George Eng
MD/PhD Student
Research Interests
- Microfluidics and Microfabrication of Biomaterials
- Tissue Engineering of Vascular Networks
Education
- B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemical Engineering
- B.S. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Biology
Contact Information
- Tel: 212-305-5755
- Email: gme2103@columbia.edu
Introduction: George Eng is a second-year MD/Ph.D candidate who graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 with degrees in Chemical Engineering and Biology. He spent his college years doing research in the laboratory of MIT Institute Professor Robert Langer. He joined the Vunjak-Novakovic lab in June 2006 and leaves his lab bench to (occasionally) attend his medical school classes, to help with cardiothoracic transplant runs, and to enjoy an occasional Dogfishhead beer or game of Halo.
Objective: Cardiac tissue engineering and microtechnology research (oh and medical school).
Methods: Administer copious amounts of caffeine. Minimize sleep, add benchspace, along with hydrogels, and PDMS. Agitate with schoolwork, and pipette up and down with friends and view under microscope.
Results & Discussion: With successful completion of first year, there is a positive trend towards completion of projects and his dual degree ( N= 1, P=0.00001). George is eager to prove the reproducibility of his technique with his “Second Year” experiment. Due to these results we claim that George is progressing on his MD/Ph.D which leaves the future open for many more experiments.
