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Principal investigator
Administration
Postdoctoral scholars
Graduate students
Laboratory staff
Interns
UC Scholars

Principal investigator

	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

	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

	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
	Thomas Sorrentino, MD Postdoctoral Scholar [email protected]	Design, fabrication, and scaling of the kidney cell bioreactor within the bioartificial kidney project.

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

Thomas Sorrentino, MD

Postdoctoral Scholar

[email protected]

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

Graduate students

	Who	Research Interest
	Alonso Torres, BS Bioengineering Student [email protected]	Immunoisolation with silicon nanopore membranes (SNMs); construction of cell scaffolds for fabrication of intravascular bio-artificial pancreas (iBAP); testing of allogenic, xenogenic, and stem-cell derived cells for Type One Diabetes therapy; application and efficacy of substance identifying techniques
	Nicholas Higgins Bioengineering Student [email protected]	Design and fabrication of implantable MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) based devices, with a focus on a robust artificial implantable lung utilizing silicon membrane technology

Who

Research Interest

Alonso Torres, BS
Bioengineering Student
[email protected]

Immunoisolation with silicon nanopore membranes (SNMs); construction of cell scaffolds for fabrication of intravascular bio-artificial pancreas (iBAP); testing of allogenic, xenogenic, and stem-cell derived cells for Type One Diabetes therapy; application and efficacy of substance identifying techniques

Nicholas Higgins

Bioengineering Student

[email protected]

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

Laboratory staff

	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
	Eun Jung Kim, PhD Associate Specialist [email protected]	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
	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
	Edward Porock, BS Staff Researcher [email protected]	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.

Interns

	Who	Research interests
	Eleazar DeAlmeida Intern [email protected]	Understand how molecular signals and biophysical forces can function either synergistically or independently to guide tissue development, and how these processes can be harnessed with MEMS (Microelectromechanical systems) for therapeutic development of next generation implantable devices and diagnostic tools.

UC Scholars

	Who	Research interests
	Angel Gamboa UC Scholar [email protected]	Analysing and understanding the barrier function of renal cells challenged by Silicon Nanopore Membrane filtration. Obtaining and understanding this information will potentially inform future cell seeding configuration designs for the bioreactor.