Exciting week filled with the @pennengineering.bsky.social graduate awards and hooding ceremonies! So thankful for everyone in the Mitchell Lab and my family for coming. Next up: defense in 6 weeks! @alex-g-hamilton.bsky.social @asthatte.bsky.social @hannahyamagata.bsky.social

🌸May is #WomensHealthMonth!🌸
At SRI, we celebrate women’s health every day by supporting groundbreaking research and care that spans from the bench to the bedside. We extend our heartfelt thanks to our SRI members who have devoted their careers to advancing women’s health.

‘My career is over’: Columbia University scientists hit hard by Trump team’s cuts The US government has begun slashing US$400 million in research grants at Columbia University over pro-Palestinian campus protests.

🚨This week, many Columbia scientists lost grants that funded over half their annual income. Others will no longer be able to do research that helps treat thousands of sick patients across the US.

"It hurts," they told me.

My story for @nature.com 🧪

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

It’s about time to focus on women’s health - Nature Reviews Bioengineering Women’s health has long been overlooked in both fundamental and clinical research, which, sadly, also holds true for the bioengineering field — albeit things are slowly changing.

Happy #internationalwomensday #IWD2025! Let's talk about women's health and how bioengineering can (should!) contribute to advancing women's health! https://go.nature.co