Biomedical Engineering
Biodegradable bone scaffolds have the potential to be an alternative treatment for bone grafts. Infusion with antimicrobial factors could provide a controllable release mechanism for targete…
Biomedical Engineering
Maintaining optimal hydration and health is integral for overall well-being and daily functioning, particularly for space travel (flight). This project was designed to provide accurate and c…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Humans are most biomechanically efficient without shoes. Does this mean that the use of shoes puts our body in a worse biomechanical position to run? This project seeks to find an answer to…
Biomedical Engineering
Second Award
Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of mortality worldwide, with most conditions requiring vascular stents to restore blood flow. However, complications such as restenosis—the r…
Biomedical Engineering
The goal of this project was to design a navigational device for visually impaired people, utilizing ultrasonic sensors. We began by researching the components we planned on using, then we s…
Biomedical Engineering
Borosins are a family of RiPPs that are characterized by post-translational ?-N-methylations on their peptide sequence. Since ?-N-methylations, though desirable, add difficult synthesis and…
Biomedical Engineering
The ClearSight project aims to reduce myopia progression through targeted eye exercises that strengthen eye muscles. Myopia, or blurred distance vision, is rising globally due to genetic and…
Biomedical Engineering
Pneumonia, an infection of the lungs where air sacs fill with fluid, causes 2.5 million annual deaths and is the leading cause of death in children under five. From scratch, we developed a c…
Biomedical Engineering
This project addresses the accessibility gap in hypertension monitoring by developing a low-cost, cuffless blood pressure device. With 48.1% of U.S. adults affected by high blood pressure, m…
Biomedical Engineering
Millions of patients worldwide require the use of implanted medical devices (IMDs) to treat chronic illnesses. These devices use non-rechargeable batteries, requiring invasive and possibly d…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Purpose: This project aims to develop CaMAS, an AI-based biomedical imaging solution for at-home screening of male reproductive health. The goal is to create an accessible, low-cost, and acc…
Biomedical Engineering
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a widespread degenerative joint disease affecting over 528 million people globally. Physiotherapy is essential for treatment but it is expensive, time-intensive, and i…
Biomedical Engineering
This project aims to develop a wearable ankle exoskeleton that allows real-time, adaptive rehabilitation after injury. Most existing devices are either fixed or lack support for complex ankl…
Biomedical Engineering
Second Award
Developing functional prostheses, especially for the upper limb, has historically posed challenges. Amputation of the hand due to military injury, disease, or other trauma carries significan…
Biomedical Engineering
A Below Knee Amputation (BKA) or Transtibial Amputation is a life-saving procedure performed when the lower leg becomes severely diseased, damaged, or nonfunctional. Although BKA recipients…
Biomedical Engineering
Drug delivery, especially for infectious diseases, presents a major challenge regarding the bioavailability and solubility of medications that are not effectively water-soluble. Infectious d…
Biomedical Engineering
Vascular injury initiates a cascade of inflammatory responses that disrupt tissue repair and elevate the risk of restenosis and thrombosis. Resolvin D1 (RvD1), an endogenous lipid mediator d…
Biomedical Engineering
Burn injuries, trauma, and organ transplants are often time-consuming, costly, and complex to treat. Tissue engineering offers a promising alternative, allowing tissue to be grown using a pa…
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this experiment is to create a palate expander that is significantly easier to use than your standard RPE model. Palate expanders are necessary for children in early stages of…
Biomedical Engineering
Benham's top, characterized by black-and-white patterns, induces an optical illusion where colors other than black and white are perceived as it is spun. This study aims to investigate this…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Helmets ideally protect against severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) through impact force dissipation over a larger surface area, cranial deceleration over a lengthened period, and energy abs…
Biomedical Engineering
First Award
Early diagnosis of retinoblastoma (RB) in the current clinical practice remains challenging due to the lack of access to timely and accurate eye examinations which is essential as late stage…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Congenital heart disease (CHD) affects 1.4 million newborns annually, with over 20% requiring a heart valve prosthetic. A major challenge in pediatric cardiac care is the absence of a long-l…
Biomedical Engineering
The formulation of artificial grafts for cellular regeneration and burn treatment represents a significant advancement in the field of tissue bioengineering, with an emphasis on developing c…
Biomedical Engineering
Gallium Cancer Therapy (GCT) has emerged as a promising non-invasive treatment modality due to its ability to induce apoptosis and disrupt cellular iron metabolism, inhibiting rapid prolifer…
Biomedical Engineering
My research this year was devoted to creating a non-invasive method to efficiently detect gastrointestinal conditions without causing harm to the digestive tract, as GI diseases affect milli…
Biomedical Engineering
The tumor suppressor protein p53, is mutated in 50% of human cancers. DNA damage activates kinases which stabilize p53 through phosphorylation and paradoxically can promote cancer cell survi…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Severe CAD often necessitates the implantation of vascular grafts to redirect blood flow around blocked arte…
Biomedical Engineering
Falls cause serious injury and even death, according to the World Health Organization (2021). According to CHUBB (2020) most falls in the home occur when climbing on a chair or ladder. This…
Biomedical Engineering
Three-hundred and eighty three children have died in school shootings since the devastating Columbine high school tragedy. Exsanguinating hemorrhage is the main cause of death from gunshot w…