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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 an 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

Gress
Elizabeth Gress, MPA
Director of Strategy & Operations
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Clinical and regulatory affairs, research operations, partnerships, communications, and outreach

Khu

Desiree Khu, MBA
Project Policy Analyst
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Operational and administrative support for the Biodesign Lab and The Kidney Project

Lai

Wan-Yu Lai
Project Coordinator
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Administrative support and social media management for 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

Sorrentino

Thomas Sorrentino, MD

Postdoctoral Scholar

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

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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Design and fabrication of implantable MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) based devices, with a focus on a robust artificial implantable lung utilizing silicon membrane technology
Vo

Noelle Vo

PharmD Student

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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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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 bio-sciences

zagorov
Alberta Zagorov, BS
Lab Assistant
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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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