Cira Lab News
Nov 2024 Rena was awarded Tony. B Travel Award from the Society of Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) on the posters "High-throughput screening for gut microbe supernatant modulations of antibiotic efficacy against S. Enterica" and "High-throughput spray droplet generation for investigating antibiotic synergism and antagonism".
Nov 2024 Jon presents at the Future Labs Live Conference in Philadelphia.
Sep 2024 Mohsin was awarded as one of the 2024 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health.
Sep 2024 Jon was selected as one of the 2024-2025 Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellow.
Sep 2024 Aidan joins the lab as an undergraduate student.
Aug 2024 Mohsin presents at the Gordon Research Conference on biomineralization.
Jun 2024 Janna joins the lab as a visiting undergraduate student.
Jun 2024 Javi joins the lab as a Master's student.
Apr 2024 Alyson presents at the Cornell BME Banquet with the poster "preventing evaporation of small droplets for cell assays".
Apr 2024 Rena passed her A exam.
Mar 2024 Huaiyu Zuo joins the lab as a visiting Master's student.
Nov 2024 Jon presents at the Future Labs Live Conference in Philadelphia.
Sep 2024 Mohsin was awarded as one of the 2024 Rising Stars in Engineering in Health.
Sep 2024 Jon was selected as one of the 2024-2025 Life Sciences Technology Innovation Fellow.
Sep 2024 Aidan joins the lab as an undergraduate student.
Aug 2024 Mohsin presents at the Gordon Research Conference on biomineralization.
Jun 2024 Janna joins the lab as a visiting undergraduate student.
Jun 2024 Javi joins the lab as a Master's student.
Apr 2024 Alyson presents at the Cornell BME Banquet with the poster "preventing evaporation of small droplets for cell assays".
Apr 2024 Rena passed her A exam.
Mar 2024 Huaiyu Zuo joins the lab as a visiting Master's student.
Feb 2024 Jon presents at the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening (SLAS) meeting in Boston.
Nov 2023 Mohsin presents at the Materials Research Society (MRS) meeting in Boston.
Nov 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to host our old friend from the Rowland Institute Chris Stokes.
Nov 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to host Professor Ingmar Riedel-Kruse for a talk and visit to Cornell.
Oct 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to help host A.D. White Professor Steve Quake for a week of engagement at Cornell.
Nov 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to host our old friend from the Rowland Institute Chris Stokes.
Nov 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to host Professor Ingmar Riedel-Kruse for a talk and visit to Cornell.
Oct 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to help host A.D. White Professor Steve Quake for a week of engagement at Cornell.
Oct 2023 Rena and Nate present at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting in Seattle.
Sep 2023 Nate was honored to help host 20 talented rising stars for the Rising Stars in Engineering in Health workshop at Cornell, co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins and Columbia University.
Sep 2023 Nate received the Canaan Family Award for Excellence in Academic Advising!
Sep 2023 Nate presents on the lab's work on SPOTs at the Physical Biology of the Cell meeting in Paros, Greece.
Aug 2023 The Cira Lab does a writing retreat.
Aug 2023 Nate presents the lab's work on microbial discovery at the Joint Genome Institute's "New Lineages of Life" symposium.
Jul 2023 Arnold passed his A exam.
Jun 2023 Nate presents on the lab's work on SPOTs at the Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics Gordon Research Conference in Barga, Italy.
Jun 2023 Arnold presents at the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) conference in Houston.
Jun 2023 Shenghao presents at the Impacting Drug Discovery from Nature's Metabolites intercampus symposium.
May 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to host lab alumnus Dieter Baumgartner.
Apr 2023 Jon and Shenghao passed their A exams.
Mar 2023 Rena was awarded NSF GRFP!
Mar 2023 Nate presents at the Cornell Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education Inaugural symposium.
Mar 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to help host Professor Amy Herr for a talk and visit at Cornell BME.
Mar 2023 Nate presents on the lab's work on antimicrobial discovery at the Nucleic Acid Research Meeting in New York City.
Sep 2023 Nate was honored to help host 20 talented rising stars for the Rising Stars in Engineering in Health workshop at Cornell, co-sponsored by Johns Hopkins and Columbia University.
Sep 2023 Nate received the Canaan Family Award for Excellence in Academic Advising!
Sep 2023 Nate presents on the lab's work on SPOTs at the Physical Biology of the Cell meeting in Paros, Greece.
Aug 2023 The Cira Lab does a writing retreat.
Aug 2023 Nate presents the lab's work on microbial discovery at the Joint Genome Institute's "New Lineages of Life" symposium.
Jul 2023 Arnold passed his A exam.
Jun 2023 Nate presents on the lab's work on SPOTs at the Physics and Chemistry of Microfluidics Gordon Research Conference in Barga, Italy.
Jun 2023 Arnold presents at the American Society of Microbiology (ASM) conference in Houston.
Jun 2023 Shenghao presents at the Impacting Drug Discovery from Nature's Metabolites intercampus symposium.
May 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to host lab alumnus Dieter Baumgartner.
Apr 2023 Jon and Shenghao passed their A exams.
Mar 2023 Rena was awarded NSF GRFP!
Mar 2023 Nate presents at the Cornell Center for Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education Inaugural symposium.
Mar 2023 The Cira Lab is honored to help host Professor Amy Herr for a talk and visit at Cornell BME.
Mar 2023 Nate presents on the lab's work on antimicrobial discovery at the Nucleic Acid Research Meeting in New York City.
Oct 2022 Jon and Nate present at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) annual meeting in San Antonio.
Aug 2022 The Cira Lab presents to CATALYST Academy on BME and our research.
Aug 2022 Samira began faculty position at Univeristy of Utah!
Jun 2022 Shenghao and Rena attend BIO as part of NSF I-Corps in San Diego.
May 2022 Dieter's work is highlighted by Cornell Chronicle and Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization News!
Apr 2022 Arnold presents his work at Cornell's microbiome supergroup meeting.
Dec 2021 BME PhD student Rena Fukuda joins the lab!
Aug 2022 The Cira Lab presents to CATALYST Academy on BME and our research.
Aug 2022 Samira began faculty position at Univeristy of Utah!
Jun 2022 Shenghao and Rena attend BIO as part of NSF I-Corps in San Diego.
May 2022 Dieter's work is highlighted by Cornell Chronicle and Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization News!
Apr 2022 Arnold presents his work at Cornell's microbiome supergroup meeting.
Dec 2021 BME PhD student Rena Fukuda joins the lab!
Sept 2021 Nate teaches a guest module at Cornell Tech
July 2021 Samira's paper is published in PRL
June 2021 Jon wins outstanding mentor award!
May 2021 Nate presents at Cornell's microbiome supergroup meeting.
Jan 2021 The Cira Lab moves to Cornell University's Biomedical Engineering Department!
Dec 2020 BME PhD student Shenghao Tan joins the lab!
Dec 2020 BME PhD student Arnold Chen joins the lab!
Dec 2020 BME PhD student Jon Albo joins the lab!
Feb 2020 Adarsh is awarded the highly competitive IIT Kharagpur Scholarship!
2019 Cira lab retreat to Harbor Islands
Cira lab on the Rowland Charles River cruise
Dr Samira Shiri joins the lab!
Lizz Lugo joins the lab for a summer project!
New and old friends at the APS March meeting
Dieter Baumgartner joins the lab for his master's thesis!
Dr Shayandev Sinha joins the lab!
Nkazi Nchinda joins the lab!
2018 Cira lab retreat to Maine (Perfect 1/1 attendance)