08/2026 - Menon Lab welcomes two new members!
We are excited to welcome two new graduate students to the Menon Lab!
Marc Torres joins us from the University of North Texas, where he completed his Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering in Summer 2026.
Surabhi Patekar joins us from California, where she was working since 2025, after receiving her Master of Biotechnology degree from TAMU.
05/2026 - End of the semester lab lunch
The Menon Lab celebrated the end of the semester and the graduation of our undergraduate researcher Armaan Sanghvi with a lab lunch last week. Wishing Armaan the very best in his future endeavors!
03/2026 - New Research on Mucopenetrative Nanoparticles
Our most recent publication reports on the development of mucopenetrative nanoparticles that were shown to significantly reduce proinflammatory cytokine production on a physiologically relevant human lung-on-a-chip!
Congratulations to our (now-graduated) PhD student Kalindu Perera and undergraduate student Alex Vasta on this important achievement.
View the article in the International Journal of Pharmaceutics →
02/2024 - Menon Lab Undergraduate Research Presentation at the COE S-REU 2026!
Menon Lab S-REU student Rushton Trees presented his research at the College of Engineering S-REU poster session yesterday! Rushton’s project was on the biomechanical characterization and optimization of a 3D-bioprinted hydrogel for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer.
