October 23-26, 2024
Dr. Almeida travels to the 2024 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting!
On Thursday October 24th, Dr. Almeida participated on a panel for new and future faculty entitled, ‘Getting off on the right foot: Advice panel for new and future faculty’, and chaired the Cell-Matrix Interactions session, where she presented our work on “Matrix Stiffness and Viscoelasticity Influence hMSC Immunomodulation”, an upcoming publication by alumna Sara Olsen. Dr. Almeida also chaired a session on Nano/Micro Patterned Surfaces for Biointerfaces on Saturday October 26th. It was a busy week!
October 07, 2024
PhD Student, Rabia Fatima, presents her work at the Fall 2024 ChBE Graduate Seminar Series!
September 19-20, 2024
Dr. Almeida travels to Northeastern University to present our work at the 2024 Society for Biomaterials Northeast Regional Conference!
Check out her talk on Friday September 20th in Concurrent Session IV-A: Engineering Cells and Their Microenvironments on “Matrix Stiffness and Viscoelasticity Influence hMSC Immunomodulation”, an upcoming publication by alumna Sara Olsen.
August 16, 2024
Thrilled to share that our newest Review Paper is finally online! Special congratulations to Rabia for her first publication! Check it out: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/tb/d4tb00716f
July 31, 2024
Congratulations to Rabia on passing her qualifying exam! Next stop: candidacy!
July 24, 2024
Another successful Research and Project Showcase! Special congratulations to Abi on winning ‘Best Presentation’ for her session!
June 14, 2024
Congratulations to Sara on winning ‘Runner Up’ at the Undergraduate Research Competition at SB3C 2024!
June 11-14, 2024
Almeida Lab researcher Sara Olsen is attending SB3C 2024! Check out her presentation on Wednesday – she’s a finalist for the undergraduate research competition!
May 26-31, 2024
Dr. Almeida travels to Daegu, South Korea for the 12th World Biomaterials Congress! Check out her talks:
May 11, 2024
Congratulations to Almeida Lab Undergraduate Researchers Sara Olsen and Reilly Avila on their graduation! We will miss them 🙂
April 20, 2024
Congratulations to Almeida Lab Undergraduate Researcher Abigail Mortimer on receiving the Coulter School of Engineering Hendrickson Family Trust Award at the 2024 University Recognition Day! The Hendrickson Family Trust Award is given to a rising sophomore, junior, or senior engineering student in good academic standing who exemplifies Clarkson’s values.
April 19, 2024
Today, Clarkson University had its annual Research and Project Showcase. I had the honor of watching some of my students present their hard work, and am exceptionally proud to congratulate Reilly, Jonathan, and Abi on their well-deserved ‘Best Presentation in Session’ award!
April 04-05, 2024
The Almeida Lab travels attends the 2024 Northeast Bioengineering Conference hosted by Stevens Institute of Technology!
We hope to see you at our posters!
December 15, 2023
Congratulations to Almeida Lab Undergraduate Student, Sara Olsen, on her graduation! Sara will continue with us full time for Spring 2024 before starting her PhD in the Fall.
November 6, 2023
The Almeida Lab is at AIChE 2023 in Orlando, FL!
Proud PI! Abi, Reilly, and Sara had non-stop visitors at their posters!
November 5-9, 2023
The Almeida Lab travels to AIChE 2023 in Orlando, FL!
We hope to see you at one of our talks!
October 18, 2023
Congratulations to Almeida Lab Undergraduate Researcher, Sara Olsen, on being named a Future Leader in Chemical Engineering!
Sara will be participating in a National Award Symposium at NC State, where she will present her work during a poster session.
Check it out: https://www.cbe.ncsu.edu/research/future-leaders-in-chemical-engineering/meet-the-awardees/
October 11-14, 2023
The Almeida Lab is at BMES!
Thursday October 12, 2023
-2:00 – 3:00 PM PDT, Exhibit Hall – Row B – Poster #62
(B-62) Advanced Biomaterials Mimicking the Physicochemical Properties of the Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Microenvironment to Control Cell Behavior
-3:00 – 4:30 PM PDT, 345 (Center, Level 3)
Engineering Organ-on-Chip Systems II – Co-Moderator: Dr. Bethany Almeida
Saturday October 14, 2023
-2:30 – 4:00 PM PDT, 332 (Center, Level 3)
Other/Non-Specified Biomaterials – Co-Moderator: Dr. Bethany Almeida
September 14, 2023
Congratulations to Almeida Lab alumna, Romina Keshavarz, and undergraduate student, Sara Olsen, on the publication of our group’s very first paper!
Check it out: https://doi.org/10.1002/btm2.10598
July 27, 2023
Another successful Research and Project Showcase! Great job to our REU students, Saanvi and Al, and undergraduate student Abi on their posters!
Congratulations to Romina on her ‘Best Presentation in Session’ award for her oral presentation!
July 13, 2023
We had our first annual Summer Lab Retreat! It was a great time practicing some professional development skills, doing some strategic planning, and having some good food and fun. Congratulations to Reilly for winning both games of Bowling!
May 14, 2023
Congratulations to Almeida Lab Undergraduate Researcher, Bailey Brennen, on her graduation! Bailey will be starting at Wake Forest as a PhD student in Biomedical Engineering this coming academic year – we wish her the best and look forward to watching her grow!
April 26, 2023
Celebrating the end of the semester with a lab trip to Jake’s!
April 14, 2023
Undergraduate Researchers Bailey Brennen and Sara Olsen present their work at the Clarkson University Spring 2023 Research and Project Showcase.
Congratulations to Sara on receiving the ‘Best Presentation’ award for the Undergraduate Biosciences, Biomedical Sciences, and Psychology session!
Congratulations also to Dr. Bethany Almeida for being recognized as a FY22 First Time Sponsored Research Grant Recipient at the 2023 Clarkson University Research & Excellence Awards Ceremony.
March 27, 2023
PhD Student Wilson Komla presents his work at the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department Seminar!
March 09, 2023
Welcome to Raine Tweedy ’25, the newest undergraduate student to join our lab! Raine is a Communications, Media & Design major who will be helping to improve our web presence. We are excited to have her join our group!
March 06, 2023
PhD Student Romina Keshavarz presents her work at the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department Seminar!
December 09, 2022
Celebrating the end of the semester – Happy Holidays from the Almeida Lab!
November 13-18, 2022
Dr. Almeida attends the 2022 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting. Check out the sessions that she is chairing:
Sunday November 13, 2022, 3:30-6:00 PM
Biomaterials I: Biomaterials for Infection, Wound, and/or Disease Treatment
Monday November 14, 2022, 8:00-10:30 AM
Biomaterials II: Biomaterials for Controlling Cell Behavior
October 12-15, 2022
Dr. Almeida attends the 2022 Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Meeting. Check out the sessions that she helped plan and chair as a member of the BMES Diversity Committee:
Thursday October 13, 2022, 1:00-2:30 PM
Special Session: Mentoring Advice for You, Mentoring Advice for Us: Identifying Best Practices for Inclusive Mentoring
Friday October 14, 2022, 11:30 AM-1:00 PM
Special Session: Gender Equity in BME Luncheon
October 01-02, 2022
The Almeida Lab attended the CAMP Materials Chemistry Symposium this weekend. It was exciting to learn about all of the new and exciting research being done in the fields of MOFs and polymers!
September 23, 2022
Dr. Almeida gives a seminar on “Engineering Stem Cell Therapies Using Advanced Biomaterials” to the Department of Biology here at Clarkson University.
August 29, 2022
Welcome to Noel Castillo ’23 and Sara Olsen ’24, our newest undergraduate researchers!
Welcome also to Wilson Komla, the Almeida Lab’s second Ph.D. student! Wilson received his B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.
We are so excited to welcome all of our new members!
May 14, 2022
Dr. Almeida is happy to share that a collaborative project from her postdoc has been accepted for publication in Pharmaceuticals in a special issue for ‘Nanoparticle-Mediated Drug Delivery, Imaging, and Control of Cellular Functions’. Check it out here!
April 4, 2022
Dr. Almeida gives a lecture on “Stem Cells: A Historical Perspective and Future in Healthcare” at the SOAR North Country Lifelong Learning Group.
February 21, 2022
Dr. Almeida gives a seminar entitled ‘Engineering Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapies Using Advanced Biomaterials’ at the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. It was wonderful seeing everybody at my alma mater!
February 3, 2022
We are happy to share that the Almeida Lab has recently been awarded an NSF ERI entitled “Investigating the Fundamental Interactions between Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Hydrogels – Towards a Stem Cell-Biomaterial Therapy for Osteoarthritis”. Check it out here!
Dr. Almeida is also happy to share that her most recent review titled “Recent Advances in Bioorthogonal Click Chemistry for Biomedical Applications” has been accepted for publication in Bioconjugate Chemistry! Check it out here!
January 13, 2022
Welcome to Bailey Brennen ’23, our newest member!
September 7, 2021
Welcome to Romina Keshavarz, the Almeida Lab’s first Ph.D. student! Romina received her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from K. N. Toosi University of Technology in Tehran, and she will officially be joining us in Spring 2022. We are so excited to have her join the group!
August 9, 2021
The Almeida Lab officially opens its doors! We are seeking students to join us! Interested? Check out the Opportunities Page for more information!