Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University

Joined October 2017
We will be posting all future updates at rafatlab.bsky.social !
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Humbled and honored to receive the NSEF Forum Award at #AIChE2024. Join me at 9:30 AM in Sapphire Ballroom L (Level 4, Hilton Bayfront) to hear about how I overcame challenges and micro-aggressions to commercialize nanoparticles for cancer detection.
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The Rafat Lab is at #AIChEAnnual . Don't miss our talks and posters! #AICHE2024 #WICisYOU @aichewic @ChEnected
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Proud to sponsor these 25 incredible scientists at this year's annual meeting! #AIChE2024 #WICisYOU @ChEnected
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A fantastic panel speaking at the Gender Equity in BME Luncheon. Great advice on finding mentors and advocates, building your squad. #bmes2024 @BMESociety @DrSakiyama @TejalADesai @dr_princess @milicaruoft @DrPlattLab @JuleaVlassakis
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Day 2 of Cancer Technologies Track with our first Tumor Microenvironment session, with invited speaker @marjanrafat from Vanderbilt BME #BMES2024
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We thoroughly enjoyed Dr. Tapasree Sarkar’s visit through the SEC Faculty Travel Award! She shared her exciting work, and we had a few awesome brainstorming sessions. We look forward to working with you in the future! @itsTaps
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Not pictured: fun meeting w/students, meeting with colleagues, the VICC Breast Cancer Research Program meeting, and trying not to get soaked!
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Need to highlight grad student Shannon Martello's amazing accomplishments. First, she was selected by @RRS_RadRes for the Editors' Award, she co-chaired a session at #RadRes2024, and her first author paper made the cover of Radiation Research!
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We learned a lot at the retreat, @BerumenGreg presented a great poster, and his team won Jeopardy!
FINAL WEEK: CEVR Retreat 2024 Registration and abstract submission closes THIS FRIDAY, 9/6 See our website for registration and abstract submission details: medschool.vanderbilt.edu/evr… See you there on September 20!
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Congrats to all awardees, including Rafat Lab grad student Shannon Martello!
Congratulations to our 2024 WIC Travel Awardees! @ChEnected #WICisYOU
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At the 2024 NSF GRFP Reception @BerumenGreg @bioflowery
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VERY late post: we had a great summer with awesome talks from the lab, including @BerumenGreg at the EV GRC, @CandaceGrisham at the National MD-PhD Student Conference, undergrad Preston at the MARC symposium, and REU student Gladys at the VINSE REU poster session!
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It was a pleasure co-chairing the “Multicellular Models of the Tumor Microenvironemnt” sessions with @Eirini_Velliou. Thanks to all presenters and attendees. Special thanks to @marjanrafat for the fantastic keynote presentation! @TERMISAM @daMovia @HaylieHelms @alisonmcguigan
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Congratulations, Dr. @logan_northcutt !
Excited to announce that I will be defending my dissertation with the work from @RafatLab and @JulieRhoadesLab! If you are interested in attending, please let me know!
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We are proud of your accomplishments, and we are excited to see what you do next!
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Excited to announce that I will be defending my dissertation with the work from @RafatLab and @JulieRhoadesLab! If you are interested in attending, please let me know!
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Congratulations to Dr. Marija Zanic (@ZanicLab) on her recent promotion to Professor!
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At the recent School of Engineering End of the Year Social, Dean Krish Roy presented several awards. Four faculty members from VINSE were honored for their outstanding contributions to research! bit.ly/3QC35q6
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