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Graduate Students

 

Nehal Patel

M.S. MSNT, 2016

B.S. Biotechnology, Saint Cloud State University, MN, USA. 2012

Currently pursuing Ph.D. at Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

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Awards: 

Best Graduate Poster Presentation in Molecular and Biomedical biology & Microbiology

Poster session at the 89th Annual meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Nicholls State University, “Microtopographical effects on differentiation of mouse embryonic stem cells into cardiomyocytes.” March 2015.

Anna Whitehead

M.S. MSNT, 2017

B.S. Biology, LA Tech University, 2016

Pursuing M.D/Ph.D program at LSU Medical School, New Orleans, LA

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Awards:​

  • Best Graduate Oral Presentation in Molecular and Biomedical Biology & Microbiology, 91st Annual meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Louisiana State University—Louisiana Tech University [2017]

  • 1st Place Graduate Oral Presentation, Student Research Symposium, Louisiana Tech University [2017]

  • 1st Place Graduate Poster Presentation, 15th Annual meeting of the Louisiana Biomedical Research Network, Baton Rouge [2017]

  • Featured Undergraduate Student in Biology, College of Applied and Natural Sciences (ANS), Louisiana Tech University [2016]

  • Best Undergraduate Poster Presentation in Molecular and Biomedical Biology & Microbiology, 90th Annual meeting of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences, Louisiana State University—Alexandria [2016]

  • 2nd Place Undergraduate Poster Presentation, Student Research Symposium, Louisiana Tech University [2016]

  • 3rd Place Undergraduate Poster Presentation, Student Research Symposium, Louisiana Tech University [2015]

Disha Kashyap

M.S. MSNT, 2018

Abitha Heimbuck

Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, 2018

M.Eng. Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University, 2011

M.S. Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LSU, 2009

B.S.Biological and Agricultural Engineering, LSU, 2007 

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Awards:

  • 2018 CBERS research excellence award

  • 2018 Outstanding PhD student academic award in Biomedical Engineering, LA Tech University 

  • 2016 & 2017 Outstanding Doctoral Student Award by Sigma Xi The Scientific Research Honor Society, LA Tech University chapter

  • 2016 & 2017 Best graduate oral presentation in the division of Computer Science, Math and Statistics, Materials Science and Engineering at the Louisiana Academy of Sciences

  • Certificate of Recognition in Outstanding Service as a member of 2015-2016 Graduate Research Seminar Series Committee by Biomedical Engineering Program at Louisiana Tech University

  • 2016 Outstanding PhD student academic award in Biomedical Engineering, LA Tech University

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Undergraduate Students

 

Cam Trang Tran

B.S. Chemical Engineering, 2015

Mary-Catherine Dungan

B.S. Chemistry, 2015

Neesha Siriwardane

B.S. Biomedical Engineering

Currently pursuing M.D. at LSU Medical School in Shreveport

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Awards: 

LaSPACE Undergraduate Research Assistantship (MRS)

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Luke Villermin

B.S. Mechanical Engineering, 2017

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Awards:

  • First Place Undergraduate Poster, "High Surface Area Patterned Hydrogels for Drug Delivery or Tissue Engineering Applications." 2015 Louisiana Tech Undergraduate/Graduate Research Symposium, Ruston, LA, USA, 2015.

  • LaSPACE Undergraduate Research Assistantship (LURA)

  • NASA grant to supplement and enhance the undergraduate academic curriculum by providing a science/engineering student with hands-on, mentored research relevant to space sciences, 2014-2015.

Darbi Long

B.S. Chemistry, 2017

Currently pursuing M.S. at LSU, Shreveport

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Visiting/REU Students

 

Benjamin Sawyer

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Hannah Scheaffer

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