Eben Alsberg, Ph.D.
Biomimetic tissue engineering; innovative biomaterials and drug delivery vehicles for functional tissue regeneration and cancer therapy; control of stem cell differentiation; mechanotransduction and the influence of mechanics on cell and tissue function; 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.
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.
Agata Exner, Ph.D.
Minimally invasive cancer treatment such as implantable chemotherapy or image-guided focused hyperthermia (tumor ablation), multifunctional carriers for imaging and drug delivery, ultrasound applications in drug delivery and implant characterization.
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 Gustafson, Ph.D.
Neural engineering; neural prostheses; neurophysiology and neural control; spinal reflexes, devices to restore genitourinary function; functional neuromuscular stimulation.
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.
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.
Horst von Recum, Ph.D.
Tissue engineered epithelia; pre-vascularized polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering; directed stem cell differentiation; novel stimuli responsive biomaterials for gene and drug delivery; systems biology approaches to the identification of angiogenic factors.
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.
