On March 13th, Shannon McLoughlin successfully defended her dissertation and was awarded her PhD! Shannon started in the lab in the fall of 2019 right after finishing her undergraduate degree in Bioengineering at Syracuse University. Shannon earned the Clark Doctoral Fellowship and began her research in 4D bioprinting for the generation of tissue-engineered periosteum. Her work was published in a review paper in ACS Applied Bio Materials, as well as 3 first-author publications in Advanced Healthcare Materials, the Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, and Tissue Engineering Part A (In press). She also published a book chapter and 7 other co-authored publications throughout her time in the lab. Shannon presented her research at 8 different international and national conferences, including in Italy and New Zealand! Her graduate research also awarded her the Fischell Doctoral Fellowship in the fall of 2023. Beyond her work in the lab, Shannon served on the BIOE Graduate Student Society board (BGSS) for 3 years, participated in various mentoring programs, and was the social media editor for the Tissue Engineering Journals. After graduation, she intends to work in industry to further her research skills and interests. Congrats, Shannon!

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