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Principal Investigator

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Roy

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

Administration

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Gordon

Illya Gordon
Research Associate
Cleanroom Coordinator and Lab Manager
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Management of Biodesign Lab and Biomedical Micro & Nanotechnology Core (BMNC), focusing on facilitating and assisting in device fabrication and development for application in urgent biomedical challenges such as drug delivery, stem cell differentiation, and point-of-care diagnostics.

Ayda Basaran, BA
Project Coordinator
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Outreach and communications for The Kidney Project; administrative support for the Biodesign Lab.

Khu

Desiree Khu, MBA
Research Liaison
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Operational and administrative support for the Biodesign Lab and The Kidney Project.

Postdoctoral scholars

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Moyer

Jarrett Moyer, MD
Postdoctoral Scholar
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Evaluates surgical considerations necessary for implantation of the kidney device as well as collaborating on the ECMO and bioartificial pancreas projects in similar capacities.

Fellows

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kading
Jacqueline Kading, MD
Fellow
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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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torres
Alonso Torres, BS
Bioengineering Student
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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.
Higgins

Nicholas Higgins

Bioengineering Student

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Developing an artificial placenta with emphasis on hemocompatible materials and advanced packaging techniques.

Laboratory staff

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Blaha

Charles Blaha, MS
Research Associate
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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.

Chui

Ben Chui, PhD
Staff Researcher
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Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS)-related research including design, layout, and fabrication, with a focus on device prototyping and process development; use of MEMS and nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) to implement breakthrough technology in the biosciences.

zagorov
Alberta Zagorov, BS
Junior Specialist
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Device fabrication, maintenance, and testing of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based devices, with a strong interest in implantable devices.

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