Author Archives: Yun Chen
Apple picking Sunday
To celebrate Hoff’s success in passing her DQE, we had a celebratory outing to commemorate this happy season. At Weber’s PeachBerry Farm, we picked pumpkins. We tried on crab hats. We studied mechanics of apples. Of course, we also ventured … Continue reading
Daniel, Hoff and Feiyu are selected for 2024 Cell Bio travel grants
We are very pleased to learn that Daniel, Hoff and Feiyu are awarded for the 2024 Cell Bio travel grants. They will be funded for the trip to present their research results at 2024 Cell Bio meeting to be held … Continue reading
Bioprinting Lab is set up
Thanks to everyone’s (mostly physical) efforts, now the bioprinting lab has been set up for serious bioprinting. We have the fridge, the incubator, the water bath and gas tanks all up and running. . We have two biosafety cabinets installed. … Continue reading
Dr. Takehiro Yasukawa from Juntendo University visits MEOW lab
We were delighted to have Dr. Takehiro Yasukawa from Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan visit us. Dr. Yasukawa is an expert in mitochondria. He is currently studying the changes in mitochondrial dynamics in the context of tumor microenvironment. We exchanged ideas … Continue reading
Quantum-Enabled Dial (QED) is funded via NSF Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award
We are very delighted that our project “Quantum-Enabled Dial (QED) to control biochemical reactions and cell behaviors” based on Junjie’s preliminary data has been selected by National Science Foundation (NSF) for the inaugural Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award (https://new.nsf.gov/news/nsf-awards-inaugural-trailblazer-grants). The 3 … Continue reading
Prof. Yukako Nishimura visits MEOW Lab
We welcomed Prof. Yukako Nishimura from Hokkaido University visiting us. Prof. Nishimura spent a week with us at Hopkins to test the new generation of cell stretcher developed by Junjie and redesigned by Daniel. We also exchanged ideas and brainstormed … Continue reading
Dr. Taneka Jones from Lehigh visits
We welcome Dr. Taneka Jones and her graduate student Zelalem Ayalew visiting us at Homewood for the Biofabrication Workshop for Women’s Health (June 10 – June 14, 2024). We discussed and tested the strategy of fibricating engineered tissues in the … Continue reading
Marino visits from Queensland and a new microscope is built
We welcomed our collaborator Marino Lara from Prof. Warwick Bowen’s lab in University of Queensland visiting the MEOW lab for a month. Marino helped us build a new microscope where we can study cellular states in a label-free manner. We … Continue reading
Commencement 2024
This week we celebrated many milestones. Friends and family of the MEOW lab graduated and visited Homewood from far-away places. Wei-Hung visited from Boston. Sumayah came back and is ready to go on to her next journey in the medical … Continue reading
Feiyu graduates
Today we celebrated Feiyu’s graduation as she was granted the MSE degree in Biomedical Engineering. Deiyu joined the MEOW lab as a rookie in biophysics and mechanobiology. She has made strides in research. Feiyu successfully authored a comprehensive dissertation and … Continue reading