The Office of Undergraduate Biology named Beth Straight as Undergraduate Researcher of the Week: https://www.smore.com/cpejb
Beth’s work on the stem-cell-lineage basis for the material properties of bone was recently featured in a Cornell MSE student spotlight: https://www.mse.cornell.edu/spotlights/student-finds-passion-researching-disease-through-mse
Congratulations Beth!
Undergraduate researcher Kobby Adu was awarded an Engineering Learning Initiatives Research Award for his proposal, “Identifying the effects of sterilization methods on the properties of bone graft extracellular matrix”. Congratulations Kobby!
First year PhD student Quinton wright received honorable mention as a 2022 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. Congratulations Quinton! More information about the awards and recipients can be found on the NSF student spotlights: https://www.mse.cornell.edu/spotlights/mse-students-win-nsf-graduate-research-fellowships
Interested in the material and mechanical properties of skeletal tissues? Possible research topics include:
Contact Eve Donnelly at eld26@cornell.edu for more information.
Sara Sacher, Heather Hunt, and Sashank Lekkala are co-authors on the article entitled “Distributions of Microdamage Are Altered Between Trabecular Rods and Plates in Cancellous Bone From Men With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus,” which was published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research on 22 January 2022.
Taking a break to enjoy some Cornell Dairy Bar ice cream and Mooncakes in honor of the Mid-Autumn Festival!
Interested in the material and mechanical properties of skeletal tissues? Possible research topics include
Contact Eve Donnelly at eld26@cornell.edu for more information
Beth Straight and Leah Snyder co-authors on the abstract entitled “Peripheral Cortical Bone Density Predicts Vertebral Bone Mineral Properties in Spine Fusion Surgery Patients,” which will be presented as a poster during the 10/3/21 ASBMR Annual Meeting.
Donnelly Research Lab 
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