Center FOR Biomechanical &
Rehabilitation EngineerinG
CBRE
Creator & Director: Lara Thompson, Ph.D.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
News
Dr. Julia Grace Polich ,Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University, will be presenting on her previous and current research interests.
Virtual Guest Speaker:
Dr. Julia-Grace Polich
February 21st @ 12pm

Dr. Lara Thompson was one of three invited speakers for the National Science Foundation (NSF); Converging medicine and engineering: biomedical solutions.
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National Science Foundation (NSF) Speaker: January 2024

Participants from Medstar National Rehabilitation Hospital, Georgetown University, Lafayette, Catholic University, and University of the District of Columbia (UDC)
Collaboartive Locomotion and Balance Research Meeting Hosted at UDC: January 18, 2024

CBRE research assistants attended the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minoritized Scientists (ABRCMS) in Phoenix, Arizona the week of November 14, 2023, giving three research presentations.
Four CBRE research assistants attend the ABRCMS 2023 Conference: November 18, 2023

The Perry Initiative Hosted @UDC is a day-long workshop focused on providing hands-on activities, speakers and modules aimed to inspire women in high school to pursue career paths in medicine, orthopedics, biomedical engineering and other medical, STEM-related fields.​
Perry Initiative Program @UDC Saturday, November 18, 2023

Lara A. Thompson, Jessica E. Tierney and Daniel Larremore received the nation's highest honor for early-career scientist and engineers.
NSF recognizes 3 scientists with the Alan T. Waterman Award
April 20, 2022
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