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UROP Researcher of the Month: Amanda Lim
Biomedical Engineering-Premedical Undergraduate Student Amanda Lim has been named Researcher of the Month for January 2009 by the Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). Amanda works in the BLI lab of Professor and Vice-Chairman of UCIMC Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Brian Wong, M.D., which does research on the development of innovative cartilage reshaping techniques that are less invasive and less destructive to tissue integrity than current surgical procedures. She has been studying the changes in mechanical properties of the tissue resulting from application of one of these new techniques, electroforming cartilage tissue through the use of electricity. Amanda's future plans include a career in medicine which will be "guided by the same principle as research: applying knowledge to improve the lives of others. By participating in the development of a new surgical procedure, I have witnessed the thorough screening of research data and methods for potential sources of concern that must be addressed before clinical application."