Howard Nicholson III

Howard Nicholson III is a second-year graduate student in the Biomedical Engineering M.S./Ph.D. Program. Born and raised in Maryland, Howard graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore County with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a minor in music. At Columbia, Howard works under the mentorship of Dr Clark Hung in the Cellular Engineering Laboratory to understand how physical and chemical stimuli impact cells and tissues in order to incorporate these forces in strategies for developing functional tissue substitutes of clinical relevance. He is also interested in investigating how bias and racism may lead to inequity in healthcare and biomedical innovation.