News
April 21, 2012: Liza wins 2nd place for her paper presentation at the Regional AIChE conference, congrats!
April 21, 2012: Elizabeth and Liza present their exciting research at the Regional AIChE conference at the University of Akron.
April 14, 2012: Elizabeth and Liza present their exciting research at the Ohio Academy of Science at Ashland University. LINK
March 30, 2012: High school student Marissa Tomin earns a superior rating and qualified for the state science fair on research she has been performing in the lab since August, 2011. She also earned an award from the Yale Science and Engineering Association for the Most Outstanding Eleventh Grade Exhibit in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry. Awesome work!
March 23, 2012: Dr. Leipzig gives an invited talk at Brown University.
March 1, 2012: Aleesha's review paper selected for cover art and appears in March issue of ABME. LINK
February 10, 2012: Asanka leaves for new research position in Oklahoma, good luck!!
January 26, 2012: Dr. Leipzig presents at the ABIA/MDDC IDEATION session sharing innovative lab research.
January 6, 2012: Asanka is selected to speak about his research at the SPBRM conference, receives travel award.
December 28, 2011: Aleesha's review paper is accepted to ABME.
December 16, 2011: Lab holiday party 2011, unfortunately no worms was played :( However, a rousing game of Cranium was played.
December 9, 2011: Aleesha receives 2012 Akron CBE Departmental graduate research award, congrats!
December 2, 2011: Our minibook covering CNS tissue engineering is officially published online (see Publications page). 120 pgs! LINK
November 14, 2011: Hang wins a poster award at the National Center for Regenerative Medicine retreat in Cleveland, congratulations!
October 26, 2011: Dr. Leipzig presents at the Fall 2011 Biomaterials Symposium in Akron.
October 12-15, 2011: Aleesha, Ashley and Hang attend and present at the BMES Annual Meeting in Hartford, CT.
October 11, 2011: Davis Eric Leipzig is born! 8 lbs 12 oz and 21 inches and growing...
September 23, 2011: Hang Li, Asanka Wijekoon and Ashley Wilkinson present posters at the 2011 Summa Research Forum.
September 19, 2011: Hang Li, Aleesha McCormick and Ashley Wilkinson are selected for the BMES 2011 travel award, congratulations!August 22, 2011: Undergraduate student Natalie Jarmusik joins the lab, welcome!
August 11, 2011: Lab outing to baseball game of the Detroit Tigers vs. the Cleveland Indians. Justin Verlander picked his 17th victory of the season and career win #100.
June 20, 2011: Undergraduate student Alexandra Antonas joins the lab for the summer, welcome!
May 10, 2011: Dr. Leipzig gives an invited talk at Ohio University.
May 2, 2011: Ashley Wilkinson wins advisory board poster competition, great job everyone!
April 26, 2011: Dr. Leipzig gives an invited talk at the University of Kansas.
March 25, 2011: Front page article on our new lab with group picture in the CBE Spring newsletter. http://www.uakron.edu/dotAsset/1968058.pdf
March 4, 2011: Dr. Leipzig is awarded the 2011 University of Akron Summer Research Fellowship.
February 14, 2011: Dr. Asanka Wijekoon joins the lab as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, welcome!
January 24, 2011: Undergraduate student Liza Kobelt joins the lab, welcome!
January 22, 2011: Lab snow-tubing and holiday party. Dr. Leipzig dominates in worms.
December 10, 2010: New lab construction is completed, Leipzig Group formally enters full operation!!!!!!
December 10, 2010: Ashley Wilkinson awarded the CBE outstanding TA award, great work!
October 27, 2010: Hang Li, Aleesha McCormick and Ashley Wilkinson present a poster at the first Akron Biomaterials Symposium.
September 1, 2010: Undergraduate student Elizabeth Endrizzi joins the lab, welcome!
June 14, 2010: New lab construction begins!!!!
May 10, 2010: Graduate student Ashley Wilkinson joins the group to pursue a PhD, welcome!
April 19, 2010: Graduate student Aleesha McCormick joins the group to pursue a PhD, welcome!
February 1, 2010: Undergraduate student Colin Szeles joins the lab, welcome!
December 15, 2009: First lab holiday party with Dr. Cheng, Dr. Monty, Hang, and Alvaro.
October 9, 2009: Dr. Leipzig presents his abstract in a podium presentation at the 2009 BMES conference in Pittsburgh, PA.
September 1, 2009: Graduate student Hang Li joins the group to pursue a PhD, welcome!
August 22, 2009: Dr. Leipzig officially begins at the University of Akron.