Michael Lewek, PT, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: As a clinical scientist (PT/PhD), I have a unique combination of clinical and research skills that make me ideally suited to lead, or contribute to, a range of rehabilitation research projects. Most o … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: (AHS) Physical Therapy, Allied Health Science (AHS), Biomedical Engineering |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation |
Weili Lin, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research interests focus on several areas, including the development of novel imaging methods for the study of early brain development, neurodegenerative diseases, and neurological disorders, the d … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Neurology, Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Imaging, Mental illness, Pediatrics |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Toxicology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Metabolism, Regenerative Medicine, Toxicology |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD) |
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Roger Narayan, MD, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on the development of advanced biomaterials and medical devices using cutting-edge additive manufacturing and laser-based processing techniques. My team is a pioneer in the … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Apps-Devices, Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Nanomedicine, Toxicology |
Amy Oldenburg, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Optical coherence tomography (OCT) of upper airways, airway epithelium, nose; airway wall elastography, biofluid viscoelasticity OCT of 3D models of breast cancer and environmental exposures Ultrasoun … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Lineberger Cancer Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Biophysics, Imaging |
Virginie Papadopoulou, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: ENHANCE was established in 2024 as a new ultrasound lab between Radiology and Biomedical Engineering at UNC Chapel Hill. Led by Dr. Papadopoulou, our lab aims to advance biomedical ultrasound for huma … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Drug Delivery, Imaging, Other, Physiology, Translational Medicine |
William Polacheck, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: The Polacheck Laboratory for Translational Microfluidics is an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers who build microfluidic models of human tissues and organs-on-chip. Our organizi … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
Nitin Sharma, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research interests include the modeling, optimization, and control of functional electrical stimulation (FES), hybrid exoskeletons that combine FES and a powered exoskeleton. One of the ongoing pro … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering, Rehabilitation |
Yen-Yu Ian Shih, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our research group is interested in developing and applying functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technologies to study brain functional circuits and networks using animal models. We foc … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
Li Wang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. My research focuses on the segmentation of … Read more |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Autism, Behavior, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Diabetes, Imaging, Pediatrics, Sleep |
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AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Neuroscience Center, Neurosurgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomedical Engineering |








