|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Imaging, Orthopaedics, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation |
Kristy M. Ainslie, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: We have several areas of research interest broadly in the area of immunomodulation using micro/nanoparticles and other carrier systems. This can include development of traditional vaccines, therapeut … Read more |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomaterials, Drug Delivery, Immunology, Nanomedicine |
Joshua Alexander, MD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My clinic work supports children and adolescents with congenital and acquired disabilities and their families. Conditions I commonly treat include cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and spasticity manageme … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students, Graduate Students |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Pediatrics, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Pediatrics, Rehabilitation |
John Baratta, MD, MBA |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My area of clinical and research interests include stroke rehabilitation (neurorehabilitation) and COVID rehabilitation (long COVID). I serve as Medical Director of Stroke Rehabilitation and am Founde … Read more |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Rehabilitation |
Yevgeny Brudno |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our lab developed technologies in the space of biomaterials and drug delivery of small molecule and cell therapy. In drug delivery, we have developed systems for ultra-specific delivery of small molec … Read more |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Research Imaging Center (BRIC), Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biochemistry, Biomaterials, Chemical Biology, Drug Delivery, Nanomedicine, Stem Cells |
Joseph Burclaff, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: I study how the intestinal epithelium regulates stem cell activity with a focus on cell cycle and metabolic regulation. Models include primary human and mouse 2D monolayers and 3D organoids in vitro a … Read more |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Center for GI Biology and Disease (CGIBD) |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Cell Biology, Cell Signaling, Gastrointestinal Biology, Genetics, Metabolism, Microscopy, Stem Cells |
WeiTang Chang, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Chang’s current research projects focus on the developments of advanced functional MRI (fMRI) and diffusion MRI (dMRI) with ultrahigh resolution, ultrashort scan time, and improved robustness. The … Read more |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Radiology |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Biomedical Engineering, Imaging |
Paul Dayton, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Dr. Dayton’s research focus is developing and applying ultrasound in conjunction with contrast agents and/or acoustically active drug delivery vehicles for advanced ultrasound imaging and targeted the … Read more |
Matthew Fisher, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: His long-term research goal is to utilize quantitative metrics and engineering principles to understand why individual tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches succeed within the body a … Read more |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Orthopaedics, Thurston Arthritis Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Arthritis, Biomaterials, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopaedics, Pediatrics, Regenerative Medicine, Rehabilitation, Translational Medicine |
Jason Franz, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: Our expertise is in the neuromuscular biomechanics of human movement, with a special emphasis on aging and disease-related mobility impairment. Our primary research seeks to discover the muscul … Read more |
| Mentors: | Undergraduate Students, Medical Students |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Thurston Arthritis Center |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Aging/Geriatrics, Arthritis, Biomechanics, Biomedical Engineering, Imaging, Rehabilitation |
Donald O. Freytes, PhD |
| Clinical / Research Focus: My research focuses on extracellular matrix (ECM) scaffold materials, emphasizing understanding host–biomaterial responses that control inflammation and fibrosis. Specifically, my lab examines … Read more |
| Mentors: | Medical Students, Graduate Students |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Biomedical Engineering, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering, Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells |
|
AFFILIATIONS: Bioinformatics & Computational Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Cell Biology & Physiology, Neurology, Neuroscience Center, Psychiatry |
CLINICAL/RESEARCH INTERESTS: Computational Biology, Neurobiology, Physiology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine |










