BME Undergraduate students William Arana, Macy Farrar and Joseph Fisher participated at the 75th Ranger Regiment inaugural Academic Research Symposium, hosted virtually through Zoom on September 30th, 2020. Their presentation “Longevity of Blood: Researching the ability to increase whole blood shelf-life in combat zones and the possibility of developing a way for all blood types for universal donation” won second place among 12 Capstone Projects and 13 universities represented.
The symposium highlighted the breadth of projects and partnerships between the Regiment and universities across the US, served as formal introduction between capstone project leaders and Regimental leaders, and cast the foundation for a sustained partnership to employ academia to solve Department of Defense problems. Congratulations William, Macy and Joseph for your outstanding work!