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Lia Winter (ENGR ’17) was recently a finalist in the 2019 .Ìý

Winter’s entry is a trademarked patent of hers, the EasyWhip, a double-loop stitching apparatus that leverages removable, connected needle portions, resulting in a new whip stitching method that improves graft accuracy, reduces the need for costly revision surgeries and provides better overall outcomes for patients.

While studying bioengineering at 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ for her undergrad work, she also volunteered in cancer research at the former 51¾«Æ·ÊÓƵ Summer Academy, investigating the use of native immune cells to induce cell-mediated autophagy as a cancer therapy.