Awarded in 2017
Home Department: Chemistry
Faculty Advisors: Justin Annes (Medicine - Endocrinology, Gerontology, Metabolism) and Jennifer Cochran (Bioengineering)
The mission of Dr. Timothy Durazzo's BRASS lab is to better understand how the interplay between biomedical, psychological and social factors influence treatment outcome in Veterans and civilians seeking treatment for alcohol and substance use disorders. To accomplish this mission, the multidisciplinary team integrates information from advanced neuroimaging, neurocognitive assessment, psychodiagnostic and genotyping methods to identify the biopsychosocial factors associated with relapse and sustained sobriety.
Home Department: Engineering
Mentor: Markus Covert (Bioengineering)
Awarded in 2013
Talk Title: Modulating chondrogenesis of adipose-derived stromal cells in combinatorial extracellular matrix-containing hydrogels with independently tunable niche properties
Event: Combined Orthopedic Research Society Conference 2013
Dr. Tian Yi Zhang is a board-certified hematologist. She is also an assistant professor of hematology at Stanford University School of Medicine. In addition to her medical degree, she holds a PhD in cellular and molecular immunology.
In her clinical practice, she treats patients with all forms of hematological malignancies, offering specialized expertise in acute myeloid leukemia, including therapy-resistant cases. For each patient, she develops a personalized care plan encompassing novel treatment options.
