{"id":13521,"date":"2020-02-18T10:47:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute?p=13521"},"modified":"2020-02-18T10:47:34","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T15:47:34","slug":"rem-alumni-wins-best-poster-presentation-award-at-the-emerging-researchers-national-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/2020\/02\/18\/rem-alumni-wins-best-poster-presentation-award-at-the-emerging-researchers-national-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"REM Alumni Wins Best Poster Presentation Award at the Emerging Researchers National Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/02\/Lihana-ERN-Conf-scaled.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institutewp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/02\/Lihana-ERN-Conf-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"REM Student at ERN Conference\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13522 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/02\/Lihana-ERN-Conf-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/02\/Lihana-ERN-Conf-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/02\/Lihana-ERN-Conf-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/02\/Lihana-ERN-Conf-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/regenerative-engineering-institute\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/213\/2020\/02\/Lihana-ERN-Conf-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Connecticut Convergence Institute is proud to announce that Liahna Gonda-King, of the REM program won the &#8220;Best Poster Presentation Award&#8221; at the <span>Emerging Researchers National <\/span>(ERN) Conference in STEM that took place in Washington D.C. last week.\u00a0Liahna participated in the REM program of summer 2019 and is currently a high school teacher.<\/p>\n<p>Liahna&#8217;s work entitled \u201cEnhancing The Porosity of Sintered Microsphere Scaffold Systems in situ\u201d focused on combining microsphere made from low and fast degrading polymers within the same construct as an approach to enhance the porosity of sintered microsphere scaffold systems in situ for more bone ingrowth. She shows that combining these microspheres could rapidly enhance the porosity of sintered microsphere scaffold systems while maintaining\u00a0adequate\u00a0mechanical properties and neutral\u00a0pH levels.<\/p>\n<p>The Research Experience and Mentoring (REM) program aims to mentor students from diverse backgrounds to prepare them for careers in STEM-related disciplines. The program recruits high school students, undergraduate students, and teachers in professional development to provide them with skills including communications, scientific writing, and collaboration, while providing a high quality research experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Connecticut Convergence Institute is proud to announce that Liahna Gonda-King, of the REM program won the &#8220;Best Poster Presentation Award&#8221; at the Emerging Researchers National (ERN) Conference in STEM that took place in Washington D.C. last week.\u00a0Liahna participated in the REM program of summer 2019 and is currently a high school teacher. 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