Author Archives: Yun Chen
Keva receives undergraduate research scholarship from Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation
We got good news that Keva is selected for research scholarship the Beta Beta Beta Research Foundation for her study in the mechanics of cell migration. Keva will use the fund to cover her research expense and is invited to … Continue reading
2020 Halloween Mask-On Party
We celebrated this year’s Halloween by convention – having a themed party on Friday. Due to safe measures for COVID-19, the theme of our 2020 Halloween Lab Party is cat and mask. After our Amazon order of cat masks went … Continue reading
Wei-Hung’s DNA origami paper is accepted
We are delighted to learn that Wei-Hung’s paper “Stretching DNA Origami: Effect of Nicks and Holliday Junctions on the Axial Stiffness” is now accepted to be published in Nucleic Acids Research. As true stretchologists, in our lab we try to … Continue reading
Matt Receives NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31)
We are very happy that Matt is selected for the NIH F31 predoctoral fellowship from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which will support his research for the next 4 -5 years. We are psyched to take good use of … Continue reading
Welcome back Jen!
We are very happy to have Jen Flournoy, who won multiple honors and was invited to multiple talks for her research during her undergraduate years in our our lab back as a brand new PhD student. Jen will continue her … Continue reading
Welcome Jason!
We are happy to welcome Jason Kim to join the MEOW lab. Jason is an electric engineer by training but his impressive industrial experience made him knowledgeable about biomedicine too. We are very happy after a summer of rollercoaster ride … Continue reading
Our review paper “the effects of stiffness, fluid viscosity, and geometry of microenvironment in homeostasis, aging and diseases” is accepted
We were invited to write the review paper “The effects of stiffness, fluid viscosity, and geometry of microenvironment in homeostasis, aging and diseases” to be published in Journal of Biomechanical Engineering, an ASME journal. It was a true team effort … Continue reading
Wei-Hung is awarded NIH F99/K00 Transition Award (NCI)
We are delighted to learn that Wei-Hung will receive the NCI F99/K00 fellowship (more deatils at https://me.jhu.edu/2020/07/30/wei-hung-jung-receives-nci-f99-k00-award/), the fund of which will cover the remainder of his PhD training and 4 more years of postdoc stipend/research cost at any lab … Continue reading
Seungman’s paper about how cancer cells use force to achieve immunosuppression is accepted
We are pleased to be notified that Seungman’s paper “Force-Dependent Trans-endocytosis by Breast Cancer Cells Depletes Costimulatory Receptor CD80 and Attenuates T Cell Activation” has been accepted for publication in Biosensors and Bioelectronics. This project was to investigate how cancer … Continue reading
Beginner’s Guide to Bioprinting
Minh-Tam, Athena and Keva teamed up during the COVID-19 shut-down to compile a comprehensive online handbook “Beginner’s Guide to Bioprinting“, it lists definitions of the terms commonly used in bioprinting, resources to use bioprinting for biomedical research, and references to … Continue reading