Author: Mahllet Beyene
Sophie Mackenzie at InBios Int.!
Ejiroghene Davies-Okarevu starts at Sterling Medical Devices!
Lucas Lassinger starts at Med Dimensions!
Linkedin Med Dimensions turns your two dimensional problems into three dimensional solutions for education and surgical applications. We build educational trainers, pre-operative models, and patient specific surgical cutting guides for multiple orthopedic procedures via CT scans. Med Dimensions
First Annual SMD-AIN Center “Big Ideas in Science and Medicine” Pitch Competition Winners!
CMTI Students were awarded First and Second place in the first Annual SMD-AIN Center "Big Ideas in Science and Medicine" Pitch Competition!
Each team had to prepare a 3-minute pitch of a venture solving an issue in the medical or biotech space. Once the pitches were approved, students moved on to the presentation round where they presented live over Zoom. The panel of judges, which consisted of 3 University of Rochester Alumni had 5 minutes of Q&A with each of the 9 teams.
STMedical
First Place went to the STMedical (standing for “Safe Trocar Insertion Medical). This team consisted of CMTI M.S. students, Stephen Wells, Hadi Wehbe, and Lucas Lassinger and won a grand prize of $500!
ORIF device
Second Place went to CMTI M.S. students, Abbi Miller, Allison Coon and Sylvia Zhong who took home $250 to go towards their ORIF device.
Congratulations to all teams who participated and to the CMTI students who took home First and Second place!
CMTI Executive Director, Dr. Greg Gdowski answers FAQ on the Careers Unfiltered podcast!
Episode Overview
In this episode, Greg shares his experiences in both industry and academic settings and how choosing what do next is a difficult decision. He gives clear advice on how to negotiate for a higher salary and to set yourself up for success with the skills and knowledge made during your undergraduate career.
Greg Gdowski
Professor Greg Gdowski has nearly 30 years of biomedical engineering experience and is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester. He is also the Executive Director of the Center for Medical Technology & Innovation which is a program designed for master’s students to foster new ideas at the intersection of medicine, technology, and entrepreneurship.
CMTI Graduates: Where Are They Now?
Recent CMTI Graduate Andrew Hirsh, has just announced his start as Design Assurance Engineer II at NxStage Medical, Inc. Congratulations Andrew, we are excited to see all you accomplish in this next chapter! Click the link to connect with Andrew! Congratulations to Julia Schroth, as she begins at Illuminous! Click…