Directory
Your leaders in biodevice research
Center Leadership
Scott Medina
- Director, Center for Biodevices
- Korb Early Career Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Gregory Lewis
- Associate Director, Penn State Center for Biodevices
- Associate Professor of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Steering Committee
Nikki Crowley
- Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute – University Park
- Huck Chair in Neural Engineering
Aida Ebrahimi
- Roell Early Career Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Erika Swift
- Executive Director, Center for Medical Innovation
- Professor of Practice, Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Harrisburg
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Mohamed Almekkawy
- Associate Research Professor
Ultrasound-based imaging and therapeutic technologies through the integration of physics-based modeling, signal processing,. . .
Charles Anderson
- Chair, Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Biology
- Professor of Biology
In vivo imaging of plant cell wall dynamics. Molecular genetic analysis of genes involved in cell growth. Cell wall. . .
Anil Attaluri
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering (Harrisburg)
Natalie Boyle
- Assistant Research Professor
- Insect Biodiversity Center Program Coordinator
Margaret Byron
- Trethewey Early Career Professor
- Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
How organisms and particles interact with complex flows in the environment
Laura Cabrera
- Huck Early Career Chair in Neuroethics
- Associate Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics
The ethical and societal implications of neurotechnologies used for treatment as well as for enhancement purposes.
Nikki Crowley
- Director, Penn State Neuroscience Institute – University Park
- Huck Chair in Neural Engineering
Investigation of peptidergic transmission throughout the brain, using cell-specific and pathway-specific manipulations to. . .
Chris DeFlitch
- Professor of Emergency Medicine
The improvement of the healthcare delivery system, smart use of technology and outcomes-based care, especially related to. . .
Patrick Dudas
- Associate Teaching Professor
Visualizations, Immersive Technologies, AI, and Digital Twins
Aida Ebrahimi
- Roell Early Career Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Bioelectronics for in situ study of living cells; Point-of-care diagnostics for infectious diseases;. . .
Bruce Gluckman
- Director of the Center for Neural Engineering
- Professor of Engineering Science and Mechanics, of Neurosurgery, and of Biomedical Engineering
The dynamics of neural systems, how group dynamics form or emerge from the coupled dynamics of individual units, and how to. . .
Esther Gomez
- Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
How the interplay of chemical and mechanical signals acts to control cell behavior and function and the progression of. . .
Heather Grab
- Assistant Professor of Applied Systems Ecology
The ecological drivers of insect populations on working lands and application of those principles to reduce conflicts between. . .
Christina Grozinger
- Director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences
- Publius Vergilius Maro Professor and Huck Scholar of Entomology
Genomics of social behavior and health in bees
Tamy Guimarães
- Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Advanced sensing and data-driven methods to characterize complex fluid flows, integrating physics-based modeling,. . .
William Higgins
- Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering
Devising large-scale multimodal bronchoscopy systems for lung-cancer assessment
Choon-Sik Jhun
- Associate Professor of Surgery
Design, development, and translational evaluation of pediatric and adult mechanical circulatory support devices, including. . .
Nuwan Kapu
- Innovation Project Manager and Associate Director, Center for Medical Innovation
Early-stage life science R&D for technology transfer and commercialization
Sean Knecht
- Research Professor of Engineering Design
Non-equilibrium plasma systems and device designs for biomedical and agricultural applications, and clean fuels from. . .
Sri-Rajasekhar Kothapalli
- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Development and translation of multimodal imaging technologies—integrating optical, ultrasound, and photoacoustic methods—for. . .
Jennifer Kraschnewski
- Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute
Behavioral interventions to promote healthy lifestyles in clinical and community settings to address health disparities
Yuguo Lei
- Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Faculty Oversight, Sartorius Cell Culture Facility
Cell therapy; Cell manufacturing; Biomaterials