Lab News

October 9, 2025

Check out our latest publication from Dr. Kyndra Higgins in Journal of Biological Engineering! This work establishes quantitative impedance as a means for characterizing breast cancer cell migration and metastatic potential in vitro using the Maestro Z from Axion Biosystems. Excited to broadly share this methodology for a modified quantitative wound healing assay approach.

October 8-12, 2025

We’re excited for lab members to attend the BMES Annual Meeting in San Diego this week! We look forward to sharing our CMaT-supported work.

October 8, 2025

Check out the latest installment of the UGA Extraordinary Engineer series featuring our very own doctoral candidate, Erika Bowen. This is a well-deserved recognition for Erika and she has great insight to share. Congratulations, Erika!!

September 27, 2025

Congratulations to former lab member, Dr, Damion Dixon and undergraduate researcher Erika Landree for the recent publication of their work evaluating dual-sensing scaffolds for bone regeneration. Nice job!

August 13, 2025

Welcome back! We’re excited to start a new fall semester and with that, welcome newest undergraduate Asu Asuagbor to the lab. Best wishes for a successful semester!

August 8, 2025

Check out our just published review in Advanced Biology that highlights advances in 3D in vitro breast cancer models. Congratulations to Kyndra and former undergraduate lab member Rachel for this work!

August 6-8, 2025

The CMaT Retreat was this week in Madison, WI. Great job by Erika presenting her bioreactor research. Also, many congratulations to Erika who was awarded the Trainee Service Award – Mentoring Award. This was a well-deserved recognition. Congrats!

June 26-29, 2025

Dr. Gomillion had the opportunity to present some of the labs’ work at a recent STEM Women’s Leadership conference in Miami, STEMNoire. This was a wonderful time to network with researchers from all areas of STEM, as well as refocus on well-being. This was a great and enlightening meeting!

June 16, 2025

CONGRATULATIONS, Dr. Higgins! Today was a big day as Kyndra successfully defended her dissertation work. We’re very excited for her next stop post-UGA and look forward to an upcoming hooding ceremony to celebrate. Congrats!!

April 10-13, 2025

It was a great time in Chicago for the Society For Biomaterials annual meeting. Always nice to see colleagues and meet new connections.

April 7-8, 2025

Our lab was well-represented at the annual CURO Symposium, where lab undergraduates, Lily, Emilie, and Erika presented their work. Big congratulations to Erika who was awarded with the 2025 CURO Best Paper Award in
Technology, Engineering, and Math. Great job, everyone!

March 29-31, 2025

Congratulations to Dr. Gomillion who was recognized along with other members of the inaugural cohort of AIMBE Emerging Leaders at the recent AIMBE Annual Event. This was a great time for networking, collaborating, and a visit to Capital Hill by attendees. It was a great visit to the offices of Senators Warnock and Ossoff from Georgia.

March 17, 2025

Today was the first annual CMBE Research Symposium. This was a great event, where we got to learn about all of the great work being done by faculty and students in our school. Great representation by the Gomillion Lab there. Many thanks to the organizers!

January 2, 2025

Welcome back for a new semester! We’re very excited for a new year and are happy to welcome new undergraduate student, Kaylin Riley to the lab! Congratulations to undergraduate researcher Lily for being awarded the UGA CURO Undergraduate Research Assistantship for spring! We hope everyone has a great semester.

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