Undergraduate Summer Research: Vanderbilt University

Over the summer, Chiad delved into an Undergraduate Research Internship combining Biomedical Engineering and Nanoscale Science at the Vanderbilt Institution of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (VINSE) program. Chiad learned about cell culturing techniques, microparticle formulation strategies, research project design & communication, and microfluidic device development along with the various tools and techniques often required in the growing field. The microfluidic devices fabricated were made to both refine and optimize the production of antioxidant microparticles by flowing separate aqueous and organic phases together, all studied in the Duvall Lab where Chiad worked. The Engineering Marvels have the potential to reduce internal inflammation and a plethora of differing degenerative diseases as a further cascading effect if taken to the public one day.