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Showcasing student research in Biomedical Engineering at 91���� 

The Biomedical Engineering Research Expo at 91���� is an annual event held in March to showcase work done by undergraduates and graduate students. 

In 2026, more than 150 attendees checked out 30 poster presentations and 17 oral presentations. Thanks to the expo sponsors: Regeneron (Gold), VWR Avantor, Thermo Fisher Scientific and Krackeler Scientific (Silver).

2026 Research Expo Award Winners 

First Place - Best Graduate Research Oral Presentation
Eunji Hong, Chen Lin, Siyuan Rao, Qianbin Wang
“Single-Virus Particle Tracking to Visualize Transport Across Biological Barriers”

First Place - Best Undergraduate Research Oral Presentation
Sydney M. Nierstedt, Rachel L. Proper, Sadie J. Wyatt, John Mercaldo, Sanat K. Dash,
Jennifer Hill, Cláudia N. H. Marques, Gretchen J. Mahler
“Fibrin hydrogels increase bacterial biofilm resistance to antibiotic treatment in a cell culture model of a recurrent urinary tract infection”

First Place - Graduate Research Poster
Zachary Krassin, Eun-Jin Lee, Longyi Chen, Sabrina Herrmann, Mandy Esch,
Gretchen Mahler
“A Gravity-Driven Microphysiological System for Modeling the Human Nephron”

Second Place - Graduate Research Poster
Katherine Peters, Federico McCants, Sanat Kumar Dash, Jacob V Tanzman, Jennifer
Hill, Gretchen Mahler, Cláudia N. H. Marques
“A Biomimetic Fibrin in vitro Model to Investigate Treatment Resistance Mechanisms in Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections (RUTIs)”

First Place - Undergraduate Research Poster
Lauren Carnevale, Bofang Yi, Tao Zhang
“Assessing Antidepressant Permeability in an in vitro Transwell Model to Support PBPK-Based Assessment of Transfer into Breast Milk”

Second Place - Undergraduate Research Poster
Justin Vy, Mousa Aldosari, Ahyeon Koh
“Systematic Study for Developing High-Precision Flexible Biosensors Upcycled from Compact Discs”