Shilpaa Mukundan, a first year PhD student working in the laboratory of Assistant Professor Shilpa Sant, PhD, has received the prestigious Sigma Xi Grant in Aid of Research (GIAR) award for her proposal on Polymeric nanocomposite scaffolds for skeletal muscle tissue engineering.
Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. The Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid of Research program has a highly competitive application process and only approximately 20% of applicants receive this award.
Our heartiest congratulations to Shilpaa Mukundan for this great achievement!