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Stevens Group wins funding for robotic muscles project.
The Stevens Group, along with project leaders at the University of Bristol, have won £6m of funding from the UKRI EPSRC Transformative Healthcare Technologies for 2050.
Dr Anna Blackney featured in Vogue magazine
We are delighted that Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow Dr Anna Blackney has been featured in an article for Vogue magazine, “Meet The New Generation Of Female Scientists Urgently Working On A Covid-19 Vaccine”.
Liliana Brito wins a Student Award for Outstanding Achievement
We are delighted that Liliana Brito has been awarded a Student Award for Outstanding Achievement from Imperial College London.
A day in the life of a PhD researcher
Tabasom Haghighi, PhD student at the Stevens Group, gives us a lab tour and introduces us to the team developing a point-of-care diagnostic test for COVID-19.
Akemi Nogiwa and Adrian Najer receive President’s Awards
Congratulations to Akemi and Adrian for receiving a President’s Award for Excellence in Research. Akemi was recognised in the category of Research Support Excellence and Adrian was recognised as Outstanding Assistant Supervisor.
Prof Molly Stevens recognised with 2020 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal
Professor Molly Stevens has been awarded the 2020 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal intended to honor and recognize scientific contributions and leadership from academic, industry and public sector leaders in the midst of their careers.
Stevens Group receives funding for Coronavirus testing
The Stevens Group has received over €600,000 in grant funding from the EU’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), Imperial College London’s COVID-19 Response Fund and the Rosetrees Trust.
Maria Joao Cruz graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Maria for successfully defending her thesis entitled "Tuning extracellular cues to regulate epithelial cell phenotype". Well done!
Prof Molly Stevens elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Molly Stevens has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society, one of 51 new fellow elected in 2020.
Valeria Nele and Jelle Penders receive Matthey Prize
Congratulations to Valeria and Jelle for each receiving a Matthey Prize. This is an annual award to an Associate of the Royal School of Mines for outstanding research completed in the Department of Materials.
Dr Limor Zwi-Dantsis appointed Lecturer
Congratulations to Limor for her new position as Lecturer in the Department of Haematology at University College London!
Marco Sorbona graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Marco for successfully defending his thesis entitled "Engineering Stimuli-Responsive Microparticles for Biomedical Applications".
Well done!
Molly addressed world leaders at Davos
Molly presented a talk at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos to discuss the future of diagnostics and how the advances in mobile health technologies are democratising healthcare.
Charlie Winter graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Charlie for successfully defending his thesis entitled "Engineering Extracellular Vesicles for Cellular Delivery".
Jelle Penders graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Jelle for successfully defending his thesis entitled "Advanced characterisation methods for the analysis of nanoformulations and extracellular vesicles".
Valeria Nele graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Valeria for successfully defending her thesis entitled "Engineering responsive liposome systems for biomedical applications".
Camille Marijon graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Camille for successfully defending her thesis entitled "Development of a microgel-based extracellular vesicle delivery system for heart repair".
Chunching Li graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Chunching for successfully defending his thesis entitled "Forced-based Engineering of Gradients".
Arianna Ferrini graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Arianna for successfully defending his PhD thesis entitled "Investigating the delivery of IGF-1 with in vitro and in vivo model systems of myocardial infarction".
Prof Molly Stevens formally inducted to the National Academy of Engineering
Prof Molly Stevens has been elected a Foreign Member of the National Academy of Engineering for her work on materials-based approaches to tissue regeneration and biosensing at the 2019 NAE Annual Meeting in Washington DC. The membership acknowledges engineers for outstanding contributions to engineering, research and technology. Only 18 Foreign Members were elected in 2019.
[National Academy of Engineering Induction Ceremony Video] [Imperial news highlight]