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Erica Pratt's doctoral work in Dr. Brian Kirby's lab focused on investigating circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the peripheral blood system of patients with solid tumors and how these cells can be used as a noninvasive tumor surrogate, and as prognostic biomarkers for survival in advanced disease. Read more
Now attending medical school at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Ashley aspires to be a surgeon. Currently, her research focuses on a novel surgical operation to reduce lymphedema after axial lymph node dissection. Read more
While pursing his M.Eng., Elijah Mekalin Karr Cathey-Li worked on the development of an acoustic scanner for custom ultrasound devices and the utilization of ultrasound to reduce DVTs. Read more
Joanna Davis says the on-the-spot problem solving she gained as a Cornell BME undergraduate has enabled her to bring nuanced solutions in a rapidly-changing world to both clients and patients in her current role as an Associate Consultant providing diverse solutions to life sciences clients. Read more
A Cornell undergraduate alum, postdoc Stephanie Curley returned to Cornell to work with Professor David Putnam on vaccine research. Read more
Ali discusses his journey from mechanical engineering student, to research scientist, to VP of engineering at GE Aviation. Read more
IBM researcher Kush Varshney ’04 is helping to power the global “data-for-good” movement. Read more
Now a senior associate in the Biomedical Engineering & Sciences Practice at Exponent, Inc., Ph.D. alum Derek Holyoak's work involves a mix of proactive biomedical research/testing and reactive scientific litigation. Read more
By Erin Philipson When Nicole Sharp ’09 started her fluid mechanics blog, FYFD, she never imagined the attention she would garner and certainly didn’t foresee her career taking the path that it did... Read more
John A. Swanson ’61, M.Eng. ’63, internationally recognized authority and innovator in the application of finite-element methods of engineering, will be honored with the 2021 Cornell Engineering Distinguished Alumni Award. Read more
