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DEBUT Awards - October 2022

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.