Student Leadership Council

The Student Leadership Council that plays an integral role in the strategic directions of the CMMB IGERT.

 

 

Anthony Fan

Mechanical Science and Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Taher Saif, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Rhanor Gillette, Molecular and Integrative Physiology

Project Title:
Stretch Induced Plasticity in Nervous Systems

 

Mark Gryka

Bioengineering

Faculty Advisers:
Rohit Bhargava, Bioengineering
Kumar Prasanth, Cell and Developmental Biology

Project Title:
Design of Novel Three Dimensional Breast Ductal Networks for Analysis of Microenvironmetal Factors

 

Rishi Singh

Mechanical Science and Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Ning Wang, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Andrew Belmont, Cell and Developmental Biology

Project Title:
Regulation of differentiation in anisotropic mESCs through cell-cell and cellmatrix force

 

Lian Wong

Biological Engineering and Small-scale Technologies, UC Merced

Faculty Advisers:
Kara McCloskey, School of Engineering, UC Merced
Adam Engler, UC San Diego

Project Title:
Effects of Biochemical Cues and Stiffness on Vascular Differentiation

 

Former Student Leadership Council Members

 

Elise  

Elise Anne Corbin

Mechanical Science and Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Rashid Bashir, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering
Hyunjoon Kong, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Project Title:
Detection of Mass, Growth Rate, and Stiffness of Single Adherent Cells Using Silicon Pedestal Sensors

Caroline Cvetkovic  

Caroline Cvetkovic

Bioengineering

Faculty Advisers:
Rashid Bashir, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering

Project Title:
TBD

Heather  

Heather D Huntsman

Kinesiology and Community Health

Faculty Advisers:
Marni Boppart, Kinesiology and Community Health
Hyunjoon Kong, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Project Title:
Alleviation of Sarcopenia Using Mechanical Strain-Induced Myogenic Stem Cells

Drew Glaser  

Drew Elizabeth Glaser

Biological Engineering and Small-scale Technologies, UC Merced

Faculty Adviser:
Kara McCloskey, School of Engineering

Project Title:
Using a Novel Murine Embryonic Stem Cell Line to Investigate Various Means of Controlling Vascular Fate for Therapeutic Applications

Kennedy Nguyen  

Kennedy Nguyen

Biological Engineering and Small-scale Technologies (BEST), UC Merced

Faculty Advisers:
Valerie Leppert, Materials Science and Engineering, UC Merced
Henry Forman, Biochemistry, UC Merced

Project Title:
Mechanobiology of Silica Nanomaterials on Alveolar Macrophages

 

Ritu Raman

Mechanical Science and Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Rashid Bashir, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering
Taher Saif, Mechanical Science and Engineering

Project Title:
TBD

Xin Tang  

Xin Tang

Mechanical Science and Engineering

Faculty Advisers:
Taher Saif, Mechanical Science and Engineering
Mark Kuhlenschmidt, Microbiology

Project Title:
Effects of Mechanical Rigidity and Geometric Control on Colon Cancer Metastasis