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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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Eun Jung Kim, PhD |
Surface modification techniques and hemocompatibility testing for silicon nanopore membranes (SNMs); characterization of cellular responses of bone marrow stem cells, connective tissue progenitor cells, derived mammalian cells on microtextured surfaces in order to understand cell-surface interactions for tissue engineering applications |
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Edward Porock, BS |
Characterization and quality control for surface modifications on silicon substrates. Interested in researching the surface chemistry of silicon substrates, ceramic thin films and organic monolayer coatings exposed to the complex matrix of components and aqueous chemistry in blood. |
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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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