We’d like to welcome the addition of two graduate students to the lab! Allison Smith, who has previously worked in the lab as an undergraduate researcher, has returned to the lab as a graduate student.

We are also excited to welcome Benjamin Brooks back to OSU as a graduate student. Ben was previously in the lab as a BUCKEYE REU student in the summer semester of 2023.

Allison and Ben have spent their first semester as graduate students working in the lab together to establish a mechanical testing procedure for torsional testing on small rodent bones with the aim to use the protocol on MIMT studies in the future.

Learn more about Allison and Ben  in the Graduate Researchers section of our People Page!

Allison Smith

Ben Brooks

Our wonderful graduate researcher, Kaitlyn Cimney, traveled all the way to Baltimore, Maryland to attend the BMES conference in October. Kaitlyn was there as a representative for the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Student Association to recruit people for Ohio State’s BME graduate program.

Kaitlyn (left) is shown at the OSU BMES table at the conference

We’d like to welcome all of the new members of the lab! We are very excited to have Kaitlyn Cimney, Jacob Barnes, Lauren Ferguson, Anna Le, Devin Medved, and CJ Replogle join the lab.

Kaitlyn graduated from Clemson University in 2023 and has joined the lab to pursue a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering. She will be working primarily on characterizing the Masquelet Induced Membrane.

Jacob, Lauren, Anna, Devin, and CJ are all working towards their undergraduate degrees in the biomedical engineering department. They will be participating in RNA sequencing, micro-CT analysis, data analysis, microfluidics, and rodent care throughout the operative process.

Learn more about everyone on our People Page.