Eben Alsberg, Ph.D.
Biomimetic tissue engineering; Innovative biomaterials and drug delivery
vehicles for functional tissue regeneration and cancer therapy; Control of
stem cell fate decision; Precise temporal and spatial presentation of
signals to regulate cell behavior; Mechanotransduction and the influence of
mechanics on cell behavior and tissue formation; Cell-cell interactions.
James P. Basilion, Ph.D.
High resolution imaging of endogenous gene expression;
definition of "molecular signatures" for
imaging and treatment of cancer and other diseases;
generating and utilizing genomic data to define informative
targets; strategies for applying non-invasive imaging
to drug development; novel molecular imaging probes
and paradigms.
Harihara
Baskaran , Ph.D.
Tissue Engineering, Cell/cellular transport processes
in inflammation, wound healing, and cancer metastasis.
Niloy
Bhadra, M.D., Ph.D.
Experimental and computational studies of high frequency waveforms for reversible conduction block of peripheral nerves. Design, testing and implementation of neuroprosthetic systems for the upper limb.
Ann-Marie Broome, Ph.D.
Molecular imaging of complex signatures in cancer, in vivo/in vitro imaging of cellular mechanisms in differentiation, inflammation, and carcinogenesis, signaling of chemotactic peptides in epithelia.
Patrick Crago, Ph.D.
Control of neuroprostheses for restoration of motor
function; neuromechanics; modeling of neuromusculoskeletal
systems.
Dominique Durand, Ph.D.
Neural Engineering, neural Interfacing, neural
prostheses, computation neuroscience, neurophysiology
and control of epilepsy.
Steven Eppell, Ph.D.
Biomaterials, instrumentation, nanoscale structure-function
analysis of orthopaedic biomaterials; scanning probe
microscopy and spectroscopy of skeletal tissues.
Miklos Gratzl, Ph.D.
Biomedical sensing and diagnostics in vitro and in
vivo; electrochemical and optical techniques; BioMEMS
for cellular transport; cancer multidrug resistance
at the single cell level; sliver sensor for multianalyte
patient monitoring.
Kenneth J. Gustafson, Ph.D.
Neural engineering; neural prostheses; neurophysiology
and neural control of genitourinary function; devices
to restore genitourinary function; functional neuromuscular
stimulation.
Zhilin Hu, Ph.D.
Applied optics including optical remote sensing biomedical imaging and laser spectroscopy; optical instrumentation including theoretical modeling to system and components design; for applications in clinical GI endoscopies, pulmonary studies, skin and cardiac diseases, and disease prevention.
J. Lawrence Katz, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Structure-property relationships in bone, osteophilic biomaterials, ultrasonic studies of tissue anisotropy, scanning acoustic microscopy.
Robert Kirsch, Ph.D.
Restoration of movement using neuroprostheses;
neuroprosthesis control system design; natural control
of human movements; biomechanics of movement; computer-based
modeling; system identification.
Melissa
L. Knothe Tate, Ph.D.
Development of preventative, treatment and replacement
measures for bone disease and failure; Multi-scale
modeling of the interplay between mechanics and transport
in biological systems: cell mechanics => tissue
engineering.
Roger Marchant, Ph.D.
Self-assembling biomimetic materials; vascular tissue
engineering, novel biomaterials for surface modification
of cardiovascular devices and hydrogels for tissue
engineering; targeted liposome drug delivery; bacterial
adhesion; cell and protein interactions with biomaterials
using atomic force microscopy.
J. Thomas Mortimer, Ph.D. (Emeritus)
Neural control and prostheses; electrical activation
of neural tissue; membrane properties and electrodes.
Marty Pagel, Ph.D.
Molecular Imaging; MR imaging of functional and
molecular biomarkers; MR high throughput screening
methods.
Hunter Peckham, Ph.D.
Rehabilitation engineering in spinal cord injury, neural
prostheses, functional electrical stimulation and
technology transfer.
Andrew Rollins, Ph.D.
Biomedical optics, optical biomedical diagnostics,
novel optical methods for high-resolution, minimally
invasive imaging, tissue characterization and analyte
sensing; real-time in vivo microstructural,
functional, and molecular imaging using optical coherence
tomography.
Gerald Saidel, Ph.D.
Mass transport, heat transport, and metabolism in cells,
tissues, and organs; mathematical modeling, simulation,
nonlinear parameter estimation, and optimal experiment
design applied to biomedical systems.
Anirban Sen Gupta, Ph.D.
Targeted Drug Delivery; Targeted Molecular Imaging; Image-guided Therapy; Platelet Substitutes; Novel Polymeric Biomaterials for Tissue Engineering Scaffolds.
Dawn Taylor, Ph.D.
Brain-computer interfaces for control of computers,
neural prostheses, and robotic devices; Invasive
and non-invasive brain signal acquisition; Adaptive
decoding algorithms for retraining the brain to control
alternative devices after paralysis.
Dustin Tyler, Ph.D.
Neuromimetic neuroprostheses; laryngeal neuroprostheses;
clinical implementation of nerve electrodes; cortical
neuroprostheses; minimally invasive implantation
techniques; modeling of neural stimulation and neuroprostheses.
Horst von Recum, Ph.D.
Delivery of therapeutic proteins, antibiotics and other small molecule drugs from degradable polymeric platforms. Directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications. Novel polymeric scaffolds which control cell fate through temporal and spatial arrangement of biological cues.
David Wilson, Ph.D.
Biomedical image processing; digital processing and
quantitative image quality of X-ray fluoroscopy images;
interventional MRI.
Xin Yu, Sc.D.
Cardiovascular physiology; magnetic resonance imaging
and spectroscopy; characterization of the structure-function
and energy–function relationships in normal
and diseased hearts; small animal imaging and spectroscopy.