{"id":35517,"date":"2024-07-15T08:53:11","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T15:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/?page_id=35517"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:53:27","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T16:53:27","slug":"claudio-escalante","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/claudio-escalante\/","title":{"rendered":"Claudio Escalante"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Claudio Escalante<\/h1>\n\n\n
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Juan Claudio Escalante<\/strong> is a first-generation undergraduate student at Eastern Washington University. Originally from Kennewick, WA, Claudio obtained his Associate of Arts and Science from Colombia Basin College in 2020 before transferring to EWU. He is majoring in Biology with a minor in Spanish. In the winter of 2022, his research interests expanded when he began to do work in Dr. David Daberkow’s lab. Under Dr. Daberkow’s mentorship he has worked on creating electrodes to help contribute to the team\u2019s main objective; to find the effects of oxytocin on dopamine signaling in the rat striatum. For his 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, Claudio continued to work with Dr. Daberkow to record dopamine with the electrodes they create.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Summer 2023<\/a>, Claudio attended Purdue University<\/a>\u2018s Summer Research Opportunities Program<\/a> (SROP). At SROP, Claudio worked with mentor Dr. Tamara Kinzer-Ursem<\/a> on his research, \u201dParticle Separation: Harnessing Inertial Microfluids for Precise Particle Sorting\u201d<\/em>\u200b. Claudio\u2019s work utilized the ‘expanded channel microfluidics’ chip design to explore how the size and shape of transport vessels (tubes) effect separation of EColi particles from mammalian cells. Claudio speaks to the immediate use of their work, noting \u201cthe outcomes of this research hold significant potential in various fields, including medical diagnostics, drug delivery, environmental monitoring, and nanotechnology research\u201d.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

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2023 SROP<\/a> Faculty Research Mentor: Dr. Tamara Kinzer-Ursem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

College of Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN\u200b<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Title: \u201dParticle Separation: Harnessing Inertial Microfluids for Precise Particle Sorting\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abstract: <\/strong>Inertial microfluidics, a technique utilizing fluid flow’s inertial effects at the microscale, enables the manipulation of particles or cells in small channels without relying on external forces or active pumping. This study focuses on capturing particles through inertial microfluidics using the ‘expanded channel microfluidics’ chip design. The outcomes of this research hold significant potential in various fields, including medical diagnostics, drug delivery, environmental monitoring, and nanotechnology research. The microfluidics chip employed in this study was a straight channel chip made of polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS). By strategically expanding a specific region within the straight channel, microvortices are generated, efficiently trapping particles of certain sizes while allowing others to pass through. Previous work in the laboratory utilized boundary layer methods to predict particle trapping based on the fluid flow’s Reynolds number (Re). Experimental validation of these predictions involved using fluorescence microscopy to capture images of particle flow. Fluorescent polystyrene microparticles and acrylic particles of different sizes (1 \u03bcm, 7.32 \u03bcm, and 20 \u03bcm) were tracked during the experiments. In the experiments, particles suspended in water were propelled through polyether ether ketone (PEEK) tubing usinga syringe pump and a 10 mL syringe. Flow conditions were varied between 0.1 and Re \u2264 500. Increasing the Reynolds number selectively trapped particles in the wells, consistent with theoretical predictions. Ultimately, the objective of this study is to successfully separate mixtures of E coli and mammalian cell, represented in this study by 1\u03bcm and 20\u03bcm particles, with these microfluidic chips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2022 EWU Faculty Research Mentor: Dr. David Daberkow<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Title:<\/strong> Determining Dopamine Microelectrode Placement in the Rat Brain<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Poster & Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Claudio Escalante Accepted into Three Master’s Programs<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar\u00a0Claudio Escalante! Claudio has been accepted by three Master’s programs: University of Illinois, Chicago, University of Colorado, Denver, and Northwestern University. This is on top of two prior PhD acceptances to the University of Nebraska and the University of Kansas. Claudio will attend the University of Kansas’s MS\/PhD program in Bioengineering … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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EWU Scholar Claudio Escalante Accepted to University of Nebraska PhD in Biomedical Engineering<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar\u00a0Claudio Escalante! Claudio has been accepted to University of Nebraska’s PhD program in Biomedical Engineering. University of Nebraska designed their program to be interdisciplinary, including student research design and collaboration. \u00a0From their Biomedical Engineering overview: Nebraska biomedical engineering faculty and students work closely with area hospitals […] Major emphasis is on … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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EWU Scholar Claudio Escalante Accepted to University of Kansas’ MS in Bioengineering<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar\u00a0Claudio Escalante! Claudio has been accepted to University of Kansas MS\/PhD program in Bioengineering. This is a combined degree with six tracks offered in conjunction with the KU School of Medicine. From their Bioengineering overview: The bioengineering program prepares students to become leading researchers, educators, and entrepreneurs. The program provides knowledge … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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Scholar Claudio Escalante Attends 2023 BMES Annual Meeting<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante attended the 2023 BMES Annual Meeting this October 11-14 in Seattle, WA. Biomedical Engineering Society is the lead professional society for bioengineers and biomedical engineers housing four professional journals. BMES’s President, Cynthia Reinhart-King, states “the BMES Annual Meeting is the Society’s premier event centered around our mission of promoting a collaborative … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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McNair Scholar Tiago Correia and Claudio Escalante Attend 2023 SACNAS The National Diversity in Stem Conference<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

McNair Scholars Claudio Escalante and Tiago Correia attended the 2023 SACNAS The National Diversity in Stem Conference October 26-28 in Portland, OR. A national program, SACNAS was founded in 1973, a group meeting organized by Dr. Alonzo Atencio “that would address the paucity of Chicano and Native Americans in academia and government agencies. […]to set … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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McNair Scholars Makenna Tabino & Claudio Escalante Attend the 32nd Annual Murdock Conference<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

\u00a0Scholars\u00a0Makenna Tabino and Claudio Escalante attended the invite-only 32nd Annual Murdock Conference, designed to advance “new knowledge in the natural sciences”. This year’s theme was One Brain: Neuroscience and Window into Mental Health, Co-hosted by Pacific University on November 10-11, 2023. \u00a0 Makenna Presented her Cattail Research Project, Determining the Long-Term Effectiveness of Seeding Post-Dam … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante Completes Summer Research Internship<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante for completing his Summer Research Internship! Claudio worked with mentor Dr. Tamara Kinzer-Ursem on his summer 2023 research,”Particle Separation: Harnessing Inertial Microfluids for Precise Particle Sorting”\u200b. His research was presented August 16, 2023 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium.\u00a0 In Summer 2023, Claudio attended Purdue University‘s Tier 1 … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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17 McNair Scholars Present at EWU\u2019s 2023 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

On May 10, EWU held the 2023 Student Research and Creative Works Symposium. The Symposium is back in person since 2022, allowing excellent shared engagement as scholars discussed their research (both proposed and completed) with fellow students, faculty, and the EWU community. Many scholars shared their work in poster format in the PUB, while others … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante Accepted to SROP at Purdue<\/a><\/h2>\n\n

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Claudio Escalante! Claudio has been accepted to Purdue University‘s Summer Research Opportunities Program (SROP) to work with\u00a0faculty mentor Professor Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, with the\u00a0College of Engineering in the School of Biomedical Engineering. This exceptional opportunity includes a stipend of $4000, research experience, roundtrip transportation, university housing for eight weeks, professional development … Read more<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Claudio Escalante Juan Claudio Escalante is a first-generation undergraduate student at Eastern Washington University. Originally from Kennewick, WA, Claudio obtained his Associate of Arts and Science from Colombia Basin College in 2020 before transferring to EWU. He is majoring in Biology with a minor in Spanish. In the winter of 2022, his research interests expanded when … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9086,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-35517","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35517"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9086"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35517"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35517\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36965,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/35517\/revisions\/36965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}