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Principal investigator
Administration
Postdoctoral scholars
Fellows
Graduate students
Laboratory staff

Principal investigator

Photo	Who	Research interests
	Shuvo Roy, PhD Professor and Principal Investigator [email protected]	Development of MEMS (microelectromechanical systems) technology for biomedical applications with an 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
	Elizabeth Gress, MPA Director of Strategy & Operations [email protected]	Clinical and regulatory affairs, research operations, partnerships, communications, and outreach
	Desiree Khu, MBA Project Policy Analyst [email protected]	Operational and administrative support for the Biodesign Lab and The Kidney Project
	Wan-Yu Lai Project Coordinator [email protected]	Administrative support and social media management for 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
	Casey Tompkins-Rhoades, MD Postdoctoral Scholar [email protected]	Design, fabrication, and scaling of the kidney cell bioreactor within the bioartificial kidney project.

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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

Casey Tompkins-Rhoades, MD

Postdoctoral Scholar

[email protected]

Design, fabrication, and scaling of the kidney cell bioreactor within the bioartificial kidney project.

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

Photo	Who	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.
	William Galloway Bioengineering Student [email protected]

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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.

William Galloway
Bioengineering Student
[email protected]

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
	Ruchika Bajaj, PhD Associate Specialist [email protected]	Membrane protein specialist, working towards renal cell culture characterization for The Kidney Project
	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 bio-sciences
	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.