Colton Lloyd receives NSF Graduate Research Fellowship

Colton Lloyd, originally from Pickerington, Ohio, graduated in May 2013 from the undergraduate BME program at Ohio State.  Colton worked as an undergraduate research assistant for B. Rita Alevriadou, Associate Professor Biomedical Engineering and Cardiovascular Medicine, examining vascular endothelial cell calcium signaling under various mechanical and chemical stresses. Through his research, Colton worked to understand the molecular pathways and mathematically characterize the calcium transients that are produced when these cells are exposed to fluid shear stress.  Throughout his undergraduate years, he also worked as a student assistant in the Clinical Engineering Services of The Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center. For his work in research, Colton was awarded both a scholarship from the Undergraduate Honors Committee and a summer Honors research scholarship.

Recently, Colton was selected to receive a 2013 National Science Foundation Fellowship Program Fellowship for the first three years of his graduate school research.  Colton was selected based on his outstanding abilities and accomplishments, as well as his potential to contribute to strengthening the vitality of the US science and engineering enterprise.  

The National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity.  The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines that are pursuing research-based master's and doctoral degrees at accredited US institutions.

After having graduated in May with honors and research distinction, Colton will be attending The University of California at San Diego to pursue his PhD in Bioengineering.

Congratulations Colton on your selection as a Fellow and best of luck in your graduate studies!