Kelly Seims passed her qualifying exam today! We are so proud of you, Kelly!  

The Chow and Pashuck labs joined together to celebrate the (almost) end of the semester and upcoming holidays. We enjoyed delicious food, funny stories, and some cheeky gift stealing during our white elephant gift exchange. Very thankful and lucky to have these  wonderful and talented people in the lab! Happy and safe holidays to all!... Continue Reading →

Sareena Karim developed a new 3D printing biomaterials activity for first-year RARE students in collaboration with Ben Metz (Bioengineering undergrad and 3D printing extraordinaire at Wilbur Powerhouse), Kelly Seims, Paula Camacho, and Lesley Chow. RARE students learned about biomaterials and teamed up to research, design, and print scaffolds for tissue engineering. Each team presented their design criteria... Continue Reading →

Hafiz (Dammy) Busari submitted his MS thesis titled, "3D Printing with Peptide-Polymer Conjugates for Single-Step Fabrication of Spatially Functionalized Scaffolds" last month and started his new job at PolyMed, Inc. as a Polymer Engineer this month. His thesis was also published as a co-first author paper with Paula Camacho in Biomaterials Science. It's been a... Continue Reading →

Sareena Karim is a rising sophomore majoring in Bioengineering who joined our lab this summer through the RARE program and presented her research at Lehigh's Summer EXPO 2019. Her poster titled, "3D Printing Biodegradable Polymer Scaffolds with Tunable Architectures" showcased her data in collaboration with Chow Lab PhD student Kelly Seims and Tomas Babuska and Prof.... Continue Reading →

Congratulations to Annie Behre (BS ’19, Bioengineering), Nicole Malofsky (BS ’19, Bioengineering), and Sydney Yang (BS ’19, Bioengineering) on graduating this week! Certainly a bittersweet moment as we celebrate their accomplishments, thank them for being such important members of our group, and wish them well with their next steps. Annie and Sydney are pursuing PhDs... Continue Reading →

Sydney Yang and other exceptional students of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds in Lehigh's 2019 graduating class were honored at the Donning of the Kente ceremony this week. This special celebration recognizes their incredible achievements in and out of the classroom and describes the tradition and importance of this ceremony. Each student selects someone to... Continue Reading →

Annie Behre (BIOE '19), Sydney Yang (BIOE '19), and Sarah Boyer (MAT '20) presented their research at the 2019 MSE Undergraduate Research Symposium on Thursday, May 2. It was bittersweet to see the "final chapter" of Annie and Sydney's research but exciting to see the beginning of Sarah's project in collaboration with the Chan Lab.... Continue Reading →

The Chow Lab celebrated the (almost) end of the semester with a group party! It was great to get out of the lab, eat good food, and have fun together! Most importantly, we gathered to congratulate four wonderful people who are graduating this year: Annie Behre (BS '19, Bioengineering), Nicole Malofsky (BS '19, Bioengineering), Sydney... Continue Reading →