B.S. in Bioengineering,
Binghamton University, 2015
M.S. in Biomedical Engineering,
Cornell University, 2017
Research
Rebecca is a fifth year PhD candidate studying articular cartilage repair integration by developing new techniques to quantify local integration strength and investigating how lubrication therapies affect repair tissue integration.
Publications
- Irwin, R. M., Shimozono, Y., Yasui, Y., Megill, R., Deyer, T. W., & Kennedy, J. G. (2018). Incidence of Coexisting Talar and Tibial Osteochondral Lesions Correlates With Patient Age and Lesion Location. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine, 6(8), 2325967118790965.
- Lu, L., Irwin, R. M., Coloma, M. A., Schertzer, J. W., & Chiarot, P. R. (2015). Removal of excess interfacial material from surface-modified emulsions using a microfluidic device with triangular post geometry. Microfluidics and Nanofluidics, 18(5-6), 1233-1246.
Personal
Rebecca is from Webster, NY and attended Binghamton University for her undergraduate degree in bioengineering where she was also a member of the club field hockey team. She enjoys playing intramural sports, hiking, and traveling. She was former President of the BMES student chapter at Cornell from 2016-2017.
Fellowship
Recipient of the Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) Fellowship from 2017-2018. This is a one year fellowship provided to support training to graduate students to become leading researchers and educators in biomedical engineering.
Grants
Research Grant from the Arthroscopy Associate of North America (AANA). Received a one year research grant to support research investigating the effect of lubrication therapeutics on osteochondral healing.
Related Web Pages
Orthopedic Research Society Conference 2019 Abstracts
Orthopedic Research Society Conference 2020 Abstract
