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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

Photo	Who	What I do
	Illya Gordon Research Associate Cleanroom Coordinator and Lab Manager [email protected]	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 [email protected]	Outreach and communications for The Kidney Project; administrative support for the Biodesign Lab.
	Desiree Khu, MBA Research Liaison [email protected]	Operational and administrative support for the Biodesign Lab and The Kidney Project.

Postdoctoral scholars

Photo	Who	Research interests
	Jarrett Moyer, MD Postdoctoral Scholar [email protected]	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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	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.
	Nicholas Higgins Bioengineering Student [email protected]	Developing an artificial placenta with emphasis on hemocompatible materials and advanced packaging techniques.

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Research Interest

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.

Nicholas Higgins

Bioengineering Student

[email protected]

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

Laboratory staff

Photo	Who	Research interests
	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.
	Ben Chui, PhD Staff Researcher [email protected]	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.
	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.