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Emily Selected as 2021 Horizon Award Recipient from UNC-CH Graduate School

November 23, 2020 / REdesign Lab

A big congratulations goes to REdesign PhD candidate Emily W. Ozpinar, who was recently selected as a 2021 Horizon Award recipient by The Graduate School at University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (UNC-CH)! The Horizon Award, as well as the Impact Award, are annual awards given to outstanding graduate students whose research has benefited, or is likely to benefit North Carolina and its citizens. Each department at UNC-CH may nominate up to two graduate students, who then go through a rigorous application process. In early January, Emily, along with a description of her research, will be featured on The Graduate School’s website and will be further recognized at the Annual Graduate Student Recognition Celebration.

You may read more about this fantastic news on The Graduate School’s website. It is also posted on the UNC-CH homepage, on the BME department website and Emily is specially featured in a post from UNC Healthcare as a graduate student in the School of Medicine and UNC/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Bravo, Emily!

Andreea and Emily Awarded 2020 CMI FTE Scholarships

July 20, 2020 / REdesign Lab

Congratulations to REdesign PhD candidates Andreea Badileanu and Emily W. Ozpinar for being awarded 2020 Associate Member Scholarships from the Functional Tissue Engineering (FTE) group of the Comparative Medicine Institute! These scholarships of $500 will support research and professional development in the upcoming academic year for Andreea and Emily. This funding was open to all graduate student and postdoctoral associate members of the CMI FTE group through an application process.

We thank the CMI FTE group for this funding.

Way to go, Andreea and Emily!

Emily Receives Graduate Student Mentor Award from UNC

July 2, 2020 / REdesign Lab

Congratulations to REdesign Lab PhD candidate Emily W. Ozpinar, who recently selected by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) at UNC-Chapel Hill to receive a 2020 Graduate Student Mentor Award! This award recognizes outstanding graduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill who successfully mentor and guide at least one undergraduate through an independent research project.

Great job, Emily!

Andreea Becomes Ph.D. Candidate

April 6, 2020 / REdesign Lab

A big congratulations goes to graduate student Andreea Badileanu, who passed her oral preliminary exam, becoming REdesign Lab’s newest PhD candidate! We all look forward to the great and innovative work she will conduct during her candidacy.

Way to go, Andreea!

REdesign Lab Presents at TERMIS-AM

December 12, 2019 / REdesign Lab

The REdesign Lab is back from the 2019 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)-Americas Chapter Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL! It was an event full of great scientific talks, networking opportunities, poster presentations and warm weather.

Dr. Camilo Mora-Navarro was selected to give an oral presentation in the Biobased Materials for Regenerative Medicine session. The title of his talk was “Decellularized Vocal Fold Lamina Propria-ECM and Associated Matrix-bound Vesicles: Proteomic and In Vitro Characterization Of The TGF-β1 Mediated Fibrotic Response In Human Fibroblasts”. Dr. Mora-Navarro was also selected as a Student Young Investigator Section (SYIS) Top 10 Oral Presentation at TERMIS!

The REdesign Lab had the following poster presentations (presenting author is underlined and in bold):

Andreea Badileanu – In Vitro Co-culture Under Static And Vibratory Conditions To Study How Vocal Fold Lamina Propria Extracellular Matrix Hydrogel Modulates Macrophage Polarization And Fibroblast Activation

Lewis Gaffney – Muscle And Tendon Derived Extracellular Matrix Promotes Expression Of MTJ Specific Integrins In Myoblast Cell Culture

Dr. Ana Gracioso Martins – A Cost-effective In Vitro Testing Platform Using Light-assisted Functional Characterization Of Engineered Heart Tissues

Emily Wrona Ozpinar – Modulation of BMP Expression In Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes By Direct and Indirect Co-Cultures With Macrophages

Dr. Gracioso Martins, Andreea, Emily, Lewis, Dr. Freytes and Dr. Mora-Navarro at TERMIS-AM in Orlando, FL.

What a great event!

Andreea and Emily Receive Graduate Student Travel Awards from BME Department

December 4, 2019 / REdesign Lab

Congratulations to REdesign graduate students Andreea Badileanu and Emily Wrona Ozpinar for receiving graduate student travel awards from the UNC-CH/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering! These awards entirely cover Andreea and Emily’s attendance and travel to the 2019 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)-Americas Chapter Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.

Keep up the great work, Andreea and Emily!

Emily Selected to Receive Workshop Funding from NCSU Graduate School and GSA

December 3, 2019 / REdesign Lab

Through a collaboration between the NCSU Graduate School and the NCSU Graduate Student Association, REdesign PhD Candidate Emily Wrona Ozpinar was recently selected, through a competitive process, to recieve $500 towards workshop/short-course funding! Emily has chosen to use these funds towards the “Amplifying Translational Your Impact” pre-conference workshop at the 2019 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS)-Americas Chapter Annual Meeting in Orlando, FL.

Congratulations, Emily!

YSP Proposals by Ana and Andreea Selected for Funding

November 12, 2019 / REdesign Lab

Congratulations to Postdoctoral Research Associate Dr. Ana Maria Gracioso Martins and PhD student Andreea Badileanu for having their NCSU Comparative Medicine Institute (CMI) Young Scholars Program (YSP) proposals selected for funding! Associate members of the CMI organize into interdisciplinary teams and pitch projects to CMI faculty in order to obtain funding for an undergraduate student and supplies. Ana, Andreea and their respective teams put together award-winning projects for the 2020 cycle! Read about their projects, as well as the other funded projects, in this post on the CMI website.

Congratulations!

Andreea and Ariana Receive Awards at NCSU Biomaterials Day

November 2, 2019 / REdesign Lab

A special congratulations goes to REdesign Lab PhD student Andreea Badileanu and undergraduate researcher Ariana Frey for receiving awards in the presentation competitions at NCSU “Biomaterials Day”! The NC State Student Chapter of the Society of Biomaterials (SFB) hosted this conference on October 25th in Hunt Library and featured student oral and poster presentations in the field of biomaterials. Andreea was awarded 2nd place in the Oral Presentation competition while Ariana was awarded 3rd place in the Poster Presentation Competition.

Congrats again to Andreea and Ariana! Keep up the great work!

Ana and Emily Receive Poster Awards at 2019 BME Annual Retreat

October 7, 2019 / REdesign Lab

Congratulations to REdesign postdoctoral research associate Dr. Ana Maria Gracioso Martins and REdesign PhD candidate Emily Wrona Ozpinar for receiving poster awards at the UNC-CH/NCSU Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering 2019 BME Department Retreat. The poster competition was sponsored by the BME Graduate Student Association and featured awards in three categories: Scientific Quality, Presentation/Communication and Poster Design. Emily was awarded 1st place in the Scientific Quality category and Dr. Gracioso Martins was awarded 2nd place in Presentation/Communication. A summary of the event can be found on the BME department website.

Keep up the great work, Ana and Emily!