Phillips, a third-year PhD student advised by Craig Goergen, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, presented a poster entitled, “Murine Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Demonstrate Heterogeneous Growth and Remodeling by High-frequency Ultrasound” in the Engineering Sciences division.

Tankasala, a first-year PhD student advised by Jackie Linnes, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, also presented in the Engineering Sciences division. Her poster was entitled, “Establishing a Model for Collection and Measurement of Glucose in Exhaled Breath Condensates."

Tian, a fourth-year PhD student, presented a poster in the Life Sciences division entitled, "Novel Acrolein Scavenger Dimercaprol Mitigates Acrolein-Mediated PC-12 Cell Death and Offers Neuroprotection in a Rat Contusive Spinal Cord Injury Model." Tian is advised by Riyi Shi, professor of biomedical engineering and neurosciences.

The Purdue University Chapter of Sigma Xi, a scientific research society, held the competition on March 2 in the format of a poster session. Posters selected for an award will be displayed at the Annual Sigma Xi Initiation Banquet to be held for the winners in the John Purdue Room on April 6.