Rafat Lab
@rafatlab.bsky.social
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Tumor and tissue microenvironment, breast cancer, engineering disease models
my.vanderbilt.edu/rafatlab/
Tumor and tissue microenvironment, breast cancer, engineering disease models
my.vanderbilt.edu/rafatlab/
Another momentous occasion for our lab: Congratulations, Dr. Kevin Corn! Kevin successfully defended his impressive thesis today. We are amazed by his persistence, initiative, creativity, and dedication!
July 8, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Another momentous occasion for our lab: Congratulations, Dr. Kevin Corn! Kevin successfully defended his impressive thesis today. We are amazed by his persistence, initiative, creativity, and dedication!
Only a little late: grad student Shannon Martello and Dr. Rafat thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in cutting-edge research at the Mammary Gland Biology Gordon Research Conference!
July 7, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Only a little late: grad student Shannon Martello and Dr. Rafat thoroughly enjoyed being immersed in cutting-edge research at the Mammary Gland Biology Gordon Research Conference!
We have a lot to celebrate!
May 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
We have a lot to celebrate!
Congrats to Dr. Tian Zhu and Dr. Logan Northcutt! We are proud of your accomplishments!
May 9, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Congrats to Dr. Tian Zhu and Dr. Logan Northcutt! We are proud of your accomplishments!
Preston Crase (Biochem '25!) defended his honors thesis and is heading to Yale for a clinical research position in the Knauert Laboratory! Congrats to all!
May 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Preston Crase (Biochem '25!) defended his honors thesis and is heading to Yale for a clinical research position in the Knauert Laboratory! Congrats to all!
Holden Korbey (MCB '25!) showcased his work in poster and oral presentations--he will be missed as he moves on to a Research Assistant position in the Wainger Lab at MGH!
May 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Holden Korbey (MCB '25!) showcased his work in poster and oral presentations--he will be missed as he moves on to a Research Assistant position in the Wainger Lab at MGH!
Long overdue post: Bridget Stevenson (BME) and Kirsten Stubenrauch (ChBE) presented awesome work at their respective undergraduate poster sessions
May 9, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Long overdue post: Bridget Stevenson (BME) and Kirsten Stubenrauch (ChBE) presented awesome work at their respective undergraduate poster sessions
Congratulations to Dr. Tian Zhu for successfully defending her PhD thesis! Her hard work and dedication have paid off, and we are proud of her accomplishments!
February 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Congratulations to Dr. Tian Zhu for successfully defending her PhD thesis! Her hard work and dedication have paid off, and we are proud of her accomplishments!
Congrats to our newest PhD candidate, McKenzie Mayeaux!
January 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Congrats to our newest PhD candidate, McKenzie Mayeaux!
Our first time poster presenters did a wonderful job at the BME and ChBE undergraduate research symposia!
December 5, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Our first time poster presenters did a wonderful job at the BME and ChBE undergraduate research symposia!
Happy labsgiving from our lab to yours!
November 27, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Happy labsgiving from our lab to yours!
Rotation student Katie Derr and grad student Shannon Martello presented great posters at VINSE NanoDay! Congrats to Shannon for winning the best poster award!!
November 26, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Rotation student Katie Derr and grad student Shannon Martello presented great posters at VINSE NanoDay! Congrats to Shannon for winning the best poster award!!
Rafat Lab undergrads Preston Crase and Kara Simmons also presented at #ABRCMS2024 !
November 26, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Rafat Lab undergrads Preston Crase and Kara Simmons also presented at #ABRCMS2024 !
Grad student McKenzie Mayeaux represented us well at our first Biological Data Science meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #chldata24
November 26, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Grad student McKenzie Mayeaux represented us well at our first Biological Data Science meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory #chldata24
We then traveled across the country to #AIChE2024 where grad students Shannon Martello and Greg Berumen presented their awesome research.
November 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM
We then traveled across the country to #AIChE2024 where grad students Shannon Martello and Greg Berumen presented their awesome research.
It was great to see friends, colleagues, and former trainees!
November 26, 2024 at 3:57 PM
It was great to see friends, colleagues, and former trainees!
Incredibly late post, but we gave a lot of great presentations at conferences this year! First, Dr. Rafat kicked off our tour at #BMES2024
November 26, 2024 at 3:56 PM
Incredibly late post, but we gave a lot of great presentations at conferences this year! First, Dr. Rafat kicked off our tour at #BMES2024