BME Undergraduates Conduct Research through CU SPUR
Biomedical Engineering (BME)Ìýundergraduates finishing 10 weeks of researchÌýin campus labsÌýshared their findings thisÌýweek as participants of theÌý2023Ìý.
StudentsÌýNidhi Ramachandra and Chrisanna Bertuccio worked in the lab of Dr. Corey Neu studying theÌýGranular ECM Bioink Development for 3D Bioprinting.ÌýÌýElla Erich studiedÌýExoskeletal Drops for Therapeutic Radiation In Vivo Mapping and DosingÌýin Dr. Mark Borden’s lab. Sacha Ramirez studied Biomechanics for Women's Reproductive Health with Dr. Virginia Ferguson. While Hayden Tomazin worked on Directing the Assembly of Mosaic Tiles and Microbots in Magnetic Fields in Dr. Wyatt Shields lab and James McIntyre studied Wrist Exoskeleton as Prosthesis Interface with Radial/Ulnar Deviation Torque in the lab of Dr. Cera Welker.
CU SPUR is open to all students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science and pairs undergraduate researchers with graduate student and faculty mentors on a variety of topics.ÌýÌýCU SPUR is just one of theÌýresearch programsÌýavailable to students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, other programs include the Â鶹ÊÓƵy Learning Apprenticeship Program (DLA) andÌý³Û°¿±«â€™R·¡°ª°ä±«Ìý(Your Own Undergraduate Research Experience at CU).ÌýÌý
The BME Program encourages it students to participate in a range of experiential learning opportunities, including research, during their tenure with CU.