SSOE – Bioengineering Research Overview

Abramowitch, Steven Bioengineering Elucidating the processes of injury, disease, and healing of connective tissues through an understanding of tissue mechanics and the complex relationships between composition, structure, and function. Aizenstein, Howard Psychiatry Using functional MRI to relate depression in the elderly to neuroanatomy. Almarza, Alejandro Dental Medicine-Oral Biology Temporomandibular Joint Cartilage and Bone Regeneration and Biomechanics. Functional tissue engineering techniques; development of novel bioreactors; identifying appropriate stem cell sources; genetic manipulation of cells to promote regeneration; and quantification of joint movement. Anderson, Carolyn Pharmacology and Chemical Biology Development of novel molecular imaging agents that target cancer and cancer metastasis. Clinical interests include translating novel PET agents for cancer imaging into humans. Antaki, James CMU/Bioengineering Implantable prosthetic organs, instruments for minimally invasive surgery. Ataai, Mohammad Chemical/Petroleum Engineering Bioprocess engineering, cell culture, viral vectors for gene therapy. Badylak, Stephen Surgery Tissue engineering and wound healing, biomaterial/tissue interactions. Bae, Kyong Tae Radiology Research focuses on quantitative and physiologic imaging and computer applications in diagnostic imaging. Bai, Mingfeng Med-Radiology/Bioengineering In vitro and in vivo biomedical imaging of cancers and Alzheimer's disease Balaban, Carey Otolaryngology Anatomy, neurophysiology and neurochemistry of vestibular function. Banerjee, Ipsita Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Stem cell differentiation, tissue engineering, systems biology, gene/protein network modeling, cell population dynamics modeling. Batista, Aaron Bioengineering Neurophysiology of sensory-motor coordination, brain-machine interfaces. Bell, Kevin Orthopedic Surgery and Bioengineering Musculoskeletal Biomechanics, focusing on spine and device development. Beniash, Elia Dental Medicine-Oral Biology Biomineralization, with primary focus dental tissues. Beschorner, Kurt Bioengineering Whole-body biomechanics; tribology; ergonomics; prevention of slips, trips and falls accidents; slip resistant shoe and floor designs; prevention of falls in older adults Boninger, Michael Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Assistive technology, upper extremity pain, wheelchairs, telerehabilitation. Borovetz, Harvey Bioengineering Cardiovascular organ replacements for adult and pediatric patients. Brienza, David Rehab Science and Technology Soft tissue mechanics, wheelchair seating, pressure ulcer prevention. Brigham, John Civil Engineering Development of efficient computational methods for the representation of multiphysics and multiscale systems, solution strategies for inverse problems associated with nondestructive and noninvasive testing, and numerical modeling of biological systems. Brown, Bryan Bioengineering Inductive, Scaffold Based Regenerative Medicine, Host Innate Immune Interactions in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Chakraborty, Dev Bioengineering/Radiology Cham, Raki Bioengineering Postural control, gross movement biomechanics, gait, falls, ergonomics. Chambers, April Bioengineering Gait biomechanics, injury prevention, ergonomics, fatigue, prosthetics, human performance enhancement engineering Chan, Kevin Ophthalmology Mechanistic processes for microstructural reorganization and functional recovery in vivo during visual brain plasticity and regeneration Chan, Chuen Civil & Environmental Engineering Structural, metabolic and functional imaging of the visual system in health and disease. Chu, Constance Orthopedic Surgery Growth factor releasing polymers to enhance repair, tissue engineered cartilage disks. Chun, Youngjae Mechanical Engineering Artificial biomaterials, bio-hybrid composites, endovascular devices, diagnostic vascular implants, and micro-bio-systems, as well as fundamental device-associated biocompatibility and development of experimental methods. Collinger, Jennifer Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Neurorehabilitation and brain-computer interfacing. Cooper, Gregory Surgery Translational-related research based on tissue engineering for the Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery. He is Director of the Craniofacial Biology Laboratory at Children's Hospital. Cooper, Rory Rehab Science and Technology Rehabilitation engineering, biomechanics, assistive devices, and rehabilitation robotics. Corcoran, Timothy Medicine Aerosol drug delivery, fluid mechanics, nuclear medicine, cystic fibrosis. Cui, Xinyan (Tracy) Bioengineering Neural tissue engineering, electrode/tissue interface, bioactive conducting polymer. Datta, Moni Bioengineering Bone tissue engineering and renewable energy science Davidson, Lance Bioengineering Reverse Engineering Morphogenesis: From Cell Motility & ECM to Tissue Mechanics. Debski, Richard Bioengineering Biomechanics of shoulder & knee, soft tissue injuries & repair, robotics. Ding, Dan Rehab Science and Technology Assistive device instrumentation and monitoring; wheelchair modeling, control, test, and evaluation; rehabilitation robotics; virtual reality. Duncan, Andrew Pathology Elucidating mechanisms that control hepatic polyploidy and aneuploidy, as well as how these processes affect human disease. El Gharbawie, Omar Neurobiology/Bioengineering

Determination how neuronal populations in frontal and parietal cortex encode the arm and hand movements necessary for grasping; understanding how same neuronal populations incorporate haptic feedback from the hand and visual feedback from the target object .

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SSOE - Bioengineering Research Overview