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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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Alfonz Suguitan, BS Administrative Analyst |
Administrative and social media support 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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David Blauvelt, MD Clinical Fellow [email protected] |
Building an implantable artificial lung using silicon micropore membranes | |
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Caressa Chen, MD |
Utilization of tissue engineering techniques to optimize cells in bioreactor of implantable bioartificial kidney |
Graduate students
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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 |
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Venus Tong, MS |
Adhesion of human renal epithelial cells to silicon nanopore membranes; understanding cell-surface interactions. |
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Kimia Behzad Moghadam |
Understanding the changes in the clearance and toxicity levels in the implantable bioartificial kidney of the most common medications used in patients with end-stage renal disease. |
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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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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Ana Santandreu, BS |
Design and validation of cell encapsulating technologies and tissue engineered scaffolds for the intravascular bioartificial pancreas (iBAP); testing of allogeneic and xenogeneic islet sources compatible with the iBAP platform; analysis and characterization of silicon nanopore membranes (SNMs) in-vivo performance; collaboration with The Kidney Project |
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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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Tariq Haniff, MS |
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), remote sensing applications, and transducers in renewable energy |
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Nathan Wright, MS |
Development of advanced therapy systems and devices to improve outcomes and quality of life for end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients |
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Jimmy Ly, PhD |
Design and fabrication of robust silicon nanopore membranes (SNMs) and housing for blood filtration and cell immunoisolation |
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David Maginnis, BS |
Understanding mass transfer within hemodialysis devices, and processing and quality control of porous silicon membranes in use for artificial organs |
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Francisco Baltazar, MS |
Fabrication of silicon nanoporous membranes and surface film characterization for hydrolysis and corrosion research. Interested in progressing the field of semiconducting nanotechnology with biology and physics for breakthrough devices. |
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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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