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Behkam Lab

@BehkamLab

Experimental and theoretical investigation of phenomena at the interface of biological and synthetic systems at the micro/nanoscale. RT are not endorsements.

 Blacksburg, VA
behkam.me.vt.edu/
Joined June 2017
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vtx.vt.edu/content/vtx_vt_ed… #WomanLifeFreedom #مهسا_امینی #Mahsa_Amini
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@BBehkam Lab in the @VirginiaTech_ME is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Ph.D. student to take part in an exciting new research project in experimental biofluid mechanics starting Fall 2022/Spring 2023. This is a fully-funded PhD-level position. 1/4🧵#phdpositions
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Congratulations to the brilliant @ZhouYeLab (PhD alum from @BehkamLab ) on starting his faculty career at @HKUniversity! All the best Zhou! They are lucky to have you.
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Please RT: The Behkam Lab is recruiting a #postdoc to study the biophysics of bacterial adhesion to nanostructured surfaces towards mitigation of biofilm-associated medical device infection. Application info below 👇. Please share! #biophysics #mechanobiology #postdocjobs
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Come work with us! Please retweet!
Bahareh Behkam (@BBehkam) profile pictureBahareh Behkam@BBehkam12 Nov 2020
Please share! #postdoctoral associate position available in @BehkamLab for an exciting project in bacterial mechanobiology and mitigation of biofilm-associated medical device infection. Application info below 👇! #bacteria #biophysics #microbiology
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Our @NSF #CAREER supported work on developing bacteria-based systems for enhanced cancer therapy is among the top 10% most downloaded papers published in Advanced Science! Here is a link to the paper: tinyurl.com/y976uph2 #AdvancedScienceNews #Nano #biohybrid
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If students are experiencing food insecurity or other hardships, students are urged to contact the Dean of Student Office at [email protected]. @Hokie_DOS
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Happy International Women's Day! See @ASMEdotorg 10 Influential Women in Engineering asme.org/topics-resources/co…

10 Influential Women in Engineering - ASME

Driven by their passion for science and technology, these 10 women are shattering the glass ceiling in STEM and pushing the envelope of engineering. These engineers are transforming the fields of...

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Check out tomorrow's schedule for the 2020 Microbial Systems Mini-Symposium!📋 It's going to be an exciting day. For more information, visit: fralinlifesci.vt.edu/Researc…
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So proud of my @VirginiaTech_ME graduate studnet and track team member, Lauren Berman! Congratulations Lauren, way to go!! 🥳👩‍🎓
Collegiate Times (@CollegiateTimes) profile pictureCollegiate Times@CollegiateTimes2 Mar 2020
This weekend at the ACC Indoor Track and Field Championships the Hokies' women's team won the meet while the men's team placed second behind Florida State. ctimes.co/acctf
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See the work of our current and former @BehkamLab members on modeling emergent behavior of bacteria-based microrobots published in @apl bioengineering aip.scitation.org/doi/10.106… #SyntheticBiology #Microrobotics #LivingMachines
Data-driven statistical modeling of the emergent behavior of biohybrid microrobots

Data-driven statistical modeling of the emergent behavior of biohybrid microrobots

Multi-agent biohybrid microrobotic systems, owing to their small size and distributed nature, offer powerful solutions to challenges in biomedicine, bioremediat

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Just learned that the "after the rain" smell that characterizes the soil and to which humans are very sensitive is due to the geosmin produced by Streptomyces.
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Fantastic job by @BehkamLab doctoral student Eric Leaman presenting his work on engineering tumor targeting bacteria in Student Paper Competition at @SB3Corg ! Thanks to @NSF_ENG, @ICTASVT, @VirginiaTech_ME for the support!
Shannon Stott (@svploeg) profile pictureShannon Stott@svploeg28 Jun 2019
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From ASME PhD SPC #SB3C2019:Cellular Mechanics, Drug Delivery, and Therapeutics. Timothy O'Brien, Ashish Saxena, Xiaoqing Li, Zhiqiang Shen, Eric Leaman, and Samantha Stewart.
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New Jersey Makes Streptomyces griseus Its Official State Microbe the-scientist.com/news-opini…
Colleagues and friends, please help me advertise this summer camp opportunity for high school students with disabilities with an interest in STEM.
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A report on our anti-biofilm surface engineering work published in @roanoketimes. Thank you @RobbyKorth for telling our story and MATT GENTRY for the wonderful photos! roanoke.com/news/education/h… via @roanoketimes

Tech researchers develop tiny surface texture to fight of infections from medical devices

BLACKSBURG — You go to the hospital to get better.

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Our recent publication in #oa Advanced Science is featured in today's VT Daily News! Thanks to @NSF CAREER, @FralinLifeSci, and @ICTASVT for supporting our work. #cancerresearch #nanomedicine vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/…
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Our work in developing a mathematical framework for ab initio design of nano-textured surfaces for mitigation of microbial adhesion is featured in the Virginia Tech Daily News today! @VirginiaTech_ME @ICTASVT @VirginiaTechMII vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2018/…

Researchers engineer nano-textured surfaces to reduce medical device infection

Virginia Tech mechanical engineers and chemists are researching methods to apply a nano-textured biofilm on such items as urinary catheters. The research could lead to products that lower the...

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HISTORIC DAY: Amazon has chosen Virginia as the #AmazonHQ2 destination, thanks to plans for a revolutionary, #VirginiaTech graduate campus in Alexandria, VA. 👏 👉 ow.ly/XHWF30mBmgL
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Virginia Tech's Promise To Build A New Campus Helped Seal Amazon's Virginia Headquarters Deal via @forbes forbes.com/sites/susanadams/…
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