Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Director of NIBIB, presented awards to the winning teams of the 2022 Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge. The winners received their awards and gave a presentation on the technologies they developed during the 2022 Biomedical Engineering Society annual conference. All of the winning teams and a description of their projects can be found on the 2022 DEBUT Challenge page.
![Team Equinox, Johns Hopkins University, winners of the NIBIB Steven H. Krosnick First Prize ($20,000). Left to right: Jerry Zhang, Stanley Zhu, Vivek Chari, Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team members not pictured: Clara Cho, Janice Lin, Rahul Swaminathan, Valeria Wong, and Yuqi Zhang.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/DEBUT-First-Hopkins-920x510.png?itok=V5x13FD_)
Team Equinox, Johns Hopkins University, winners of the NIBIB Steven H. Krosnick First Prize ($20,000). Left to right: Jerry Zhang, Stanley Zhu, Vivek Chari, Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team members not pictured: Clara Cho, Janice Lin, Rahul Swaminathan, Valeria Wong, and Yuqi Zhang.
![Team Ampliphage of Stanford University, winners of the Second Place Prize ($15,000) provided by NIBIB. Left to right: Michelle Shen, Chris Neimeth, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team members not pictured, Alex Bradfield and Karsten Householder.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/DEBUT-Second-Stanford-920x510.png?itok=-WifmBTX)
Team Ampliphage of Stanford University, winners of the Second Place Prize ($15,000) provided by NIBIB. Left to right: Michelle Shen, Chris Neimeth, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team members not pictured, Alex Bradfield and Karsten Householder.
![Team CERV of Columbia University, winners of the Third Place Prize ($10,000) provided by NIBIB. Left to right: Hannah Ballard, Aala Nasir, Emily Pogue, Joyce Liu and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team member not pictured, Kiarra Lavache.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/DEBUT-Third-Columbia-920x510.png?itok=LLYmZ8uv)
Team CERV of Columbia University, winners of the Third Place Prize ($10,000) provided by NIBIB. Left to right: Hannah Ballard, Aala Nasir, Emily Pogue, Joyce Liu and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team member not pictured, Kiarra Lavache.
![Team NeuroSafe of Rensselaer Polytechnic University, winners of the Technologies for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Prize ($15,000) provided by the National Cancer Institute. Left to right: Alexandra Bisaccia, Sonya Heldman, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team members not pictured: Katrina Bliss, Grady Habicht, and Taylor Keyt.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/DEBUT-NCI-RPU-920x510.png?itok=lij5G44L)
Team NeuroSafe of Rensselaer Polytechnic University, winners of the Technologies for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment Prize ($15,000) provided by the National Cancer Institute. Left to right: Alexandra Bisaccia, Sonya Heldman, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team members not pictured: Katrina Bliss, Grady Habicht, and Taylor Keyt.
![Team POCAS-TB of Northwestern University, winners of the HIV/AIDS Prize ($15,000) provided by the NIH Office of AIDS Research. Left to right: Peter Kouassi, Isaac Tenga, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team member not pictured, Shani Katz.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/DEBUT-OAR-Northwestern-920-510.png?itok=MWH2_kNk)
Team POCAS-TB of Northwestern University, winners of the HIV/AIDS Prize ($15,000) provided by the NIH Office of AIDS Research. Left to right: Peter Kouassi, Isaac Tenga, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team member not pictured, Shani Katz.
![Team Happy Heart of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, winners of the Low-Resource Settings Prize ($15,000) provided by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. Left to right: Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Nate Chesterson, Haley Gill, Joseph Bustamante, and Katelyn Murphy.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/D-IU-Purdue-920x510.png?itok=N4KJ-x5B)
Team Happy Heart of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, winners of the Low-Resource Settings Prize ($15,000) provided by the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities. Left to right: Dr. Bruce Tromberg, Nate Chesterson, Haley Gill, Joseph Bustamante, and Katelyn Murphy.
![Team EMIT of Arizona State University, winners of the Venture Prize ($15,000) provided by VentureWell. Left to right: Dr. Rebekah Neal of VentureWell, Fabiha Firoz, Gabriella Estrada, Candace Pless, Anwar Gadhi, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team member not pictured, Keiry Rodriguez-Jimenez.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/DEBUT-VW-ASU-920x510.png?itok=3bKQqGnW)
Team EMIT of Arizona State University, winners of the Venture Prize ($15,000) provided by VentureWell. Left to right: Dr. Rebekah Neal of VentureWell, Fabiha Firoz, Gabriella Estrada, Candace Pless, Anwar Gadhi, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg. Team member not pictured, Keiry Rodriguez-Jimenez.
![Team SteadiSpoon of Southern Methodist University and University of Oklahoma, winners of the Design Excellence Prize provided by VentureWell ($5,000). Left to right: Mason Morland, Raleigh Dewan, Ethan Trotter, Nicholas Houchin, Dr. Rebekah Neal of VentureWell, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/DEBUT-VW-SMU-Oklahoma-920x510.png?itok=zpwGSicg)
Team SteadiSpoon of Southern Methodist University and University of Oklahoma, winners of the Design Excellence Prize provided by VentureWell ($5,000). Left to right: Mason Morland, Raleigh Dewan, Ethan Trotter, Nicholas Houchin, Dr. Rebekah Neal of VentureWell, and Dr. Bruce Tromberg.
![Honorable Mention Award winners ($1,000). Left to right: Dr. Bruce Tromberg; Ameera Patel (Team Trachare, Georgia Technical University); Joy Jackson (Team HairWare, Miami University); Ben McAteer and Chris Kannmacher (Team Bladder Volume Monitor; Purdue University). Not pictured: Tilt on the Toilet and Biospire from University of Rochester.](/sites/default/files/styles/photo/public/2022-11/DEBUT-Hon-Mixed-920x510.png?itok=FeJXi_pQ)
Honorable Mention Award winners ($1,000). Left to right: Dr. Bruce Tromberg; Ameera Patel (Team Trachare, Georgia Technical University); Joy Jackson (Team HairWare, Miami University); Ben McAteer and Chris Kannmacher (Team Bladder Volume Monitor; Purdue University). Not pictured: Tilt on the Toilet and Biospire from University of Rochester.