Mitral Valve Mechanics
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313 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332
678-510-8492
Electrophysiology, Data analysis
IBB 3219
404-385-6631
I am interested in looking at human and non-human primate apoptotic differences with regard to cognition and disease.
Whitaker 3212
857.891.9123
I am interested in modeling human postural control using simplified representations of the musculoskeletal system. Specifically I am investigating how changes in configuration, such as stance width, affect the stability of human standing.
IBB 2325A
404-385-6778
PhD Candidate at the Georgia Institute of Technology
joel.boerckel@gatech.edu
My primary research interests focus on bone tissue engineering and the effects of mechanical forces during healing. I am interested in mechanical adaptation
404-385-5017
regenerative medicine, cell and tissue engineering, biomaterials, fibrotic pathologies, mechanotransduction, integrin/ECM interactions
MS&E 4135
(920) 657-9565
Microfluidics, image analysis, neurodegeneration, neuronal development
2209
408-416-7841
Fibronectin biophysics, fibronectin folding/unfolding, phage display screening.
IBB 2410
404-894-2741
2412
6785493382
Cell signaling to steroid hormone, bone tissue engineering
Fluid Mechanics of the right heart, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
IBB room 2410
404-385-1327
Mechanism of action of hormones in chondrocytes and osteoblasts
BME 2209
5-5017
Fibrin based biomaterials for stem cell homing and recruitment to injured tissues.
2325
Synthetic hydrogels that incorporate cell adhesive and enzymatically-degradable peptides and serve as 3D extracellular matrix analogues for the study of epithelial tissue assembly and maintenance. For instance, when embedded in enzymatically-degradable synthetic hydrogels with cell adhesive
IBB 2413
Cell engineering, cell mechanics, adhesion strengthening, receptor-ligand interactions
*photo courtesy of Virginia Lin
Whitaker Bldg., Suite 1221
404-385-3697
Vascular pathology associated with sickle cell disease
Cherry Emerson 214
6786299460
404-385-4083
404-556-0293
cellular neuroscience, synaptic plasticity, neural networks
Cartilage tissue engineering using silk fibroin-derived scaffolds and different cell sources
IBB 2410
404.550.7579
Whitaker 1220
404-385-3697
Cartilage Tissue Engineering, Bioreactor Systems, Microfluidics
3105 (3A) in the IBB
864 906 2506
My interest include many various types of anti-cancer research, including gold nanoparticle work and small molecule inhibitors. I primarily design, synthesize, characterize and test various novel drugs.
IBB 2325
508-776-5545
Biomaterials, drug delivery, inflammatory response to biomaterials
U. A. Whitaker BME Building Room 3212
(571) 969-7778
Health Systems Institute, Suite 215
404-385-3718
Stem cell engineering for immunotherapies
TSRB 406
404-819-3616
Researching applying models of cortical computational function to engineering problems such as image recognition, auditory feature extraction, and strategy selection. This is to evaluate the suitability of each cortical simulation to each class of problems, to compare the ability of each to
404-385-3669
Biomechanics, Gastrulation, EMT, Developmental Biology, Time lapse microscopy
IBB Wing 2D 2416
404-385-4334
My research at Georgia Tech has involved examining osteoblast response to titanium surfaces and craniofacial development. I primarily use a mouse model to study craniosynostosis, the abnormal fusion of the skull early in development. My research consists of using micro-CT and advanced image
IBB wing 1D 1403
Denderitic cell response to biomaterials. Dendritic cell response to glycans and glycoproteins. High throughput screening technologies.
2172, Rollins Research Building, Emory University
404.727.9381
IBB Wing 1D
I joined the Sambanis Lab in October 2010 and I am pursuing research in the area of stem cell biomanufacturing. I am specifically interested in the encapsulation of mesenchymal stem cells in hydrogels, the controlled amplification and differentiation of these stem cells to specific cell
IBB Wing 2A
Cardiovascular fluid mechanics
IBB 2319
Lipid uptake and transport by the lymphatics. Quantification via image processing.
IBB 2230
404-894-0085
Quantification of lymphatic function in lipid uptake and transport using in-vivo imaging.
My research focuses on the engineering of stem cells for regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. More specifically, I focus on the use of biomaterials to promote embryonic stem cell differentiation. I am also interested in the development of stem cells into clinical therapies that can be
404-385-5032
For the therapeutic promise of embryonic stem cells (ESCs) to be fully realized, scalable approaches to efficiently direct differentiation must be developed. Directed differentiation methods often rely on the addition of morphogens to monolayer cultures of ESCs, which permits homogeneous
IBB 2B
404-894-0085
Lymphatic biomechanics, automation and control, dynamic modeling, aerodynamics
IBB 2325
6095772964
In vivo and in vitro characterization of dynamic biomaterials; micro/nano fabrication; mechanotransduction; directing stem cell fate
2D, 2410
404.894.2741
Orthopaedic and craniofacial tissue engineering and regenerative medicine Adult stem cell biology Chondrogenesis Stem cell-based therapies
stem cell engineering, tendon and ligament tissue engineering
Origins and evolution of the ribosome, RNA-cation interactions, RNA secondary and tertiary structure.
IBB 2325A
404-828-0528
Bone/muscle composite injury model, tissue engineering, mesenchymal stem cell delivery, growth factor delivery
IBB 3B
(404) 385-6630
I am working on analysis and interpretation of data from cancer patients. Specializations include microarray and next generation RNASeq data analysis.
(253) 336-4895
Therapeutic Device Design for Treatment of Brain Tumors
Self-Organizing Principles in Neurogenesis
Roles of Glial Cells in the CNS
Adaptive Neural Interfaces
837 State Street, School of Physics
404-385-4548
Love 320
4043858352
Bio-locomotion
Bio-inspired Design
Dynamic Modeling and Simulation
BioMEMS
Micro/Nano-robotics
Understanding the biodistribution of superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIOs) for tumor imaging and SPIO-based drug delivery to solid tumors
IBB 2415
4043232240
Medical image processing and computer vision
IBB 3rd floor
404-832-0564
High-throughput RNA-Seq data analysis, splice-variant detection and analysis, gene expression, cancer biology.
703-405-5317
MEMS micro-fluidics computational fluid mechanics micro-manufacturing and micro-machining drug delivery and examination of small things at high shear rates
541-944-3556
Multivalent protein kinetics, antigen-antibody particle targeting, thermally robust biosensors
Molecular Science Engineering Building 4161
516-316-8806
U A Whitaker Building, 313 Ferst Drive, Atlanta, GA 30332
(404)385-5059
2416
404-894-4334
Role of biomaterial properties in peri-implant angiogenesis
U.A. Whitaker Building, Room 2212
(404) 385-5035
Cancer Biology, Nanoparticles for Cancer Drug Delivery and Imaging
IBB, Rm 2325
337 515 8931
Particular interest in C2C12 myoblast differentiation in hydrogels to engineer force actuators functioning as muscle strips.
Use of PEG Hydrogels for the dual delivery of Growth Factors to improve Cardiac regeneration post-Myocardiial Infarction.
IBB 1228
4049561805
Extraction of interstitial fluids using microneedles
3B
404-385-6631
Computational analysis of systemic miRNA mediated regulation in ovarian cancer.
Evolution of Translation
4285, Molecular science and engineering building
803-840-1228
Whitaker 2232
404-385-5032
Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) represent a promising cell source for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications, such as the use of ESC-derived osteoprogenitor cells to repair bone defects. My research examines the osteogenic differentiation and matrix mineralization of embryonic
LOVE 335
Atomic Force Microscopy, Contact Acoustic Nonlinearity, Wave Propagation Through Solids, MEMS, Fabrication, Mechanical Design
IBB 1205
404-385-1315
Broadly speaking, my research interests lies in understanding gene expression and regulation in bacteria. Currently, I am studying how the concerted action of small regulatory sRNAs and the RNA chaperon protein Hfq modulates stress response and virulent gene expression in bacteria. The goal of
IBB 2410
Cell Signaling Networks, Optimization, Complex Networks
Gleason Lab, IBB Wing 2A
(404) 385-1319
Vascular biomechanics, growth and remodeling, residual strains, soft tissue constitutive modeling, organ culture, materials testing, cardiovascular physiology, pathology, and interventional therapeutics.
IBB 2A
404-894-0085
Near-Infrared Imaging, Microneedle Drug Delivery, Lymphatic Filariasis
I am interested in systems biology and its applications for modeling stem cell interactions. I am also interested int stem cells and their potential for use in regenerative medicine.
IBB 2325
(404)385-6777
My research involves developing a novel biomaterial for drug and protein delivery to the osteoarthritic joint. To that end, I collaborate with Dr. Niren Murthy to synthesize an amphiphilic copolymer that forms sub-micron scale particles.
These particles incorporate an interesting new
M Building 4161
404-408-1580
Design and synthesis of fluorescent mRNA probes for stem cell isolation
Imaging of fluorescent mRNA probes in vitro to validate gene correction
UAW 2219
404-385-5032
Stem cell bioprocessing; stem cell paracrine actions; microfluidic analysis of stem cell phenotype
678-427-5529
low power bioinstrumentation, neuromodulation, assistive technology, wearable and wireless system
Petit IBB Office 428
(925)577-1088
Novel enzymes characterization for pure enantiomer compound synthesis. Thesis focus on asymmetric bioreduction of C=C with enoate reductases from the Old Yellow Enzyme family, a flavin proteins that have shown to have broad substrate spectrum and excellent chemo-, and stereoselectivity.
The development of microencapsulation techniques of pancreatic substitutes for the treatment of insulin-dependent diabetes.
