Ethan Vu

Undergraduate Student
Mechanical Engineering

Bio: Hi, my name is Ethan Vu. I am a 3rd year mechanical engineering major with a biomedical engineering minor. I am interested in studying biophotonics and tissue engineering. Specifically, I am intrigued by the way mechanotransduction affects cellular signaling, and it is a future goal of mine to work for Edwards Lifesciences for biomedical engineering specializing in asthma attack prevention. Some of my hobbies include playing soccer, going to the beach, and seeing concerts.

Project Description: The project involves using an advanced optical system that uses laser-generated cavitation bubbles to study the cellular mechanosensitivity in three dimensional environments. The technique provides a noninvasive, localized, and adjustable mechanical stimuli to cells, which enables the examination of intracellular calcium signaling. This allows for further research into disease pathophysiology and the screening of cell-biomaterial interactions in the complex 3D space.