Lauren Watkins

Research Engineer, Rad/Musculoskeletal Imaging

Academic Appointments

Research Engineer, Rad/Musculoskeletal Imaging
Member, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance

Honors & Awards

Summa Cum Laude Merit Award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2020)
Top-scoring Abstract Award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Musculoskeletal Study Group (2020)
Best Poster Award, BIO-X (2019)
Travel Award, BIO-X (2019)
Student Travel Award, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (2018-2020)
William K. Bowes, Jr. Graduate Fellow, Stanford Vice Provost for Graduate Education (2016-2019)
Mark and Pamela Lamp Graduate Scholar, Purdue University (2015-2016)
Women in Engineering Award, Purdue University (2012-2015)
Trustees Scholar, Purdue University (2011-2015)

Professional Education

Ph.D., Stanford University, Bioengineering (2021)
M.S., Purdue University, Biomedical Engineering (2016)
B.S., Purdue University, Biomedical Engineering (2015)

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