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John Goertz accepted to Techcelerate
We are delighted that Stevens Group research associate John Goertz has been selected to participate in Techcelerate, a programme which supports early career researchers to test out their business ideas and bring the benefits back to their lab.
Håkon Høgset passes PhD viva
Congratulations to Håkon for successfully defending his PhD thesis.
Dr Liliang Ouyang becomes Assistant Professor at Tsinghua University, China.
Congratulations to Liliang Ouyang on his new Assistant Professorship at Tsinghua University, China.
Molly Stevens awarded Achievement Medal for Biomedical Engineering by the IET.
The Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET) have recognised Molly Stevens in their 2020 Achievement Awards.
Molly Stevens featured in ACS Axial blog
An interview with Molly Stevens has been featured in ACS Axial, the online news blog from the American Chemical Society.
Dr Ioanna Mylonaki receives a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship
We are delighted that Dr. Ioanna Mylonaki has been awarded a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship.
Joyce Che graduates with a PhD
Congratulations to Joyce for successfully defending her thesis entitled "Immune cell-mediated drug delivery for the treatment of inflammatory diseases". Well done!
Molly Stevens made Chair in Emerging Technologies by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Molly Stevens is one of eight new Chairs in Emerging Technologies, recognised as innovative researchers and leaders in their fields by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Stevens Group wins funding for robotic muscles project.
The Stevens Group, along with project leaders at the University of Bristol, have won £6m of funding from the UKRI EPSRC Transformative Healthcare Technologies for 2050.
Dr Anna Blackney featured in Vogue magazine
We are delighted that Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow Dr Anna Blackney has been featured in an article for Vogue magazine, “Meet The New Generation Of Female Scientists Urgently Working On A Covid-19 Vaccine”.
Liliana Brito wins a Student Award for Outstanding Achievement
We are delighted that Liliana Brito has been awarded a Student Award for Outstanding Achievement from Imperial College London.
A day in the life of a PhD researcher
Tabasom Haghighi, PhD student at the Stevens Group, gives us a lab tour and introduces us to the team developing a point-of-care diagnostic test for COVID-19.
Akemi Nogiwa and Adrian Najer receive President’s Awards
Congratulations to Akemi and Adrian for receiving a President’s Award for Excellence in Research. Akemi was recognised in the category of Research Support Excellence and Adrian was recognised as Outstanding Assistant Supervisor.
Prof Molly Stevens recognised with 2020 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal
Professor Molly Stevens has been awarded the 2020 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal intended to honor and recognize scientific contributions and leadership from academic, industry and public sector leaders in the midst of their careers.
Stevens Group receives funding for Coronavirus testing
The Stevens Group has received over €600,000 in grant funding from the EU’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), Imperial College London’s COVID-19 Response Fund and the Rosetrees Trust.
Maria Joao Cruz graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Maria for successfully defending her thesis entitled "Tuning extracellular cues to regulate epithelial cell phenotype". Well done!
Prof Molly Stevens elected Fellow of the Royal Society
Professor Molly Stevens has been elected Fellow of the Royal Society, one of 51 new fellow elected in 2020.
Valeria Nele and Jelle Penders receive Matthey Prize
Congratulations to Valeria and Jelle for each receiving a Matthey Prize. This is an annual award to an Associate of the Royal School of Mines for outstanding research completed in the Department of Materials.
Dr Limor Zwi-Dantsis appointed Lecturer
Congratulations to Limor for her new position as Lecturer in the Department of Haematology at University College London!
Marco Sorbona graduates with PhD!
Congratulations to Marco for successfully defending his thesis entitled "Engineering Stimuli-Responsive Microparticles for Biomedical Applications".
Well done!