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Alyson March successfully defends Ph.D. thesis
January 17, 2025
Dr. Alyson March successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis titled “Biochemical functionalization of poly(ethylene glycol)-based hydrogels to emulate periosteum-mediated allograft healing.” Congratulations, Aly!
Tayler Hebner receives Glenn H. Brown Prize
June 2024
Alum Tayler Hebner received the Glenn H. Brown Prize from the International Liquid Crystal Society for her substantial contributions to liquid crystal science. Formerly a Postdoc and the Lab Manager for the Benoit Lab, Hebner is now an incoming Assistant Professor at the Purdue University Davidson School of Chemical Engineering. She has been invited to give a presentation in a Special Awards Session at the International Liquid Crystal Conference. In addition, her research will be featured in Liquid Crystals Today, ILCS’ newsletter. Congratulations, Professor Hebner!
Ella Adjei-Sowah successfully defends Ph.D. thesis
June 21, 2024
Benoit Lab alum Ella Adjei-Sowah (co-advised with Alayna Loiselle) defended her thesis on June 21, 2024. Adjei-Sowah is now in a Postdoc at Vanderbilt University. Congratulations, Ella!
Phillip Hernandez is awarded the NSF GRFP
April, 2024
Phillip Hernandez, co-advised by Danielle Benoit and Bob Guldberg, was one of five Ph.D. students from the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering to be awarded a prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. The GRFP is considered the gold standard in graduate research fellowships and is only handed out to about 2,000 students nationwide. Congratulations, Phillip!
Clyde Overby successfully defends Ph.D. thesis
June 22, 2023
Dr. Clyde Overby successfully defended his Ph.D. thesis titled “Zwitterionic Peptide Designs for Anti-fouling Modifications of Nanoparticle Drug Delivery Systems”. Congratulations, Clyde!
Baixue (Dorothy) Xiao successfully defends Ph.D. thesis
May 11, 2023
Dr. Baixue (Dorothy) Xiao successfully defended her Ph.D. thesis titled “Bone-targeted Nanoparticle Drug Delivery System-mediated Macrophage Modulation for Enhanced Fracture Healing”. Congratulations, Dorothy!
Science Knight Out with Prof. Danielle Benoit
April 11, 2023
Prof. Benoit was the featured speaker for the 2023 Science Knight Out, giving a talk on “Precision Medicine for Better Bones”. Science Knight Out is a community science lecture that is open to the public and is sponsored by the University of Oregon Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. The annual event supports the mission of the Knight Campus of science advancing society and the goal of engaging the public in the excitement and creativity of scientific research. You can watch Prof. Benoit’s 2023 Science Knight Out lecture here.
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