Engineering World Health @ UNC

Just over a month and a half ago on September 20th, Engineering World Health @ UNC hosted its very first Engineer-A-Thon. Spanning 12 hours, we hosted Dr. Robert Langer, most cited engineer in history and co-founder of Moderna, and Eric Green, M.D., Ph.D., key figure in the Human Genome Project and Director of the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) over Zoom for some wonderful talks focusing on biomedical engineering, global health, and the future of genomics. Additionally, we focused on instructing students on engineering basics in conjunction with Carolina Adapts Toys for Children, Karthik Ramakrishnan, Daniel Menichella, Seeva Cherukuri, and the other wonderful exec from UNC Biomedical Devices, and Adam Castiller for instructing during the EWH VR Crash Course. We also hosted a design competition surrounding rural health in North Carolina and received excellent submissions from EWH's dedicated members. We would like to extend a special thanks to our incredibly generous sponsors for making this event possible, BIOMOJO and Humacyte. We couldn't have made this event possible without your support! I would also like to thank the wonderful EWH exec team, Dhruv Ranganath, Sriya Dhanikonda, Samanyu Dixit, and Akshay Elango for working on this event tirelessly with me over the summer and through the school year, adapting to all the setbacks and all the issues we faced, and making the event happen no matter what. Finally, we would like to thank Engineering World Health for helping us with our stock and merch, Mike Wilkins, Imran Rizvi, Devin Hubbard, and the Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering | UNC & NC State for all the advice and logistical assistance leading up to the event. We can't wait to see how we proceed with the event in the future, and once again, we extend heartfelt thanks to everyone involved, and most importantly, all of our participants for making this event possible.