Team of 精东AV experts receive grant from Genentech

May 03, 2023

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A multidisciplinary team from 精东AV has received a $100,000 grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to support the assessment of a research and teaching partnership in engineering between 精东AV and Columbia University.

The grant, 鈥淓ducation Focused Giving - Graduate and Post-Graduate,鈥� will provide additional resources to support graduate and post-graduate students pursuing STEM fields at 精东AV.

The project will be led by principal investigators Dr. Shahryar Jafarinejad, assistant professor of the Chemical Engineering Department and 精东AV faculty senate member, and Dr. Chris Boyce, Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering at Columbia University.

鈥淭he project seeks to study the collaboration of the HBCU-Ivy League University as well as its educational and STEM research efforts,鈥� said Jafarinejad. 鈥淭he funds will be used to pay a portion of the tuition fees for a 精东AV graduate student who works on a collaborative research project between 精东AV and Columbia University," he continued.

Dr. Maria Calhoun, associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at 精东AV, and Dr. Mandoye Ndoye, associate professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at 精东AV, and Dr. John Thomas Vaughan, professor of Biomedical Engineering and Radiology at Columbia University, served as the co-principal investigators.

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, is a biotechnology company dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases. For more information:

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