Doctoral  Researchers (Ph.D)

2019:     
Dr. Tanya Singh, Biomedical Engineering, 'Regulatory impacts of glia on neuromuscular junction'
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanyasingh989/

2018:     
Dr. Shawn Mishra, Biomedical Engineering, 'Electrochemical stimulation of photoreceptor cells for retinal transplantation'   

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawn-mishra/

2017:     
Dr. Sean McCutcheon, Biomedical Engineering, 'Biomechanical communication across progenitor cell populations' 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-mccutcheon-phd-23936593/

2015:    
Dr. Uchenna J. Unachukwu, Biology, 'Characterizing migratory signaling pathways of transplantable photoreceptor progenitor cells: A systems biology approach' (co-mentored S. Redenti) 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnuchenna/

2012:    
Dr. Richard A. Able Jr., Biochemistry, 'Real-time measurement of glial progenitor chemotaxis'

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rich-able-b912436/

2009:    
Dr. Qingjun Kong, Mechanical Engineering, 'Growth-factor induced cell migration using microfabricated devices'

https://www.linkedin.com/in/qingjun-kong-phd-7a655011/

Master of Science (M.S)

2022:

• Richard Cliver, 'Reparative Glial Targets for Radiative Damage to the Nervous System.'  

        https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-cliver-aa1061136/

 

• Miles Markey, 'Examining Collective Behaviors of Retinal Progenitor Cells to Inform Future Transplantation Therapies.'  https://www.linkedin.com/in/miles-markey-12a5b213b/

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2020:

Brian Ayers, 'Incorporating Schwan Cells as a Mediator of Spinal Cord Outgrowth for Regenerative Therapies.' 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-ayers-bme/

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2019:

Caroline Pena,  'Developing a 3D model of neural migration in regenerating retina'

https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-d-pena/

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2018:   

• Eric Sun, ‘A microfluidic model to study cell to cell communication between retinal progenitor populations’ 

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• Stephanie Zhang, 'Using Drosophila to evaluate collective migration during retinogenesis'  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanie-zhang-a5896365/

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2016

Nihan Dulger, 'Microenvironment for the study of the migration of retinal glial cells in concentration gradient fields'   https://www.linkedin.com/in/nyyyan/

 

2015:     

Jennifer Rico, 'Chemotaxis of CNS-derived tumor cells within controlled microenvironments'

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-rico-varela/

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2013:    

Celestin Ngnabeuye, 'Migration of neural cells in microsystems'
 

2012:

Cade Beck, 'Chemotaxis of Drosophila glia within controlled microenvironments'

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cade-beck-524450b/

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2011:

Tanya Singh, 'A novel biomaterial enables chemotactic study of motile CNS-derived tumor cell'  

2008:    

Richard A. Able, Jr., 'Cell to cell chemotaxis across glial cancer cells'

2007:    

Georgina Bermudez, 'A study of cell to cell chemotaxis between brain tumor and glial progenitor cells'

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Undergraduate Researchers (B. Eng)

2021:

• E. Tuberty-Vaughan, 'Electrical Resistivity of Degenerated Retina'  (Independent Study)

• N. Castro,  'Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells for Retinal Transplantation' (Research Project)

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2020:

R. Cliver, 'Microfluidics to Evaluate Glial-Mediated Therapies in the Nervous System' (Research Project)

 

2018:

J.S. Pena,  ‘EGFR-mediated Muller glia chemotaxis in Microfluidic Environments’ (Research Project)

 

2017:

• D. Robles,  ‘Schwann cell collective migration in response to neuronal signaling’ (Research Project)

• C. Pena,  ‘Collective migration of neural progenitors during retinogenesis’ (Research Project)

 

2016:

A. Thakur,  ‘Retinal Progenitor Cluster adhesion on CNS-derived matrixes’ (Research Project)

 

2015:

• B. Amal,  ‘Micromanufacturing correlations with BME-based electronics’ (Independent Study)

• C. Ye, ‘Microdevices for World Health Organization (WHO) projects’ (Independent Study)

 

2014:
S. Mensa,  ‘Microfluidics to measure shear stress on smooth muscle cells’ (Independent Study)

 

2013: 

J. Rico,  ‘Chemotaxis of medulloblastoma towards primary growth factors’ (Research Project)

 

2011: 

V. Rotari,  ‘Targeted nanoparticles for detection of activated EGFR in brain cancer cells’ (Research Project)

 

2009:

M. Nolan,  ‘Cell migration chambers fabricated via CNC versus photolithography’

 

2008:

E. Williams, 'Microfluidics in Biomedical Engineering' (Independeint Study)

 

2006:

D. Sharma,  ‘Chemotaxis of brain tumor-derived cells’

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2004:

• I. Elaktaa, Chemical Engineering, ‘Optimized DNA separations using microfluidic devices

• L Malcolm,  Chemical Engineering, ‘Chemotaxis of glioma towards endothelial-derived cytokines’

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