Doctoral Student
Department of Bioengineering
Biography:
I am a bioengineering PhD student with a BS in mechanical engineering from Notre Dame. My on-campus activities include:
- bioengineering graduate association <http://bioengineering.gatech.edu/bioengineering-graduate-association>
- bioengineering and biosciences unified graduate students – education & outreach committee <http://bbugs.gatech.edu/>
- chorale <http://www.music.gatech.edu/ensembles/vocal/chorale>
Please see my LinkedIn profile <https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombongiorno> for more information.
Research Project:
Cell Stiffness as an Indicator of Stem Cell State and its Applications to High-throughput Purification
- Proposing cellular stiffness as a single-cell indicator of osteoblast differentiation for mesenchymal stem cells
- Investigating the relationship between cellular mechanical properties and gene expression on the single-cell level
- Purifying target subpopulations of embryonic stem cells using microfluidic sorting based on cell mechanics
List of Publications:
http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R12bEcYAAAAJ
Honors and Fellowships:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombongiorno#background-honors
Contact:
email: bongiornot@gatech.edu
Office: 315 Ferst Drive Wing 2A(IBB Building)