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Through a marriage of bioengineering breakthroughs, ‘the best of both worlds’
Andrei Georgescu holding up chip

Andrei Georgescu with a mockup of an organ-on-a-chip. (Photo: Kevin Monko)

Through a marriage of bioengineering breakthroughs, ‘the best of both worlds’

Dan Huh, Sunghee Estelle Park, and Andrei Georgescu on the promise of combining two cutting-edge organ engineering techniques to create new breakthroughs in understanding the human body.

Penn Today Staff

Researchers detect brain differences between fast and slow learners
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Researchers detect brain differences between fast and slow learners

In a new study, researchers at the School of Engineering and Applied Science look at how brain activation patterns might affect how long it takes for new information to really stick in the brain.

Penn Today Staff

At Weiss Tech House, a race from idea to prototype in one semester
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Laura Ceccacci of AutoTrach considering design questions with Weiss Tech House mentor Varun Sanghvi. Teams used off the shelf equipment to work on their prototypes. (Photo: Gwyneth K. Shaw)

At Weiss Tech House, a race from idea to prototype in one semester

The student-run incubator hosted its first hardware accelerator this spring, offering cash, mentoring, and access to specialized equipment to four teams.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Four Penn undergraduates receive Goldwater Scholarships
Sophomore Chloe Cho and juniors Lauren Duhamel, Srinivas Mandyam and Abigail Poteshman.

Four Penn undergraduates have received a Goldwater Scholarship. Clockwise from top left, sophomore Chloe Cho and junior Lauren Duhamel in the School of Engineering and Applied Science; and juniors Srinivas Mandyam and Abigail Poteshman in the School of Arts and Sciences.

Four Penn undergraduates receive Goldwater Scholarships

Four Penn undergraduates have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships to pursue research careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, or engineering. Sophomore Chloe Cho and juniors Lauren Duhamel, Srinivas Mandyam and Abigail Poteshman.
Chips in Space
Dan Huh and Andrei Georgescu in the lab

Graduate student Andrei Georgescu and Assistant Professor Dan Huh in Huh’s lab. Adapting the organ-on-a-chip technology for a trip to the International Space Station presented Huh’s team with a number of engineering challenges. (Photo: Kevin Monko)

Chips in Space

Microfluidic devices lined with human cells are headed to the International Space Station in early May, part of an effort to understand why astronauts get sick more easily in orbit.

Gwyneth K. Shaw

Everyday enzymes, now grown in plants
Image of two plants and four examples of enzyme applications: denim biowashing, bioscouring, fruit juice clarification, and stain removal.

Everyday enzymes, now grown in plants

Myriad industrial processes rely on enzymes, from making orange juice to manufacturing denim jeans. Research emerging from the School of Dental Medicine is transforming how these enzymes get made.

Katherine Unger Baillie

Cells control their own fate by manipulating their environment
closeup of cell proteins isolated in an environment on a black background

In this image, the researchers labeled new proteins white, and antibodies against other proteins in a different color. The co-localization of new proteins and antibodies show how cells can impact their local environments. (Photo: Penn Engineering)

Cells control their own fate by manipulating their environment

Muscle, blood, brain, and skin cells are different from one another, but they all share the same DNA. Stem cells’ transformation into specialized cells is controlled through various signals from their surroundings. A study suggests that cells may have more control over their fate than previously thought.

Penn Today Staff

Engineers can detect ultra rare proteins using a cellphone camera
cell phone camera capturing an image at the Issadore Lab

The researchers’ detection system uses a standard cellphone camera. (Photo courtesy: Penn Engineering)

Engineers can detect ultra rare proteins using a cellphone camera

An innovative strobing system allows individual markers to be differentiated from their neighbors, allowing an accurate count, even in the ultra-low concentrations associated with hard-to-diagnose conditions.

Penn Today Staff