Chemical Engineering Professor Caryn Heldt exemplifies how research at Michigan Tech crosses disciplines—and crosses the globe. The James and Lorna Mack Chair in Continuous Processing, Heldt is also an affiliate professor in biological sciences at Michigan Tech, and directs the University’s Health Research Institute.
Aside from the benefit to communities, internships and similar collaborations benefit Michigan Tech researchers, said Heldt. “International partnerships are really key to expanding your research network, research ideas, and to be able to have your research out into industry and be applied.”
In this video, come into the Heldt Bioseparations Laboratory to see how the team is collaborating to apply its work in ways that can be adapted for best use in countries throughout the world. For example, on the African Continent there’s an urgent need for adequate quantities of vaccines that can be produced quickly and affordably using a relatively small manufacturing plant. Hear from Bellicia Kamwanya, a research biologist in the Democratic Republic of Congo who teamed up with award-winning MTU researcher Vaishali Sharma in Heldt’s lab as part of the US-Africa Frontiers fellowship program.
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