Author Archives: Yun Chen
Discovery Award 2017
We are happy to receive Discovery Award for our work of developing an image-based high-throughput drug screening system. The novel system is designed to optimize personalized treatment for patients with heart diseases while minimizing the cardio-toxicity. It is one of … Continue reading
Welcome Huang!
We welcome Huang Huang joining the lab of MAFIA for the summer. Huang is a rising senior from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, with double majors in ocean engineering and computer science. Huang will be working in the team of the computational … Continue reading
Welcome Mingshi
We welcome Mingshi Li, a master student at Mechanical Engineering, joining the Lab of MAFIA. Mingshi will work on simulation of cardiac tissue contraction. Welcome on board, Mingshi.
Welcome Ed
We are happy to have Yoon Ki (Ed) Joo join the lab of MAFIA. Ed is a rising junior from Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. During the summer 2017 Ed will work on single- cell force measurement and study biophysics. Welcome Ed!
Jeyani wins STAR scholarship
We are very happy to learn that through a competitive process, Jeyani has been selected to receive Summer Training And Research (STAR) funding for Summer 2017. Jeyani will study how cardiac tissues function in various stress imposed by space travel … Continue reading
Oludunsin wins the best presentation award on Senior Design Day 2017
Our very own Oludunsin was selected for the best presentation award on Senior Design Day. Oludunsin and his team designed a better lacrosse stick to help catch the ball with higher efficiency. The combination of good design and excellent presentation … Continue reading
Welcome Matt C!
We are excited to have Matthew Chea, an electric and computer engineering (ECE) major and rising junior, on board. Matt will be starting his research on computational super-resolution algorithm this summer. Welcome to MAFIA, Matt!
Welcome Tanner!
We are excited to welcome Tanner Walker, a MechE major and a rising junior, to join the MAFIA family. Tanner will take over the extremely challenging DNA origami project starting this summer. We are super psyched to work with you and … Continue reading
Jenny and Brian Present at DREAMS 2017
Jenny and Brian presented their research at Day of undergraduate Research in Engineering, the Arts & humanities, Medicine, and the Sciences (DREAMS), where undergraduate students from all departments of JHU present their work. The goal of the event is to celebrate … Continue reading
Spring Starts with a Good Talk and a Good Dinner
Prof. Arpita Upadhyaya visited and gave a wonderful department seminar about actin mechanics during T cell activation. The talk was followed by a equally wonderful dinner with lots of follow-up questions. We had a good Thursday.