Congratulations to our FY25 Faculty Seed Grant Winners!

Congratulations to CMTM PIs Masha Kamenetska, Bela Suki, and John Ngo for being awarded 2025 Faculty Seed Grants!  Each PI has received $25,000 for their research projects.

Dr. Kamenetska will be working with co-PI Joe Larkin on Assessing the effect of caffeine on the elastic properties of extracellular DNA and on biofilm mechanics.

Dr. Suki will be working with co-PI Bob Varelas on Biomechanics and Mechanobiology of Chronic Cough in the Respiratory System.

Dr. Ngo will be working with co-PI Chris Chen on Fast-Acting Receptors for Biomechanical Cell Engineering, respectively.

Learn more about their projects by clicking the button below!