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Principal investigator
Administration
Postdoctoral scholars
Fellows
Graduate students
Laboratory staff

Principal Investigator

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	Shuvo Roy, PhD Professor and Principal Investigator [email protected]	Development of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) technology for biomedical applications with emphasis on implantable devices.

Administration

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	Desiree Khu, MBA Research Liaison [email protected]	Operational and administrative support for the Biodesign Lab and The Kidney Project.
	Ashley Canizalez, BA Project Policy Analyst [email protected]	Operational and administrative support for The Kidney Project.

Postdoctoral scholars

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	Kelsey Haddad, MD, PhD Postdoctoral Scholar [email protected]	Designing, fabricating, and testing microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with a focus on material characterization, longevity testing, and hydrolysis mechanisms for implantable devices.

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Kelsey Haddad, MD, PhD

Postdoctoral Scholar

[email protected]

Designing, fabricating, and testing microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) with a focus on material characterization, longevity testing, and hydrolysis mechanisms for implantable devices.

Fellows

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	Jacqueline Kading, MD Fellow [email protected]	Development of silicon membrane oxygenator technology; microfluidic oxygenator design; emphasis on applications in extracorporeal life support (ECLS) and development of artificial placenta technology.

Graduate students

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	Alonso Torres, BS Bioengineering Student [email protected]	Immunoisolation with silicon nanopore membranes (SNMs); construction of cell scaffolds for assembly of the intravascular bio-artificial pancreas (iBAP) and bioartificial kidney bioreactor; vitamin D metabolism, testing of allogenic, xenogenic, and stem-cell derived cells for Type One Diabetes therapy.
	Abigail Falk, BS Bioengineering Student [email protected]	Studying cell-material interactions towards the rational design of blood-contacting coatings for MEMs devices; engineering the protein corona via surface topography and surface energy; investigating how macromolecular structures such as the glycocalyx mediate mechanosensing and regulate kidney cell phenotype.

Laboratory staff

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	Charles Blaha, MS Research Associate [email protected]	Construction of the housing for the implantable bioartificial kidney and testing of silicon membrane technology for various biomedical applications; assists the Principal Investigator with reports, manuscripts, and proposals.
	Alberta Zagorov, BS Junior Specialist [email protected]	Device fabrication, maintenance, and testing of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based devices, with a strong interest in implantable devices.
	Eun Jung Kim, PhD Specialist [email protected]	Cell-cell, cell-ECM, and cell-substrate interactions for bioreactor development, surface topography engineering to enhance cell attachment and tissue functionality, and gene editing and phenotypic preservation strategies for primary cell expansion.