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Research |
"Sensing and Actuating Life" |
| Kris N. Dahl | Mechanics of the cell nucleus in normal and disease states; nuclear mechanics in stem cell differentiation and cancer progression; mechanotransduction |
| Adam W. Feinberg | Self-assembly and multi-scale coupling in biological systems |
| Chien Ho | Migration of immune cells; immune response to organ transplantation |
| Philip R. LeDuc | Molecular and cellular biomechanics; mechanotransduction |
| Mathias Loesche | Molecular biophysics; biophysical mechanism of disease; functional, structural and dynamic characterization of protein-membrane interaction |
| Maumita Mandal | Mechanics of single RNA molecules and RNA-small molecule interactions |
| Yu-li Wang | Cell migration in tissue formation and cancer invasion; generation and function of cellular mechanical forces; cellular responses to mechanical and topographical cues |
| Ge Yang | quantitative Analysis and computational modeling of dynamic cellular processes and signaling events; intracellular transport in neurons in normal physiology and neurodegenerative diseases; cytoskeletal dynamics in cell division |
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| James F. Antaki | Experimental and computational cardiac fluid dynamics; rheology of blood and mechanics of the heart muscle |
| Hartmut Geyer | Biomechanics and motor control of human locomotion |
| Kerem Pekkan | Cardiovascular fluid dynamics in embryonic, normal, and diseased states; fluid-tissue interactions |
| Yoed Rabin | Heat and mass transfer in biological systems; mechanical aspects of cryobiology; cryopreservation |
| Y. Jessica Zhang | Application of finite element methods to biomechanics; geometric modeling and active site detection for molecular/protein structures |
| (Mehrdad Massoudi) | Biomechanics; rheology of blood and mechanics of the heart muscle; non-linear constitutive modeling of biological tissues; mechanics of complex fluids |
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| Phil G. Campbell | Bioavailability and proteolytic processing of growth factors |
| Justin C. Crowley | Formation of neural circuitry in the visual system |
| Steven M. Chase | Information representation in neural systems; neural signal processing |
| Takeo Kanade | Computer vision-based object tracking in microscopic images |
| Jelena Kovacevic | Image processing and analysis; multiresolution/multiscale image processing methods |
| Robert F. Murphy | Applications of machine learning in biological imaging; automated extraction of knowledge from complex cellular images |
| Gustavo K. Rohde | Automated image modeling; automated annotation of biological images; methods for image registration, segmentation, detection, and estimation |
| George D. Stetten | Statistics and geometry of image analysis; psychophysics of image perception/cognition |
| Lee E. Weiss | Computer vision-based cell tracking |
| Ge Yang | Computer vision techniques for biological microscopy images; advanced fluorescence imaging and image analysis of live cells |
| Byron Yu | Machine learning approaches in neuroscience |
| Y. Jessica Zhang | Geometric modeling and mesh generation of biomedical images; biomedical image processing and analysis |
| (John Galeotti) | Novel optics for imaging and visualization; biomedical image analysis and visualization |
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| Bruce A. Armitage | Luminescent probes for cell imaging; probes for manipulating gene expression |
| Marcel P. Bruchez | Fluorescent probes for cell imaging; luminescent nanocrystal probes |
| Chien Ho | MRI-based in vivo imaging |
| Michael E. McHenry | Magnetic nanoparticles for tagging cells and MRI enhancement |
| Maumita Mandal | Single molecular mechanical manipulations; optical twizzers |
| Yu-li Wang | Live cell imaging; image processing in optical microscopy; cellular micromanipulations |
| Alan S. Waggoner | Optical biosensors for cell imaging and high throughput assays |
| Stefan Zappe | High-throughput confocal fluorescence imaging technologies for cell/embryo-based screens |
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| Michael M. Domach | High throughput systems for cell growth analysis |
Kris N. Dahl |
Cellular interactions with nanomaterials |
| Adam W. Feinberg | Cell-material interactions; protein-based materials |
| Michael E. McHenry | Cellular interactions with nanocrystalline magnetic materials; cellular effects of RF heating of magnetic nanoparticles |
| Mathias Loesche | Engineering of model membranes |
| Alan J. Russell | Development of enzyme-polymer hybrid materials |
| James W. Schneider | Nanoemulsions for DNA separation; novel biomimetic materials for bioseparation and biosensing |
| Robert D. Tilton | Nanoparticle probes; nanoparticle-cell interactions; environmental effects of nanoparticles |
| Newell R. Washburn | Novel polymers for biomedical applications |
| Kathryn A. Whitehead | Biomaterial design and synthesis |
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| Christopher J. Bettinger | Biodegradable electronic devices; biomimetic tissue-device interfaces; microfabrication of biomaterials; biomaterials synthesis |
| Gary K. Fedder | Design and fabrication of integrated micro/nano-scale sensors and actuators, implantable microsystems |
| Philip R. LeDuc | Biological microfluidics and MEMS; molecular micropatterning |
| Todd M. Przybycien | CMOS-MEMS-based biosensors |
| Metin Sitti | Nanoprobe based robots for micromanipulation |
| Yu-li Wang | Applications of Bio-MEMS and artificial hydrogels in cellular manipulation and tissue formation |
| Stefan Zappe | Bio-MEMS for automated cell handling and manipulation; synthesis of nanoparticles for labeling and MRI tracking of stem cells and drug/gene deliveries |
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| Michael M. Domach | Optimization of bioreactor performance |
| Jeanne M. VanBriesen | Pathogen detection; biofilm formation |
| James F. Antaki | Computational medical device design and optimization; pediatric and adolescent artificial hearts; cardiac surgical planning |
| Kerem Pekkan | Cardiovascular surgical planning; biomimetic circulation systems |
| Conrad M. Zapanta | Prosthetic cardiac valves, cardiac assist devices |
| (Dennis Trumble) | Computational cardiac mechanics; cardiac assist devices; muscle-powered implants; medical device design and optimization; pediatric artificial hearts; micro-CT imaging |
| (John Pacella) | Microcirculation; hemodynamics; physiology and RBC distribution; coronary physiology; vascular biology and vulnerable plaque; medical devices pertaining to cardiac assist and interventional cardiology; fluid mechanics |
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| Todd M. Przybycien | Protein structure characterization; processing of pharmaceutical proteins; protein drug delivery |
| Robert D. Tilton | Surfactant-based carriers for pulmonary drug delivery; protein adsorption and protein drug delivery; cell sorting technologies |
| Kathryn A. Whitehead | Transport in biological systems; delivery of RNA interference therapeutics |
| (Timothy Corcoran) | Aerosol drug delivery and aerosol-based nuclear medicine imaging of the lung; therapeutics development for cystic fibrosis and lung transplantation; pulmonary physiology and bioengineering |
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| Steven M. Chase | Brain-computer interfaces; learning, adaptation, and motor control |
| Gary K. Fedder | Neural probe arrays |
| Jelena Kovacevic | Processing and analysis of medical images |
| Jose M. F. Moura | Post processing and interpretation of medical images; automated image segmentation; registration, classification, and interpretation; MRI imaging; microwave non-invasive imaging |
| Robert F. Murphy | Automated analysis of subcellular patterns in tissue images |
| Thanassis Rikakis | Post stroke rehabilitation, virtual/physical mixed reality rehabilitation, kinematic based evaluation of movement rehabilitation, experience-dependent neural plasticity |
| Gustavo K. Rohde | Automated digital pathology |
| George D. Stetten | Medical image guidance with in-situ virtual images; fingertip visual to haptic transducers |
| Byron Yu | Neural signal processing and neural prosthetic systems |
| (John Galeotti) | Combining robotic multi-camera computer vision with volumetric/tomographic biomedical imaging modalities; Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) |
| (Shawn Kelly) | Retinal prostheses for the blind; neural prostheses; neural stimulation circuitry; wireless power and data telemetry for medical devices; hermetic packaging for medical devices |
| (Mark Doyle) | Cardiovascular MRI; rapid imaging approaches; quantitative velocity imaging; improved decision modeling using image data |
Image analysis; digital pathology; pediatric pathology; otorhinolaryngologic pathology; neonatal diseases; stem cells; teratomas |
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| Howie Choset | Surgical robotics; snake robots; path planning; motion control; mapping |
| Hartmut Geyer | Design and control of powered segmented legs in robotics and rehabilitation |
| Branislav Jaramaz | Computer-assisted surgery; surgical planning and simulation |
| Takeo Kanade | Computer-assisted surgery |
| Yoed Rabin | Cryosurgery devices techniques; computerized planning of cryosurgery |
| Burak Ozdoganlar | Micro- and nano-manufacturing; medical device fabrication; surgical engineering; neural probes fabrication; microneedle arrays for transdermal delivery; bone drilling analysis |
| Cameron Riviere | Robotics for microsurgery and minimally invasive surgery; precision tracking in microsurgery |
| Kenji Shimada | Computer-assisted surgery; human body simulation |
| Metin Sitti | Microrobotics for diagnosis and surgery |
| Y. Jessica Zhang | Patient-specific geometric modeling for cardiovascular surgical planning; computer-assisted surgery |
| (Boyle Cheng) | Spine biomechanics and neurosciences; comparative test methodologies; ASTM international test standards; clinical robotics; specimen specific dynamic models |
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| Christopher J. Bettinger | BioMEMS for tissue regeneration |
| Phil G. Campbell | Musculoskeletal tissue repair and regeneration; biomimetic tissue engineering materials |
| Adam W. Feinberg | Tissue regeneration in neuromuscular and cardiovascular systems; bioprosthetics; stem cell differentiation and engineered morphogenesis |
| Jeffrey O. Hollinger | Bone formulation modulation and engineering using biomaterials, biologicals, imaging, histology-histomorphometry, in vitro and in vivo animal models; regenerating bone fractures and gaps |
| Michael E. McHenry | Applications of magnetic nanoparticles and ferrogels in tissue engineering |
| Alan J. Russell | Exploiting the interface of chemistry, biology and materials for tissue engineering |
| Newell R. Washburn | Promotion of wound healing using bioactive polymers; biopolymer mediated manipulations of cytokines and growth factors |
| Lee E. Weiss | Bioprinting for tissue engineering; biofabrication; protein-based plastics; biodegradable electronics |
| Stefan Zappe | Stem cell systems biology and engineering; generation of complex modular tissue engineering constructs |
(parentheses indicate adjunct faculty)
(bold indicates office at Carnegie Mellon University)
(Updated 11/02/2012)
RESEARCH
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