Spotlight Stories
Mar 20, 2025
Exploring Career Paths With Co-op Experiences
Joshua Piatok, E’25, bioengineering, with a minor in music performance, used his three co-ops to explore research fields in industry and academia. He also applied for a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue his research interests overseas.
Mar 18, 2025
Goldwater Scholarship Nominee Builds a Path to Bioengineering Research Career
A Goldwater Scholarship nominee, Eda Erdogmus, E’26, bioengineering, is laying the groundwork with co-op and part-time lab work experiences to establish a career in cell modification research that will focus on neurodegenerative diseases and cancer.
Mar 18, 2025
Intersecting Volunteerism and Engineering To Improve Cancer Bioengineering
Jose Meza Llamosas, E’25, bioengineering, combined his interest in helping communities with engineering, which led to a passion for cancer research and, ultimately, a nomination for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to pursue a PhD.
Feb 28, 2025
A Journey To Preserve Marine Biodiversity Through Bioengineering
Molly Johnson, E’25, bioengineering and biochemistry, completed two co-ops in DNA editing and analysis. After graduation, she plans to apply her knowledge and skills to monitor and protect marine ecosystems.
Feb 04, 2025
Gaining Microscopy Experience on Co-ops on the East and West Coasts
Cameron D’Mello, E’25, bioengineering, developed microscopy skills on two co-ops, one at Beth Israel Medical Center in Boston as a lab researcher, and the other at QuantumScape in San Jose, Calif. Both experiences helped solidify her plans to work in biotechnology research and development of health care products.
Nov 13, 2024
Blending Bioengineering With Business for a Dynamic Career
As the social media coordinator and engagement team manager at the Galante Engineering Business Program, Onn Ye Young, E’24, MS’25, bioengineering, is combining the technical aspects of bioengineering from her classes and co-ops with her business knowledge, opening the doors for a multifaceted career after graduation.
Jul 24, 2024
PhD Spotlight: Vineel Kondiboyina, PhD’24, Bioengineering
Vineel Kondiboyina, PhD’24, bioengineering, focused his research on the mechanobiology of limb growth. Using mechanical testing, computational modeling, and biochemical characterization, he explored the dynamics of tissue stiffness and composition changes during limb development.
Apr 29, 2024
Goldwater Scholar Shares Her Research Experiences
Kaitlyn Ramesh, E’25, bioengineering, received the prestigious 2024 Barry Goldwater Scholarship for her undergraduate research in the Lu Lab and the Prigozhin Lab. She is involved with the Women’s Research Engagement Network and received other awards such as the AJC Merit Research Scholarship.