Minkyu Kim empowers first-year student to develop artificial blood
Materials science and engineering associate professor Minkyu Kim's KEYS intern, Alexis Hanus (left of poster), presents research on developing artificial blood to address national shortages at blood banks.
First-year students in the College of Engineering stood out at the BIO5 Institute's 19th annual KEYS Research Internship Showcase on July 18.
The event marked the culmination of the Institute's Keep Engaging Youth in Science (KEYS) program, which brought 65 high school students from 35 Arizona schools to the University of Arizona for summer internships in laboratory settings.
MSE associate professor Minkyu Kim's KEYS intern, Alexis Hanus, presented research on the development of artificial blood. The project addressed national shortages at U.S. blood banks.
In addition to providing valuable research experience to students, the KEYS internships also connect faculty and students.
"I plan to return every year for this incredible program," said Swarna Ganesh, assistant professor of biomedical engineering.
Other engineering faculty participants and BIO5 members included BME's Alex McGhee, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Jennifer Barton, Jeong-Yeol Yoon, Philipp Gutruf and Vignesh Subbian.