Stories by Coley Coleman

Scaling Student Innovation: Enginuity Powers Community-Driven Engineering

International Experiences: Cassandra Cederholm, University of Edinburgh

      Tell us a little about yourself (name, where you are from, academic interests, etc.). My name is Cassandra Cedarholm. I’m originally from Minnesota and I’m studying bioengineering, concentrating in biomechanics, and minoring in Engineering Entrepreneurship. External to BE, my academic interests lie within my Arabic classes and...

International Experiences: Chang Su, ETH Zurich

Tell us a little about yourself (name, where you are from, academic interests, etc.). My name is Chang Su. I grew up in Xi’an, China, which is the city where 13 dynasties established their capitals and where the Terracotta Army is. I moved to Calgary, Canada, when I was in high school....

International Experiences: Joshua Ng, Penn Global Biomedical Service trip to China

Tell us a little about yourself (name, where you are from, academic interests, etc.). My name is Joshua Ng. I’m from Hoover, Alabama. In high school, I was super-interested in biology; I spent a lot of time camping and doing stuff outdoors, so the complexity of nature always fascinated me....

International Experiences: Rohini Kopparam, International Internship in Guatemala

Tell us a little about yourself (name, where you are from, academic interests, etc.) My name is Rohini Kopparam, and I am from Irvine, California. I am majoring in Bioengineering and am also pursuing a minor in Chemistry and Bioethics. When and where did you study abroad/do your short- term...

What Makes a Discovery Matter?

A brilliant idea is just the beginning. But between the lab bench and the lives it could change, there’s often a wide and uncertain gap. Bridging that space takes more than good data, it takes a story that resonates beyond the research community. That’s what Practice Associate Professor Katie Reuther,...

Nick Marzolini Named 7th Recipient of the Michael S. Brown Fellowship

Penn MD/PhD student recognized for outstanding potential as a physician–scientist developing targeted genetic therapies. Nick Marzolini, an MD/PhD student in the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the 7th annual recipient of the Michael S. Brown Fellowship, awarded each year to one MSTP student for “outstanding...

Penn BMES Wins National Commendable Achievement Award

Summer Research Spotlight: Penn Bioengineering Fellows at Work

Abraham Noordergraaf Research Fellow Name: Patricia Chen Current Year and Major Program: Second year master’s student in Bioengineering Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kevin Johnson Project Title: PCP-Bot: Leveraging Large Language Models for Multilingual AI-Assisted Pre-Visit Planning in Primary Care Abstract: With the rise of electronic health records (EHRs), physicians now devote a substantial portion of patient...

A Year of Momentum: Penn Bioengineering Looks Back and Ahead