Oregon Health & Science University
OFFICER BOARD
It is an honor and a pleasure to serve you as your BMES Student Chapter Officers. Please do not hesitate to reach out to any of us if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions.
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Delaney Shea
President
Delaney is a 5th year graduate student in the Ibsen Lab. Her research involves engineering probiotics to treat diseases. Outside of the lab, she likes to hike, bake, paint, get excessive coffee and boba with friends, and volunteer with mental health and food security organizations.
Reach Delaney here: sheade@ohsu.edu
Sarah Mitchell
Vice President - External
Sarah is a 4th year BME PhD candidate working with Dr. Stuart Ibsen in the CEDAR center at the Knight Cancer Institute. Her current work is in the dielectrophoretic separation and characterization of biological nanoparticles analyzed for the early detection of pancreatic cancer. Her prior research was focused on the synthesis of gold nanoparticles, followed by a year in the research and development department at a clinical diagnostic lab validating at-home blood collection based assays. Beyond the lab, Sarah enjoys spending time with her friends and family, hiking, and trying new food and coffee places around Portland.
Reach Sarah here: mitchesa@ohsu.edu
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Vice President - Internal
Position currently unfilled
Cole Baker
Secretary
Cole is currently a third year student at the Hinds Lab. He began his career in research as a research assistant at PDX Pharmaceuticals, a start-up company focused on cancer therapeutics. After gaining lab experience, Cole decided to pursue a doctorate in Biomedical Engineering with a focus on translating devices into the clinic. Cole now works on testing devices and therapeutics for use in cardiovascular applications, including new resorbable arterial stents, different TAVR's, and anticoagulant drugs for use in ECMO.
Reach Cole here at: bakercol@ohsu.edu
Holly Day
Treasurer
Holly is a 5th year PhD student working under the mentorship of Dr. Carolyn Schutt Ibsen. Her research involves tissue engineering vascular models to assess breast cancer progression and behavior. Outside of the lab, she likes to baking, gaming, and reading.
Reach Holly here: dayhol@ohsu.edu
Subhamoy Biswas
Communications Director
Subhamoy is a 2nd year PhD student working under the mentorship of Dr. Peter Jacobs. His research focuses on leveraging language models for personalized diabetic recommendations. Originally from India, he earned his MASc in Electrical & Computer Engineering from University of Waterloo, Canada. Outside work, he enjoys photography, hiking, and gaming.
Reach Subhamoy here: biswassu@ohsu.edu
Leadership Alumni
2024-2025: Emma Wolcott, Ethan Oseas, Michael Henderson, Azaz Khan, Delaney Shea, Iman Adem
2023-2024: Hillary Le, Kira Lynch, Vaibhav Murthy, Jason Ware, Emma Wolcott, Holly Day
2022-2023: Sofia Vignolo, Hillary Le, Rowan Callahan, Haylie Helms, Krista Habing, Nikita Sehgal
2021-2022: Tia Kohs, Brian Karlberg, Bipasa Bose, Benjamin Weeder, Mary McDonnell, Gavin Young
2010-2021: Nick Calistri, Kylene Lowrey, Austin Nguyen, Brian Karlberg, Meghan Fallon, Tia Kohs, Mary McDonnell
2019-2020: Novella Bates, Kyle Gustafson, Jenny Eng, Zeynep Sayar, Hari Sudhan