Umut A. Gurkan

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I owe immense gratitude to my students, mentees, colleagues, mentors, and those who nominated me. Your support, collaboration, and inspiration have been pivotal in achieving this milestone. Thank you for being part of this journey to make a tangible impact on the lives of many.

Receiving this medal named in honor of the esteemed Professor Savio L-Y. Woo feels like an incredible privilege. This award recognizes efforts in translating biomechanics and bioengineering research into practical solutions that improve human health and quality of life.

I am deeply honored and humbled to announce that I have been awarded the 2025 Savio L-Y. Woo Translational Biomechanics Medal by ASME (The American Society of Mechanical Engineers) @asmedotorg.bsky.social.
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Implementation of intellectual property education in academic institutions can result in increased opportunities for protecting IP and limit costs, but to be successful technology transfer offices must also adapt go.nature.com/4iCtdhc
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Can you also comment on new administration’s plans to tackle chronic disease epidemic, ultra-processed foods and poor nutrition, food additives, pesticides and toxic chemicals, industrial agriculture, among other issues. These issues seem reasonable.

Wonderful morning 5k run at
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American Society of Hematology #ASH24 with Paolo Caimi of Cleveland Clinic. Perfect weather and good company for a morning run before a long day of sessions and meetings.

American Society of Hematology #ASH2024 Annual Meeting is fast approaching, here are some of the new research we will present this year:
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Such an honor for our group to be collaborating with CBOTH on a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) project on Field Deployable Whole Blood Equivalent. @darpa.bsky.social

CBOTH is led by Dr. Allan Doctor and it is the leading center in the world when it comes to red blood cell research, oxygen transport, and synthetic blood.

A productive visit to University of Maryland School of Medicine Center for Blood Oxygen Transport & Hemostasis (CBOTH) and KaloCyte, Inc. in Baltimore, MD.

Wonderful visit to Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering hosted by Dr. Nicholas Durr. I had a great time visiting Dr. SJ. Claire Hur and Dr. Jeff Tza-Huei Wang and others. Science, engineering, and translation are strong here.

wonderful to see it work!

📌 Scientific Workshop on Challenges and Novel Technologies in Red Blood Cell Quality Assessment
🗓️ 📍 Time and Location: Friday, December 6, 2024: 2:00 PM-5:00 PM, Room 3 (San Diego Convention Center)
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📌 1101 Voxelotor and Red Blood Cell Pyruvate Kinase Activator Enhance Sickle Erythrocyte Deformability By Calcium Efflux
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📌 3873 The Intracellular Effects of Anti-Polymerizing RNA Aptamers in Sickled Red Blood Cells
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📌 2216 Proposed Use of the Microfluidic Impedance Red Cell Assay (MIRCA) to Identify Individuals with Sickle Cell Disease in Need of Second Line Therapies
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📌 1094 A New Diagnostic Method for Premarital Screening of Thalassemia and Hemoglobinopathies: Microchip Electrophoresis (Gazelle) Method
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American Society of Hematology #ASH2024 Annual Meeting is fast approaching, here are some of the new research we will present this year:
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Excited to visit Johns Hopkins Department of Biomedical Engineering for a seminar next week. Thank you Dr. Nicholas Durr for the invitation and for hosting me. @johnshopkins.bsky.social

It is not a good idea for all of us to leave X and be on our own here.

I am co-chairing this workshop with Dr. Berk Usta and we have an outstanding line-up of speakers, including, Jose Antonio Cancelas, Jason Acker, Julia Xu, Vivien Sheehan, Travis Nemkov, Amin Turki, Lars Kaestner, and Allan Doctor.

Please mark your calendars and attend the "Scientific Workshop on Challenges and Novel Technologies in Red Blood Cell Quality Assessment".
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🗓️ Friday, Dec. 6, 2024, 2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
📍 San Diego Convention Center, Room 3
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NE Ohio Regional Sewer district is one of my favorites accounts! @neorsd.bsky.social

What is the best test for iron deficiency? Thx!

Black and white portrait of neuroscientist, Ed Boyden.

Portraits of peeps here on Bsky:

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#neuroscientist

On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research: Proceedings of a Workshop Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.

"Ineffective leadership can lead to management issues that risk compromising the integrity of scientific outcomes, undermining public confidence in science, and jeopardizing the professional growth of the next generation of scientists."
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On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research: Proceedings of a Workshop Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.

“Too often, individuals are promoted to leadership roles with no explicit training in the new challenges they will face and the importance of building team norms and practices to support ethical and responsible research.”
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On Leading a Lab: Strengthening Scientific Leadership in Responsible Research: Proceedings of a Workshop Read online, download a free PDF, or order a copy in print.

If you are a leader or thinking about being a leader in future, you must read this publication. It was wonderful to represent my institution, Case Western Reserve University and New Voices NASEM in this workshop. #teamscience #leadership
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