IGERT CMMB Trainees

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Student Leadership Council

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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 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 Bioengineering Faculty Advisers: Rashid Bashir, Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering Project Title: TBD
		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 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 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 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

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