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Marjan Rafat wins Biomedical Engineering Society Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering Young Innovator Award

Sep. 25, 2023—  Marjan Rafat, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, biomedical engineering and radiation oncology, has received the Young Innovator Award from the Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering division of the Biomedical Engineering Society. The CMBE Young Innovator Award is a distinguished honor for young faculty in the biomolecular engineering field. Marjan Rafat (Vanderbilt University) “This...

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Vanderbilt team reimagines kidney dialysis by creating new paradigm for dialysis membranes

Sep. 22, 2023—A collaborative team led by Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, William Fissell, associate professor of nephrology and hypertension at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Shuvo Roy, professor of bioengineering at University of California, San Francisco, and Francesco Fornasiero, biosciences and biotechnology staff scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Lab, has developed a new...

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John Roth, emeritus engineering professor, has died

Sep. 20, 2023—John Roth, 89, Emeritus Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, died September 15, 2023. Professor Roth joined the Vanderbilt chemical engineering faculty in 1962 and served as associate dean of the School of Engineering in the 1960s. He took sabbatical leave to serve in other roles, including Commissioner of Environmental Protection for the State of...

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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office visits VU to discuss research translation, trademarking and patenting, inclusive innovation

Sep. 15, 2023—Senior leadership from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently visited Vanderbilt University to learn more about the innovation ecosystem in Nashville and about translational research being conducted on campus. They also collaborated on how to commercialize intellectual property, discussed opportunities for inclusive innovation, and strategized how to create a recruitment pipeline for Vanderbilt students...

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Douglas Adams is chair of Provost’s Science Space Planning Committee

Sep. 13, 2023—Provost C. Cybele Raver announced the formation of the Provost’s Science Space Planning Committee, a faculty- and staff-led initiative established to ensure that Vanderbilt’s physical spaces properly serve the needs and goals of scientific research and discovery. The committee, which was charged by the provost on Friday, includes faculty and staff from the School of...

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Engineering alumna CJ Warner is recognized with 2023 Vanderbilt alumni award

Sep. 13, 2023—Engineering alumna Cynthia “CJ” Warner is one of four Vanderbilt graduates who are 2023 alumni award recipients. The Vanderbilt Alumni Association Board of Directors announced its 2023 alumni award winners Sept. 13. They will be honored during Reunion and Homecoming weekend Nov. 2–5. Cynthia “CJ” Warner (Submitted photo) Warner, BE’80, is the Alumni Professional Achievement Award recipient. The award recognizes Vanderbilt alumni...

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Engineering doctoral students, postdoctoral researchers awarded prestigious NIH fellowships

Aug. 24, 2023—Biomedical engineering graduate students and postdoctoral researchers are recipients of highly competitive Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Awards from the National Institutes of Health and NIH Individual Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Awards. A majority of the students are in the Vanderbilt Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) and are researchers in labs...

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Engineering professor and graduate student receive American Institute of Chemical Engineers awards

Aug. 8, 2023—Piran Kidambi, assistant professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, has received a 2023 Young Investigator Award from the Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum (NSEF) of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE). Nicole Moehring, a graduate student in Kidambi’s Research Group, has won a Graduate Student Research Award in the Membrane Area of the AIChE’s...

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