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Visiting Student/Scientist at Harvard Medical School
The Chen and Mentzer labs at brigham and women’s hospital and harvard medical school has openings for visiting research scientists and pre-med students in solid mechanics/mechanical metamaterials/soft robotics/biomechanics areas.
Candidates with outstanding background in mechanical engineering, engineering mechanics, physics, biomedical engineering (or any related field) with strong publication records are encouraged to submit a full cv, a cover letter stating research experience and interests, and the contact information of three references to dr. zi chen at zchen33(at)bwh.harvard.edu.
Dr. chen has been involved in research projects that have collectively been supported by over $17 million in grants with around $3.8 million grants to dr. chen’s laboratory from national institute of health, national science foundation, office of naval research, society in science, and facebook inc. dr. chen has received a number of prestigious awards and honors including society in science ╟ branco weiss fellowship, international association of advanced materials innovation award, marquis who’s who in the world, outstanding paper award at the asme 2013 2nd global congress on nanoengineering for medicine and biology (nemb), american academy of mechanics founder’s award, mrs graduate student award silver award, etc. dr. steven mentzer is a professor of surgery at harvard medical school and a thoracic surgeon at brigham and women's hospital. his research is in the area of biomechanics of lung development and regeneration, angiogenesis, and bio-derived adhesives for biomedical engineering applications.
Our group strives to provide a stimulating, interdisciplinary environment with exciting research topics and excellent colleagues where the candidates are trained to become outstanding independent researchers, with sufficient freedom to explore their own ideas while working on well-designed projects.
Brigham and women’s hospital (bwh) has been recognized for over a century as a leader in patient care, medical education and research, with expertise in virtually every specialty of medicine and surgery. bwh is considered one of the best in the nation-named a top hospital by u.s. news & world report for over 20 years, being the second largest teaching hospital of harvard medical school and the largest hospital in the longwood medical area in boston, massachusetts. along with massachusetts general hospital, it is one of the two founding members of mass general brigham, the largest healthcare provider in massachusetts. brigham and women’s hospital conducts the second largest hospital-based research program in the world, with an annual research budget of more than $630 million. pioneering achievements at bwh have included the world’s first successful heart valve operation and the world’s first solid organ transplant. bwh is ranked in the top three nih research funded organizations for the past 25 years. there are over 3,500 active researchers at present and bwh researchers have been recognized with one lasker award, four macarthur fellows and three nobel laureates. boston is the booming harbor of healthcare innovation, home to some of the most prestigious institutions in the world. bwh is centrally located in the heart of renowned longwood medical area, home to some of the world’s leading medical institutions and several colleges and universities. from boston university to dana-farber cancer institute, from northeastern university to boston children’s hospital and merck pharmaceuticals, social and professional opportunities abound. mit and harvard are also just across the bridge. the proximity and partnerships give students and scientists unmatched access to some of the most sought-after internships, clinical rotations, and research opportunities available. |
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