election transfer (DET) ability of enzymes with iron-sulfur cluster |
| Avanti Panajkar |
Dr. Nitin Sharma (BME) |
Eye-gaze control of functional research via shared FES and a robot |
| Reagan Parks |
Dr. Nitin Sharma (BME) |
Multi-electrode array for stimulation of sensory stimulation |
| Alexandra Patton |
Dr. William Polacheck (BME) |
Characterization of viscoelastic mechanical properties of cell derived hydrogels |
| Karthik Ramakrishnan |
Dr. Sarah Shelton (BME) |
Building a microfluidic model of blood clotting and metastasis |
| Nidhi Rane |
Dr. Yevnegy Brudno (BME) |
Implantable scaffolds to make Car T cells |
| Becky Renfrow |
Dr. Derek Kamper (BME) |
Hybrid hard-soft hand exoskeleton |
| Anna Riordan |
Dr. Mike Sano (Molecular Biomedical Sciences) |
Development of optimal protocols for in vivo genetic engineering using CRISPR/CAS9 and pulsed electric fields |
| Virginie Ruest |
Dr. Jason Franz (BME) |
Age-related differences in the neuromechanical response to standing balance perturbations |
| Sydney Schwartz |
Dr. Helen Huang & Dr. Ming Liu (BME) |
Shared control of robotic ankle prosthetic food |
| Raghav Sriram |
Dr. Ross Petrella (BME) |
Optimization of biomedical instrumentation amplifiers |
| Joseph Stark |
Dr. Amay Bandodkar (ECE) |
Wearable multi-modal sensors for monitoring skin health in amputees |
| Katie Taran |
Dr. Jacque Cole (BME) |
Effect of brachial plexus birth injury on bone metabolism and muscle composition |
| Phuong Tran |
Dr. Junjie Yao (BME, Duke) |
End-to-end photoacoustic/ultrasound images dual processing and enhancing application |
| Varsha Venkatapathy |
Dr. Caterina Gallippi (BME) |
Mechanically anisotropic tissue mimicking phantoms for development of ultrasonic kidney imaging protocols |
| Rohan Vora |
Dr. Jeff Macdonald (BME) |
Stable Isotope tracer studies of the CNS |
| Tian Wang |
Dr. Pranam Chatterjee (BME, Duke) |
Development of programmable protein degraders with computationally-derived peptide guides |
| Samantha Watson |
Dr. Matthew Fisher (BME) |
Multiscale mechanical analysis of equine superficial digital flexor tendon |
| Mylah Williams |
Dr. Derek Kamper (BME) |
Combining neural stimulation and virtual reality for hand rehabilitation |
| Sicheng Xing |
Dr. Wubin Bai (Applied Physical Sciences) |
MXene-based, closed-loop-controlled, wireless electrical therapy patch for chronic wounds |
| Maya Yin |
Dr. Gang Li (Radiology) |
Mapping early brain development |
For more information about BME’s Abrams Scholarship Program, please visit this link.
This article was written by Elizabeth Weintrob for the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.
