2024 MBM Lab Fun Day at Beaver Lake Nature Center
We enjoyed a hike, viewing frogs and snakes, watching birds, eating lunch, and kayaking together!
News
Dr. Monroe co-guest edited a themed issue in Journal of Materials Chemistry
The issue is on stimuli responsive materials for biomedical applications and features Maryam’s research! Read more here.
Congratulations to MBM lab alum, Anand Vakil on his wedding!
We enjoyed celebrating Anand and Reema in New Jersey at their beautiful and joyful wedding ceremony!
MBM Lab Hosts 2024 BioInspired CAREER Students
We enjoyed having North Carolina A&T students in the lab this week to learn about our research!
Welcome to our newest PhD student, Sevde Can!
Sevde will develop antimicrobial and degradable shape memory polymer foams for traumatic wound healing.
Welcome to our 2024 Biomaterials REU student, Bethany!
Bethany is a biochemistry major at Wilkes College. She will be working with Thalma on mechanochromic shape memory polymers this summer.
Dr. Monroe presents at the World Biomaterials Congress in Korea and Receives the SFB Young Investigator Award
Dr. Monroe presented on her NIH and DoD funded work related to hemorrhage control in traumatic wounds.
Dr. Monroe awarded tenure and promotion to Associate Professor!
The Biomedical and Chemical Engineering department celebrated at Dinosaur BBQ after our faculty retreat.
Nghia and Thalma present at the 2024 Wound Healing Society Meeting
Nghia presented on his hydrogel foams for cell delivery to wounds, and Thalma presented on her shape memory polymers for wound infection surveillance and prevention.
MBM Lab celebrates Maryam and Changling’s hooding ceremony with BBQ at Dr. Monroe’s house
Congratulations again to Maryam and Changling on their excellent dissertation work and their post-graduate successes!