For those interested in faculty positions in engineering. Check out this program. I participated a few years ago. Definitely recommended. LatinX in ChE LatinXinBME BlackInBME BlackInEngineering

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Today's feature is Research Assistant Prof Dr. Taneka Jones who uses her creativity and technical prowess to help her students excel Lehigh Bioengineering. Check out her TED Talks video 3D bioprinting (rb.gy/aarla1), which she is using to design uterine in vitro models!

Our favorite Girl Scouts products are Thin Mints, Samoas, and rehabilitation biomechanist Dr. BrookeOdle. She is an Asst Prof at Hope College who uses her skills to improve the lives of people who rely on assistive technology while nurturing the next generation of engineers.🍪🦿🍪🦾

We can't forget about the Westcoast and Berkeley Bioengineer Prof Aaron Streets who uses microfluidics and microscopy to study the interactions of molecules inside single cells and the interactions between cells in a tissue or organism. Who do you want to see next? bitly.ws/zCMp

Meet Tyrone Porter, the first Black chair in Texas BME at the prestigious UT Austin. Read more about his remarkable journey here: bit.ly/3uyu8uy BlackInBME BlackInEngineering

Black History Made & In the Making: Today we celebrate Dr. Cellas Hayes (Cellas A Hayes, PhD) the first Black PhD of Pharmaceutical Sciences & NIH F31 recipient from the University of Mississippi & postdoc Stanford Epidemiology & Population Health studying cerebrovascular and Alzheimer's disease👏🏾
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Ripped right out of the plastic last month, brand new Coulter BME | Emory & Georgia Tech professor and alum Dr. Simone A. Douglas-Green is ready to pay it forward and carve out her own space as a Black woman in academia. (Potential trainees may want to reach out 👀) Who should we feature next?bitly.ws/zCMp

Described as an unstoppable force of nature, RutgersBME's Joseph Freeman is leveraging his experience in musculoskeletal tissue regeneration to not only help patients but engineer meat 🍖with Atelier Meats. Who should we feature next? bitly.ws/zCMp

Did you hear BlackWomeninBME co-organizer, Dr. LaShan Hendrix, has taken her talents to the midwest? You can find this Blue Chip engineer working on vascular calcification in renal disease in The Blue Chip City at U of Cincinnati Engineering and Applied Science! Who should we feature next? bitly.ws/zCMp

Today we highlight another superstar Yvon Woappi whose work at Columbia BME harnesses the molecular and biophysical drivers of tissue healing at the organ scale to develop better therapeutic strategies for patients. Want to give someone their flowers? bitly.ws/zCMp

We all love Erica D. Pratt for hosting the single greatest resource for future BME faculty, but did you know she is an avid sci-fi/fantasy lover and leading her team Boston University Biomedical Engineering to develop accessible and minimally invasive technologies for cancer applications. 🤩

It's our favorite time of the year again! Join us in celebrating these brilliant Black Biomedical Engineers. First up is the recipient of nearly every scientific honor and advocate of the I.D.E.A.L. Pathway, Dr. Cato Laurencin. Who do you want to see next? bitly.ws/zCMp

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced that sickle cell disease (SCD) will be the initial focus of the Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT). This will provide increased opportunities for Medicaid recipients with SCD to pursue gene therapies. Share&follow us for the most recent news

I'm excited to attend TERMIS for the first time this summer! Submit your abstracts to the 'Healthcare Disparities session'!

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Fantastic news! FDA approves a CRISPR-based medicine for treatment of sickle cell disease. Let’s hope insurance companies and pharma make this life changing treatment an affordable option for as many patients as possible apple.news/A4_4FDt29Rhagd…

Sheryl Lee Ralph as Mrs. Claus! 🧑🏾‍🎄 I’ve low key been waiting for Macy's to publicly celebrate Black Santa 🎅🏾 because visiting him with my son when we lived in NYC was of my favorite holiday traditions.

Alabama A&M as the 1st HBCU marching band leading the parade, En Vogue, and Bell Biv DeVoe… 🤩 Who planned this years Macy's Thanksgiving Parade!?

The National Black Postdoctoral Association (NBPA) is excited to host Alfred Mays (Alfred M. Mays) of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund (@BWFUND) to discuss the Postdoctoral Enrichment Program (PDEP) on Thursday, Dec. 7, at 1 pm ET.
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