Department of Biomedical Engineering



Research Interests:
Parkinson's disease; deep brain stimulation; forced exercise; assisted exercise; stroke; robotics; concussion assessment

Research Interests:
Extracellular matrix; metalloproteinases; ADAMTS proteases; ADAMTS-like proteins; morphogenesis; cardiovascular biology; birth defects; fetal-maternal biology; eye disorders; neural tube; craniofacial development; smooth muscle; musculoskeletal biology; post-translational modification; inherited connective tissue disorders;osteoarthritis; proteomics.

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Urinary incontinence; pelvic floor disorders; fecal incontinence; pelvic organ prolapse; peripheral nerve injury; stem cell; regenerative medicine; electrical stimulation; pressure measurement; neurotrophin; animal models; bladder function; urethra; vagina; urodynamics

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Rotator cuff repair; abdominal wall repair; musculoskeletal soft tissue repair; ECM scaffolds; extracellular matrix; muscle fatty atrophy

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Biomechanics; tissue mechanics; musculoskeletal; movement; locomotion; modeling; simulation; computation; finite element analysis; optimization; multiscale analysis; simulation-based medicine

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Biosensors; cell detection; imaging; IVUS; intravascular ultrasound; MEMS; microfluidics; nanotechnology; ultrafiltration; ultrasonic transducers

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Mechanical circulatory support; ventricular assist device (VAD); total artificial heart (TAH); cardiac function; pressure-volume loop; hemodynamics; heart failure; neurostimulation; mitral valve

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sports medicine; American football; childhood trauma; brain development. epilepsy; inflammation; traumatic brain injury; concussion; blood-brain barrier; drug delivery; in vitro models;

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Vascular grafts; endothelial cells; smooth muscle cells; oxidized lipids; canonical transient receptor potential (TRPC) channels; cell migration; collagen synthesis

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Hyaluronan in inflammation; asthma; diabetes; autophagy; hyperglycemia; connective tissue biology

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Light-nanomaterial interactions for biomedical applications; Multifunctional nanomaterials for non-invasive image-guided cancer treatment; Nanotherapeutics for prevention of cancer; Novel, long-lasting sunscreens

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Nanomedicine; nanoparticles; cancer; imaging; targeted drug delivery; stroke; antioxidant delivery

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Magnetic resonance (MR) and MR spectroscopic imaging in musculoskeletal disorders; clinically oriented quantitative imaging; early detection of cartilage degeneration; marrow adiposity and osteoporosis; rheumatoid and osteoarthritis; joint injury; Program for Advanced Medical Imaging

Research Interests:
Hand; wrist; upper extremity; musculoskeletal; neuromuscular; biomechanics; rehabilitation; carpal tunnel syndrome

Research Interests:
Sensory Integration with Prosthetic devices; Amputee Research; Cognitive Embodiment; Visual-Tactile Integration; Sensory Neurophysiology; Brain Organization; Neural Plasticity; Kinesthesia; Diabetic Sensory Neuropathy

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Skin cancer; photodynamic therapy; light therapy; wound healing; inflammation; fibrosis; extracellular matrix

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Hepatocellular Cancer; Local Drug Delivery; Image Guided Therapy; Endovascular therapy;

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Skeletal biology; bone formation; metabolic bone disease; fracture healing; microgravity; space medicine; mechanical unloading

Research Interests:
Stem cell; progenitor cell; bone; cartilage; arthritis; aging; osteoporosis; bone loss; fracture non-union; blood; bone marrow; regenerative medicine; tissue engineering; gender differences; cell therapy; cell processing; orthopaedics; orthopaedic surgery; rheumatology; rehabilitation; quality; clinical outcomes; joint replacement

Research Interests:
Aging; brain; brain damage; brain plasticity; cancer-related fatigue; chemo-brain; functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); hemianopia (vision defect); motor control; motor imagery; motor learning; motor cortex; motor mapping of brain; noninvasive brain stimulation; spinal cord injury; stroke; transcranial direct current stimulation; transcranial magnetic stimulation; neuroimaging; neuromodulation; neurorehabilitation; visual cortex; visual field loss

Research Interests:
Cardiovascular tissue engineering; elastic matrix regenerative repair; abdominal aortic aneurysms; cell-matrix interactions; nanoparticles; drug delivery; electrospinning technologies; stem cells for matrix engineering; vascular cell signaling in disease

Research Interests:
Cardiovascular imaging; stroke; histology; image and signal processing; atherosclerosis

Research Interests:
coming soon.

Research Interests:
Cell separation; magnetic cell sorting; magnetic nanoparticles; immunomagnetic cell labeling; tissue magnetic susceptibility; red blood cell magnetic susceptibility; cell magnetophoresis; biomagnetism; intracellular iron; iron metabolism; circulating tumor cell separation; tissue progenitor cell separation; stem cell separation; particle tracking velocimetry; cell tracking velocimetry