
PhD Candidate, Dhong Lab @udmseg | OSU ‘21 | she/her | Science & Sailing | Break the Stigma | Migraineur
Delaware, USA
Joined May 2012
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Kayla Hepler retweeted
Congrats to Zach et al. Here, we showed that blind participants can use surface coatings to identify playing cards, which in sighted people is signified by color. Funded by @NatEyeInstitute
The heart the paper is analysis of wear with human touch .
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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Academics: "As you will clearly observe in the following figure..."
The figure:
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Congrats to Shalini and co authors (@laure_kayser, @ParrenoJustin) on a new paper!
It’s on proteoglycan replacements for cartilage: how @LaureKayserLab’s favorite polyelectrolyte, PSS, retains in cartilage better than typical chondroitin sulfate.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
Kayla Hepler retweeted
🎙️ New Episode! In White Canes Connect Ep. 103, @byLisaBryant & @DavidBenj talk with Kat Bottner, Abigail Nolin, & Kayla Hepler about groundbreaking research on tactile aids that could revolutionize accessibility for the visually impaired. #Podcast
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Dhong Group 2023! Set inspired by Zach’s imported Honda del Sol
@nishtha__pant @heplerkay
Kayla Hepler retweeted
In situ measurement of #viscoelastic properties of cellular monolayers via graphene strain sensing of elastohydrodynamic phenomena
#OpenAccess from Tianzheng Guo & @CharlesDhong et al. @udmseg @udbme
🔗pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
Kayla Hepler retweeted
Assistant professor @laure_kayser is one of eleven members of the 2023 class of @BeckmanFnd Beckman Young Investigators. This award will support her research on assistive soft robotics and tactile displays. 👏 @UDMSEG udel.edu/udaily/2023/july/la…
Kayla Hepler retweeted
NOA! Our upcoming R21 will explore using materials chemistry + touch for accessible, no-power versions of at home test for people with low vision and blindness, whether for COVID or future diseases.
In collab with teams of @laure_kayser @arthijayaraman
ty @NatEyeInstitute
At-home coronavirus tests are inaccessible to blind people nyti.ms/3qlMzOx
Kayla Hepler retweeted
For most kids, their first funeral is for a grandparent.
For mine, their first was today for a classmate.😢
✔️Check in with kids
✔️Kids check in with classmates/teammates
✔️Destigmatize mental health issues/help
✔️And make sure kids know this number:
#988Lifeline
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A photographer took photos of dogs as puppies and then again as seniors. The results are as emotional as you would imagine. 13/10 for all
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Thanks to a @NSF CAREER award, @udmseg assistant professor @laure_kayser will be conducting fundamental research on a new class of polymers that could pave the way for future applications in human health. udel.edu/udaily/2023/march/a…





























