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Danielle Benoit Recognized as 2015 Young Innovator in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Danielle Benoit, James P. Wilmot Distinguished Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, has been selected by the Biomedical Engineering Society to contribute a full-length research article to the 2015 Young Innovators Special Issue of the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Journal. Benoit is also invited to present her work in a special two-part platform session at the 2015 Fall BMES Conference. Congratulations, Danielle!

Timothy Felong Wins Undergraduate Research Initiative Award

Wednesday, December 10, 2014

Current BME undergraduate student in the Benoit lab, Timothy Felong, has won the Undergraduate Research Initiative Award 2014/15, organized by the Friends of the UR Libraries (FURL). The committee unanimously chose his entry, Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Based Regenerative Approaches for the Salivary Gland, as the most outstanding application for this award in its inaugural season.

To receive the award, Tim has been invited to attend the first meeting in the new semester, which will take place January 15, 2015 at 4 pm in the Gamble Room of Rush Rhees. Congrats Tim!

Amanda Chen Receives 2015 Student Award for Outstanding Research

Thursday, November 13, 2014

photo of Amanda Chen

Amanda receiving her undergraduate
research award at the Society for Biomaterials.

Benoit lab undergraduate student, Amanda Chen, has been chosen to receive a 2015 Student Award for Outstanding Research from the Society for Biomaterials. This award is given to student researchers who have shown outstanding achievement in biomaterials research.

As the recipient, Amanda will receive $500 travel expense reimbursement towards the SFB 2015 Annual Meeting in Charlotte in April 2015. Congratulations Amanda!

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Andrew Shubin and Aisha Siebert Receive Awards for Top Posters at the APSA Conference

Wednesday, November 5, 2014

photo of the poster winners

Andrew Shubin with fellow Rochester MSTP student
(and also poster award winner) Aisha Siebert displaying their
prize of fancy chocolates.

MSTP students, Andrew Shubin and Aisha Siebert received awards for top poster at the American Physician Scientist Association Northeast Regional Conference in New York City on Nov 1st, 2014. Andrew Shubin's Poster: Development of Poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels for salivary gland regeneration was selected as one of the top 3 posters.

Andrew is currently doing PhD research in the Benoit lab and Aisha is doing research with Jack Werren on Extended phenotype of ectoparasitic wasp (Nasonia) venoms - epigentics, genomics and therapeutic applications.

Van Hove and Hoffman Win Awards at 4th Annual Center for Musculoskeletal Research Symposium

Friday, September 12, 2014

At the 4th Annual Center for Musculoskeletal Research Symposium, Amy Van Hove was selected as a finalist for the predoctoral training award for her talk entitled: Development and in vitro assessment of enzymatically-responsive poly(ethylene glycol) hydrogels for the delivery of therapeutic peptides.

Additionally, Michael Hoffman, won the postdoctoral training award for his talk entitled: Exposure of MSCs to Methacrylate-Based Polymerizations Increases Cellular ROS and Reduces Differentiation Capacity.

Congratulations to them both!

Benoit Lab Publishes Article in Biomacromolecules

Monday, June 23, 2014

The Benoit lab has published an article, Poly(styrene-alt-maleic anhydride)-based diblock copolymer in the journal of Biomacromolecules. Co-authors on the paper were students Michael Baranello and Louisa Bauer.

Benoit Research Team Publishes Article in Acta Biomaterialia

Wednesday, June 11, 2014

When stem cells are used to regenerate bone tissue, many wind up migrating away from the repair site, which disrupts the healing process. But a technique employed by BMES Member Danielle Benoit and her University of Rochester research team keeps the stem cells in place, resulting in faster and better tissue regeneration.

The key, as explained in a paper published in Acta Biomaterialia, is encasing the stem cells in polymers that attract water and disappear when their work is done. The technique is similar to what has already been used to repair other types of tissue, including cartilage, but had never been tried on bone.

Our success opens the door for many-and more complicated-types of bone repair, said Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering Benoit. For example, we should now be able to pinpoint repairs within the periosteum-or outer membrane of bone material.

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Better Tissue Healing with Disappearing Hydrogels

Monday, June 9, 2014

When stem cells are used to regenerate bone tissue, many wind up migrating away from the repair site, which disrupts the healing process. But a technique employed by a University of Rochester research team keeps the stem cells in place, resulting in faster and better tissue regeneration. The key, as explained in a paper published in Acta Biomaterialia, is encasing the stem cells in polymers that attract water and disappear when their work is done. Click for full story.

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Lemonade to Raise Awareness for Childhood Cancer

Sunday, June 8, 2014