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Vol. 4 No. 6 April 2006 BE FAQ BE.180 Programming BE.109 Lab Pfizer Tour Lauffenburger Interview Student Research Printable Version	The BioTECH Quarterly The BioTECH is a publication by the MIT (Biological Engineering)-Biomedical Engineering Society (BE-BMES) as a vehicle to inform, involve, and mobilize our membership regarding the complex and evolving bioengineering landscape at MIT and nationwide. Founded in Spring 2003, the BioTECH has grown from a campus publication to one with wider constituencies, a bridge for inter-chapter relations and a catalyst to spark discussions on the national scene — the BMES Bulletin, for example, printed our Letter to the Editor in a full page coverage (p.3) of its Summer 2004 issue. Comments on our publication? Interested in joining us? Email us at TheBioTECH@mit.edu! Vol. 4 No.6 April 2006 Production Team MANAGING EDITOR Brian Chase ’06 LAYOUT EDITOR Muyinatu Lediju ’06 OPERATIONS EDITOR Ye Ding ’08 FEATURES EDITOR Joao Paulo Mattos ’08 ASSISTANT EDITOR Ali Alhassani ’08 ADVISING EDITORS Alexis DeSieno ’05 Judy Yeh ’05 CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Justin Lo ’08 Melissa Wu ’05 ONLINE WEBMASTERS Kenny Yan ’08 Connie Yee ’08 FACULTY ADVISORS Bevin P. Engelward, ScD Professor of Biological Eng (BE) Scott R. Manalis, PhD Professor of BE and MechE James L. Sherley, MD PhD Professor of Biological Eng (BE) Matthew J. Lang, PhD Professor of MechE and BE Linda G. Griffith, PhD Professor of BE and MechE Roger D. Kamm, PhD Professor of MechE and BE Doug A. Lauffenburger, PhD Professor of BE, ChemE, Biology
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The BioTECH Quarterly

The BioTECH is a publication by the MIT (Biological Engineering)-Biomedical Engineering Society (BE-BMES) as a vehicle to inform, involve, and mobilize our membership regarding the complex and evolving bioengineering landscape at MIT and nationwide. Founded in Spring 2003, the BioTECH has grown from a campus publication to one with wider constituencies, a bridge for inter-chapter relations and a catalyst to spark discussions on the national scene — the BMES Bulletin, for example, printed our Letter to the Editor in a full page coverage (p.3) of its Summer 2004 issue.

Comments on our publication? Interested in joining us? Email us at TheBioTECH@mit.edu!

Vol. 4 No.6 April 2006
Production Team

MANAGING EDITOR
Brian Chase ’06
LAYOUT EDITOR
Muyinatu Lediju ’06
OPERATIONS EDITOR
Ye Ding ’08
FEATURES EDITOR
Joao Paulo Mattos ’08
ASSISTANT EDITOR
Ali Alhassani ’08
ADVISING EDITORS
Alexis DeSieno ’05
Judy Yeh ’05

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Justin Lo ’08
Melissa Wu ’05

ONLINE WEBMASTERS
Kenny Yan ’08
Connie Yee ’08

FACULTY ADVISORS
Bevin P. Engelward, ScD
  Professor of Biological Eng (BE)
Scott R. Manalis, PhD
  Professor of BE and MechE
James L. Sherley, MD PhD
  Professor of Biological Eng (BE)
Matthew J. Lang, PhD
  Professor of MechE and BE
Linda G. Griffith, PhD
  Professor of BE and MechE
Roger D. Kamm, PhD
  Professor of MechE and BE
Doug A. Lauffenburger, PhD
  Professor of BE, ChemE, Biology