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Worthington lab hosts Dr. Jonathan Vande Geest
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
The Worthington Lab hosted Dr. Jonathan Vande Geest, professor of bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh.
Emily Formella named Iowa Space Grant Consortium Research Scholar
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Congratulations to Emily Formella, who has been named an Iowa Space Grant Consortium Research Scholar!
Jacob Cannon presents at BMES conference
Monday, October 13, 2025
Last week, Jacob attended the annual Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) conference in San Diego, where he presented his research on “Photoinitiators and Their Potential in Light-based Bioprinting.”
Worthington Lab members attend Photopolymer Week 2025 in Boulder, Colorado
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Dr. Worthington, Carson, Andre, and George attended the Photopolymerization Fundamentals conference in Boulder, Colorado last week.
Emily Formella wins first place in the Iowa Sciences Academy Summer Research Poster Competition
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Worthington Lab member Emily Formella earned first place at the University of Iowa Summer Undergraduate Research Conference.
Worthington Lab members attend and present at ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico
Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Hailey, Rich, Dr. Worthington, and Dan Meggo from the Herrmann Lab traveled to New Mexico last week for the Summer Bioengineering Conference.
Worthington awarded $1.9 million NIH grant to study eye disease
Tuesday, August 13, 2024
A new federal grant will support Kristan Worthington, a University of Iowa associate professor of biomedical engineering, in investigating factors that contribute to age-related macular degeneration, an eye disease that gradually causes central vision loss.
CoE faculty play critical role in multi-institutional biomanufacturing project
Thursday, September 7, 2023
A multidisciplinary team of University of Iowa engineering faculty will contribute to a $20 million, multi-institutional project to boost Iowa’s position as a leader in bioscience and advanced manufacturing.
UI secures $704M in external funding in FY23
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Kristan Worthington, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, is featured for her collaborative research on the production of bio-derived materials.
Kristan Worthington selected to take part in NAE Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering 2022 Symposium
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Kristan Worthington, assistant professor in the Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering, is among 84 early career engineers selected to present at the Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium in September 2022. She will join other groundbreaking engineers from industry, academia, and government at the event hosted by Amazon.
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