The 2006 BIOE Undergraduate Medical Devices Exhibit

The IBB NSF IGERT in Cellular Engineering 2006 Annual Retreat and Poster Session, February 25, 2006

Pictured above are IGERT graduate student trainees Kyle Allen (right) who won first place for Best Poster and Eugene Koay (left) who won second place.  The Annual Retreat and Poster Session  was held on Saturday, February 25.  The activities included presentations by senior IGERT trainees, a poster session, and a  luncheon attended by students, faculty and the IGERT External Advisory Committee members.

Dr. Jennifer West, IGERT PI, welcomed everyone to the retreat.

Senior IGERT trainees gave presentations on their current research.
Pictured here is Eugene Koay who talked about his research on
cartilage tissue engineering using human embryonic stem cells.

A poster session was held and the IGERT External Advisory
Committee members served as judges.

Photos from the First Annual IBB Undergraduate Summer
Internship Fair held on January 19, 2006 in the RMC

Over 200 students attended the fair on Thursday,
Jan 19 to meet with 25 representatives from universities,
medical schools, and local biotechnology companies to
explore opportunities for summer internships. 

An information table was also set up for distribution of materials we received from many other schools, companies, and government labs and agencies who could not attend the fair. If you attended the fair, please send us feedback to ibb@rice.edu.  If you missed the fair, you can request a copy of our Resources List of websites and represented institutions by contacting Sherry Nassar at nassar@rice.edu.  

Presentation of the First Frederick B. Rudolph Memorial Scholarship
December 5, 2005

At a reception on December 5, Dean Kathy Matthews presents the first Frederick B. Rudolph Memorial Scholarship to Mithun Mansinghani.

The Frederick B. Rudolph Memorial Scholarship was established to "provide merit-based scholarship assistance to students from the Cameron, Hildago, and Willacy counties with a preference for students who attended the Science Academy of  South Texas in Mercedes, Texas."

Dr. Jennifer West, Dean Kathy Matthews, Mrs. Glenda Rudolph, and Mithun Mansinghani

Over the years, Fred contributed a great deal of his time and talent on behalf of the K-12 community.  For over 12 years, he oversaw a program that brought high school students from the Science Academy of South Texas in Mercedes, Texas  to Rice each summer for two weeks.  This was one of Fred’s most cherished programs.  I’d like to read for you something by Julie Browning from our Admissions Office on Fred’s legacy –

“ Fred’s work with students from the Science Academy of South Texas was especially dear to him, and that work had a significant influence on improving educational opportunities for hundreds of students.  He went to them and offered assistance, and then he took it a step further and brought them to Rice for summer programs.  When they showed up in our applicant pool, prepared to take on the challenge of a Rice education, it was a highly gratifying moment for him and our staff."

And so, today, it is my honor to announce the first recipient of the Frederick B. Rudolph Scholarship – a graduate of the Science Academy of South Texas – Mithun Mansinghani.

Mithun graduated Salutatorian from the Science Academy of South Texas. He attended the Rice Summer Intern Program during the Summer of 2004. He was accepted to Rice and is also at Martel College.  Mithun is majoring in Political Science, Policy Studies, and possibly Mechanical or Electrical Engineering. He also plans on attending law school after undergraduate studies.

Photos from the Associated Nanotechnology Congress October 10-11, 2005

 

U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison addressed several hundred top U.S. and British scientists at the first Associated Nanotechnology Congress Oct. 10, a gathering of top nano experts and biomedical researchers at Rice University.  During her remarks, Hutchison expressed a desire for more Tier One universities in Texas.

2005 ANC Poster Session               

Dr. Neal Lane

Dr. Gang Bao

Dr. Jennifer West

Dr. Jordan Gerton        

Dr. Jeff Hartgerink

Dr. Ching-Hwa Kiang

Dr. James Heath

Dr. Prabhas Moghe

"Let me tell you about my research...."

Dr. Michael Diehl

Dr.. Rena Bizios                          Dr. Paul Hatton

Winners of the Poster Competition

Participants have an opportunity to talk with Dr. Heath

The poster session was well attended

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What the heck......?

A brave person ventures into the......travelling tent movie theater!
ANC participants were invited to enter the theater to watch the
film "Microcosm: Virtual Voyage Through the Human Body." 

Photos from the first IBB Symposium held in July 2005