NEWS
SyBBURE ALUMNI PANEL, October 3rd 2019
Five SyBBURE alumni came back to campus last month to connect with current students, talk about their careers and answer the students’ questions. The Alumni who were present were: Bowen Shaner- C4MI Test Development Engineer, Matt Rogers- Vanderbilt Graduate Student, Jake Hughey- Vanderbilt Assistant Professor, Jen Colby- VUMC Medical Director Special Chemistry and Poojitha Matta- Clinical Research Associate at Covance. The event was organized by current SyBBURE student, Jesse Li and was a success.
SyBBURE Student, Ben Nguyen wins first place poster award at AIChE 2019
Chuong (Ben) Nguyen, a senior studying Chemical Engineering with minors in chemistry and scientific computing from Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, won First Place in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Division I at the annual meeting of American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2019. His project title is Sustained & Localized Immunomodulation with Hydrogel-Polymer Nanoparticle Composites and his faculty advisor is John Wilson. Congratulations Ben!
Research team sorts out drug screen false positive results
Two SyBBURE alumni, Jennifer Colby, PhD, assistant professor of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and her husband, Jake Hughey, PhD, assistant professor of Biomedical Informatics and Biological Sciences at VUMC identified 13 previously unknown drug compounds that cause false positives screenings for amphetamines, buprenorphine (an opioid), cannabinoids and methadone in urine testing. The study won the Academy Distinguished Abstract Award from the American Association for Clinical Chemistry. Read more here, an article by Paul Govern.
Vigilante Innovation Paper and Website Launch
We have some very exciting news to share!
We have officially launched vigilanteinnovation.com, an online resource for anyone to learn about the design process, and go from problem to prototype no matter their interests!
Our students have customized and used this design process in their team-based design projects (check out some of their results on our design page!), and we are so excited to share these tools and inspire others to take innovation and creative problem-solving into their own hands, in any problem space.
Our manuscript detailing the Vigilante Innovation process and findings has been accepted to the International Journal of STEM Education.
Check out the guide, and go forth and innovate!
SyBBURE Students Present at the 2019 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair
Last Thursday (September 19, 2019), 40 SyBBURE students presented their research at Vanderbilt’s sixth annual undergraduate research fair. This is just one of the opportunities SyBBURE students take to practice their scientific communication skills, network professionally, and receive feedback on their work.
SyBBURE student Danielle presenting her poster at the 2019 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair
See the projects our students presented on our students page!
Read more about the 2019 Vanderbilt Undergraduate Research Fair: Sixth annual undergraduate research fair showcases immersion and draws record number of participants
Scientific Output Update: Wills Dunham
Wills Dunham’s first author paper titled CYP2D6 genotype-guided metoprolol therapy in cardiac surgery patients: Rationale and design of the Pharmacogenetic-guided Metoprolol Management for Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation in Cardiac Surgery (PREEMPTIVE) Pilot study was published in the Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia today. Check it out here.
Scientific Output Update: Kris Quah
Kris Quah’s first author paper titled Simultaneous multislice MRI thermometry with a single coil using incoherent blipped‐controlled aliasing was published today in Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Check it out here.
SyBBURE Student Highlights: Puxin Xuanyuan
Our very own Puxin Xuanyuan was recently featured on the Vanderbilt YouTube channel and news website in a story about her research and experience with SyBBURE! Watch the video:
It’s amazing to see our students getting the opportunity to share their experiences with the Vanderbilt community and beyond.
If you’re interested in learning more about our students’ research, check out our students page!
Read the full story about Puxin by Amy Wolf: ‘Research squad' propels student during two summer immersions’
Fun: Saying Goodbye to the Class of 2019 the Only Way We Know How
…with food, weird games, tree climbing, and friends. To our seniors in the class of 2019, we wish you the best!
