SyBBURE alumnus Kevin Cyr commented on an NBC news article on crowd sourcing and 3D printing equipment to combat COVID-19

Kevin Cyr, who is currently a clinical student at the Stanford University School of Medicine and researches 3D printing for medical devices, said there are a few challenges in crowd sourcing solutions to deal with equipment shortage due to the influx of COVID-19 cases nationwide. His direct quote, "The concerns are quality and the ability to manufacture at scale, with sterilization and the safeguards that are necessary for medical equipment. And that's really been the topic that I've seen from the medical field and the FDA that they're still grappling with, which is trying to ensure the quality at a localized manufacturing facility.” Cyr was a member of the SyBBURE Searle Undergraduate Research Program while an undergraduate as Vanderbilt University. Read more of the NBC news article here.