Feeling very #UMNproud of our PhD students who were awarded #UMN Doctoral Dissertation Fellowships. Congrats to Lizzy Crist, Sophie Givens, Ayako Ohoka, and Elizabeth Shih! bit.ly/3xV3Gea

“If you’ve got the money and you’ve got the heart and you’re not too selfish, you can do a lot of good.” Dolly Parton Congrats to Robert Mauck on receiving the Van C. Mow Medal at the #SB3C2022 meeting! Thank you for embodying this message for us all.

#MINNESOTASWEEPS #FIRSTPLACE #SB3C2022 🤑🤑🤑 #LEGACY #UMNPROUD Sam Boland @BarocasLab

.Newsweek has featured the latest Prof. David Odde study on how cancer cells thrive in the body's sweet spots: bit.ly/3Pt0trJ U of M Research College of Sci & Eng Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota UMN Institute for Engineering in Medicine

It's out! My first-author paper where we show that dual inhibition of MAPK and PI3K/AKT pathways enhances maturation of human iPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Thank you to all the collaborators! Ogle Lab Alford Lab cell.com/stem-cell-repo…

Big day today 👏 Congratulations, DR. Elizabeth Shih! Special thanks to committee members Drs Patrick Alford, Victor Barocas @BarocasLab, Kyoko Yoshida Kyoko Yoshida, and Andrew Grande ☺️

This yr’s Robert M. Nerem Education and Mentorship Medal goes to Dr. Victor Barocas! For exceptional commitment to undergrad and graduate education as a teacher, mentor, admin, editor, and advocate for community and diversity in bioengineering asme.org/about-asme/hon… @ BarocasLab

#UMNproud to share that three of our faculty have secured grants to study military health issues like radiation exposure and traumatic brain injury. Congrats Alford Lab Ogle Lab & Opitz Lab! More: bit.ly/3WUXFa6

Dr. Bernard Cook III 🥲 we’re so proud of you! Good luck in Connecticut!

Celebrating the hooding and exodus of Elizabeth, Taylor, and Bernie, who joined the lab as a trio in 2017! Time flies when you’re having fun!

Greetings from the members of the Alford Lab for 2024! Stay tuned for individual introductions of our current lab members.

STEM undergrads: Just a couple weeks left to apply to our summer research experience in biomedical engineering. It’s a great opportunity to develop skills, conduct research in a #UMN lab, and share your findings. Applications due 3/1➡️: cse.umn.edu/bme/bme-pathwa…

The BME Pathways Research Experience applications are open! cse.umn.edu/bme/bme-pathwa…

🎉Today we bid farewell to our postdoc Ryan Mahutga, who's moving on to a new role at Medtronic! Your brightness and curiosity will be missed at the lab, but we wish you the best in this new chapter of your career. Join us in congratulating Ryan! 🥳