Smitty

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  December 13, 2025

  Shea Lab 26th Year Reunion

  Smitty attended the Shea Lab Reunion and Symposium at the University of Michigan.

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  October 27, 2025

  BMES 2025 Recap

  Smitty attended BMES 2025 and was able to catchup with previous mentees from the Jewell Lab, Camilla Edwards and Shrey Shah.

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  June 15, 2025

  Utah BME Newsletter Interview

  An interview with BME Alumnus and Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware, Robert “Smitty” Oakes – Biomedical Engineering | University of Utah Smitty was recently featured in an interview by his alma mater, The Department of Biomedical Engineering at The University of Utah. Check out the link to his interview above, where he reflects…

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  March 11, 2025

  Lab Launch

  It’s been exciting to launch the Oakes Lab at the University of Delaware this past Fall. Working with the first PhD students on the team, Lauren Porter and Mikayla Jackson, has been the highlight! Lauren is working on a new platform for regulating cancer metastasis. Mikayla is working on a drug delivery system that spans…