Congratulations to BME Pelotonia participants

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Congratulations to the Department of Biomedical Engineering faculty and students that participated in this year’s Pelotonia bike tour for cancer research.

Pelotonia is a grassroots bike tour that raises money for innovative and life saving cancer research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute. 

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BME Professor Derek Hansford rides through the finish line after completing the 180-mile ride.

The competitive fellowship sponsored by Pelotonia is a cancer research program developed to train the most promising cancer scientists at The Ohio State University. This fellowship program funds training for undergraduate, graduate, and medical students and postdoctoral fellows at Ohio State.

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BME assistant professor Jennifer Leight and BME undergraduate student Tori Barnhouse.

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Ela Birce, graduate fellow; Dr. Samir Ghadiali, professor and Director, BME Grad Studies; Mark Calhoun, Pelotonia Graduate Fellow

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Ela Birce, graduate fellow; Dr. Derek Hansford, associate professor, BME; Mark Calhoun, Pelotonia Graduate Fellow