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Principal investigator
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Shuvo Roy, PhD |
Development of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) technology for biomedical applications with an emphasis on implantable devices |
Administration
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Illya Gordon |
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 |
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Elizabeth Gress, MPA Director of Strategy & Operations [email protected] |
Clinical and regulatory affairs, research operations, partnerships, communications, and outreach | |
Desiree Khu, MBA |
Operational and administrative support for the Biodesign Lab and The Kidney Project |
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Wan-Yu Lai |
Administrative support and social media management for The Kidney Project |
Postdoctoral scholars
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Jarrett Moyer, MD |
Evaluates surgical considerations necessary for implantation of the kidney device as well as collaborating on the ECMO and bioartificial pancreas projects in similar capacities |
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Thomas Sorrentino, MD Postdoctoral Scholar |
Design, fabrication, and scaling of the kidney cell bioreactor within the bioartificial kidney project. |
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 |
Design and fabrication of implantable MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) based devices, with a focus on a robust artificial implantable lung utilizing silicon membrane technology | |
Noelle Vo PharmD Student |
Pharmacodynamics of commonly used medications in disease states such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in relation to the bioartificial kidney. |
Laboratory staff
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Charles Blaha, MS |
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 |
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Ben Chui, PhD |
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 bio-sciences |
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Alberta Zagorov, BS Lab Assistant [email protected] |
Device fabrication, maintenance, and testing of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based devices, with a strong interest in implantable devices. |
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