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Quantum-Enabled Dial (QED)!
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
Samantha wins INBT symposium people’s choice poster award
We are very happy that Samantha’s work on quantum actuation under Junjie’s omnipresent supervision has won the people’s choice award at the annual Institute for NanoBioTechnology (INBT) symposium! Samantha’s work attracted many people asking questions about her findings! There is … Continue reading
Embassy of France and Mycelium Visit
We met scientific attaches from Embassy of France today and the founder of the startup company Mycelium from France. We demonstrated the tools that we use for research in biofabrication and biomaterials characterization for our guests of honor. Daniel was … Continue reading
Congratulations Samantha for the medical admission offer!
We celebrated Samantha’s graduation last December and admission offer to medical school today! Samantha joined our lab in 2021 when we just returned to the normal operation in the lab. She has been working with Junjie through many projects. Samantha … Continue reading
Day of Unibrows
On this bright and sunny Friday in March we all grew unibrows. Unibrows are the symbol of intelligence, wisdom, scientific rigor, research productivity, engineering excellence and ingenuity in many cultures since ancient times. This symbolism traces all the way back … Continue reading