Research Summary: Dr. Dobson’s research focuses on biomedical applications of magnetic micro- and nanoparticles. His group has developed novel technologies for 1) magnetic targeting and remote activation of cell signaling pathways for cell engineering and stem cell therapy; 2) magnetic nanoparticle-based… Read More
Research Summary Dr. Fang’s research focuses on the convergence of artificial intelligence (AI)/deep learning and the brain. Her research themes center around artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered precision brain health and brain/bio-inspired AI. She focuses on questions such as: How to use… Read More
Research Summary: Dr. Gunduz’ research focuses on finding precursors to behavior and aftereffects of stimulation in neural networks through electrophysiology and bioimaging. Her lab aims to translate this knowledge into clinical diagnostic and therapeutic systems to improve the quality of… Read More
Research: Uses principles of continuum mechanics, fluid mechanics, mass transport theory, and pharmacokinetics to investigate tissue-level drug transport and the mechanical behavior of biological soft tissues. Dr. Sarntinoranont grew up in Starke, Clermont and Gainesville, FL. Her degrees are in… Read More
Professor Tang received his Ph.D. from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include cell and molecular mechanics in cancer development and metastasis, cardiovascular system, and neurons; unconventional mechano-electrophysiology; quantitative in vivo/vitro functional bio-imaging; nanotechnology; and development of new… Read More
Biography: David Vaillancourt is a Professor in the Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology at the University of Florida. Dr. Vaillancourt has appointments in Neurology and Biomedical Engineering at UF. Along with Dr. Stephen Coombes, Dr. Vaillancourt co-founded the Laboratory… Read More
Research: Study of Nervous System Structure and Function with Magnetic Resonance Our research focuses on the study of fundamental questions about tissue structure and biochemical processes in the nervous system of living organisms, which are accessible to study with nuclear… Read More
Projects Biomaterials Dental Biomaterials – Develop and characterize mechanical properties of new materials as alternates to amalgams. Medical Biomaterials – Develop novel bioactive implants as bone substitutes and replacements and determine the mechanical reliability of allotropic tissue implants for spinal… Read More
Research Interests: Dynamical systems theory and control, with applications to the fields of systems biology and synthetic biology. Amor Menezes joined the UF Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering faculty in August 2017 after a year as an Associate Project Scientist with… Read More