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WELCOME
Letter from the Chair............................................................................................................. 3
R E S E A R C H I M PA C T
Building New Technology to Support Troop Readiness....................................................... 4 Discovery May Lead to Clearer Cancer Diagnosis.............................................................. 6 List of Grants......................................................................................................................... 8 Alliance Members................................................................................................................. 9
STUDENT SUCCESS
John Mutersbaugh Completes Competitive NIH Internship Program................................ 10 Katona Scholarship Selects Two Winners.......................................................................... 12 Medhini Sosale Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship................................................. 14 O U T S TA N D I N G FA C U LT Y
Mason-led Research Team Honored for Neuron Database............................................... 16 Ascoli Recognized by the Beck Foundation....................................................................... 18 Primary Faculty................................................................................................................... 20 Department Staff................................................................................................................. 21 Giving to Mason.................................................................................................................. 21
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Shani Ross advises undergrad students on their capstone Senior Design Project.
CHAIR THE FROM LETTER
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Dear Friends,
elcome to the Department of Bioengineering at George Mason University. I hope this message finds you safe and well, and you all are looking forward to the upcoming holiday season! Firstly, let me introduce myself. My name is Ketul Popat, and I will be the chair of the Department of Bioengineering beginning in January 2024. I will be coming from Colorado State University, where
I currently serve as the Director of Undergraduate Programs in Biomedical Engineering and Professor in Mechanical Engineering. My current research focuses on designing novel biomaterial surfaces for orthopedic and cardiovascular applications. Surfaces that contain micro- and nanoscale features in a well-controlled and “engineered” manner have been shown to significantly affect cellular and subcellular function. I am looking forward to being at George Mason University in 2024 and working with the current faculty and administration to develop a shared vision for the future of the Department of Bioengineering. Being part of Bioengineering at George Mason University in the Northern Virginia area offers many opportunities to be on the cutting edge of developing experiential learning for our students as well as developing multi-disciplinary research thrusts in our department. The department faculty have a vibrant research portfolio, with over $20M in active grants, and growing enrollments in the BS, MS, and PhD programs. One of my strategic goals will be working with faculty to give experiential as well as global education to all our students. We will also be hiring more faculty, both tenure-track in key research thrust areas and teaching faculty that can enhance student learning experience. The faculty in the Department of Bioengineering is already very diverse and expanding this will ensure that interdisciplinary programmatic vision continues. A second goal is to develop outreach programs with local high school systems to educate students early on opportunities available in bioengineering careers and encourage them to come to Mason. We also plan to further expand existing 2+2 type programs with community colleges in Virginia and surrounding states as well as international partner universities to attract more students to Bioengineering. Finally, we also plan to develop an online Masters’ program targeting working professionals who are interested in earning an academic credential that would help them in their career. Thank you for your support of our program, and I hope to meet many of you in the future. Feel free to reach out as well if you have any questions.g
Ketul Popat
Ketul Popat Professor and Chair Beck Foundation Faculty Fellow Department of Bioengineering
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IMPACT RESEARCH
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usculoskeletal injury (MSKI) is the most common form of medical injury experienced by Service members. Clinical interventions for MSKIs lack
objective measures to determine their effectiveness, putting affected military personnel at risk of further damage if they return to duty before fully recovering.
The team plans to use wearable, miniaturized
The team plans to use
Bioengineer Parag Chitnis, an associate professor
like a bandage, making the technology hands-free.
and a member of the Institute for Biohealth Innovation
The sensors can connect to a smartphone or tablet
ultrasound sensors that
(IBI), and his team are developing quantitative
and will work in tandem with two systems: motion
assessments that can both prevent and monitor
mode and brightness mode. Motion mode imaging
MSKIs in service members.
provides a one-dimensional view of an object,
wearable, miniaturized
can be adhered to the body like a bandage,
making the technology
hands-free.
In partnership with Cephasonics Ultrasound, an ultrasound systems and technology company in California, and Infinite Biomedical Technologies, a biotechnology company in Maryland, the team has been selected by the United States Army Medical Research and Development Command to receive
ultrasound sensors that can be adhered to the body
while brightness mode imaging produces a twodimensional display. Through former research, Chitnis, his colleague Siddhartha Sikdar, and their teams have already created a motion-mode system. The brightness mode system will be fabricated with the help of Cephasonics Ultrasound.
nearly $3M from the United States Department of
Chitnis said that he hopes the smaller ultrasound
Defense, awarded through the Medical Technology
systems eventually can be deployed in remote
Enterprise Consortium (MTEC). The award will support
locations, during routine physical training for military
the team’s development of wearable, compact, and
personnel, and in ambulances. Ultimately he would
hands-free ultrasound systems to assess rehabilitation
like to see the ultrasound technology expand for use in
and recovery from MSKIs through measurements of
a range of medical ailments and emergencies in both
muscle structure and function during physical activity,
civilian and military settings.g
with a specific focus on knee injuries. 4
Building New Technology to Support Troop Readiness
Associate Professor and Interim Department Chair Parag Chitnis
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IMPACT RESEARCH
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Shrishti Singh working at the Institute of Advanced Biomedical Research building on Mason’s Science and Technology campus.
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ith the support of her Mason mentors, post-doctoral researcher Shrishti Singh achieved her goal of developing a promising new
technology that would allow cancer to be visualized in deep tissue and perhaps diagnosed earlier.
Discovery May Lead to Clearer Cancer Diagnosis
Using a combination of FDA-approved dyes and
“In my PhD, I struggled so much with who I am,”
photoacoustic imaging, Singh created an injectable
she said, adding that some criticized her kindness
dye that attaches to tumor cells and increases the
and empathy. “Professor Moran’s greatest advice has
contrast of those cells against the background tissue.
been that no matter what is happening around you or
Photoacoustic imaging then illuminates the cancer
what people say, take the opportunity for growth, but
cells, even in early stages and deep tissue areas
don’t change who you are inherently as a person,”
of the body.
said Singh.
“This technology gives patients better diagnostics for
Singh hopes to turn her technology into a successful
colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, and
company. With support from her advisors and
more, and can improve their prognosis,” said Singh.
Amy Adams, executive director of the Institute for
Singh credits her advisors, bioengineering professor Rémi Veneziano and mechanical engineering professor Jeffrey Moran, for her success and
This technology
gives patients better
diagnostics for colon cancer, pancreatic
cancer, breast cancer, and more, and can
improve their prognosis.
Biohealth Innovation, she obtained funding for a post-doctoral program and is applying for grants to fund further research.
perseverance. They offered two different research
“This experience has shown me the true power of
perspectives to help her find the best solution to
Mason,” says Singh. “I look forward to building more
roadblocks, said Singh. Most importantly to Singh,
confidence in my work to inspire others on what I do
when things got hard, her advisors supported her.
and why I do it.”g
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IMPACT RESEARCH
List of Grants PI
TITLE
SPONSOR
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AMOUNT
Ascoli, Giorgio
Neuronal Projections
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9/15/21
9/14/24
$1,287,090
Ascoli, Giorgio
Neuronal Morphology and Connectivity
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
5/1/20
4/30/25
$1,821,045
Ascoli, Giorgio
Mechanisms of Dendrite Development
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
7/1/19
6/30/24
$823,530
Ascoli, Giorgio
Learning Rules in the Hippocampus
Department of Defense
8/15/22
8/14/25
$250,000
Ascoli, Giorgio
Melton Foundation in Memory of Harold Morowitz
George Mason University Foundation
3/15/17
3/14/26
$22,275
Ascoli, Giorgio
Beck Family Endowment
George Mason University Foundation
6/1/23
5/31/32
$10,000
Buschmann, Michael
Clinical Immersion
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
8/19/20
5/31/25
$43,200
Buschmann, Michael
Clinical Immersion/PS
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
8/19/20
5/31/25
$36,000
Buschmann, Michael
Manufacturing mRNA LNP Vaccines
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
9/15/21
8/31/24
$498,998
Cebral, Juan Raul
Computation Flow Diverter
Mayo Clinic/National Institutes of Health
1/12/21
11/30/26
$891,899
Cebral, Juan Raul
Cerebral Aneurysms Risk Assessment
University Of Pittsburgh/National Institutes of Health
4/1/21
3/31/26
$955,486
Cebral, Juan Raul
Bridging the Gap Aneurysm Flow
University of California at Los Angeles/National Institutes of Health
4/1/21
3/31/26
$799,071
Cebral, Juan Raul
Neuroscience Aneurysm Research
George Mason University Foundation
9/1/22
8/31/24
$60,000
Chitnis, Parag
TRAUMAS Ultrasound
Columbia University
2/22/20
6/22/24
$1,199,994
Chitnis, Parag
Ultrasound Imaging Patch
Department of Defense
3/15/21
3/14/24
$499,977
Chitnis, Parag
Deep-Brain Imaging
National Science Foundation
9/1/21
8/31/24
$498,166
Chitnis, Parag
Muscle Injury and Recovery
Inova Healthcare
7/1/19
12/31/24
$87,558
The Role of Sensory Inputs and Cholinergic Modulation for the Coding of Location and Movement Speed in the Entorhinal Cortex
10/17/22
10/16/25
$3,144,963
National Institutes of Health
4/1/20
3/30/25
$1,103,048
Sikdar, Siddhartha
Carotid Stenosis and Cognitive Function
Veterans Health Administration
7/1/17
6/30/24
$400,000
Sikdar, Siddhartha
CASBBI
George Mason University
7/1/18
6/30/24
$1,000,000
Sikdar, Siddhartha
Transdisciplinary Grad Training
National Science Foundation
8/19/19
8/18/24
$3,000,000
Sikdar, Siddhartha
Post Stroke Shoulder Pain
National Institutes of Health/Johns Hopkins
9/21/22
9/20/24
$390,000
Sikdar, Siddhartha
Sonomyographic Prosthetics
National Institutes of Health
2/1/20
1/31/25
$3,600,000
Chitnis, Parag Dannenberg, Holger
MTEC Missile Technology Export Control Group
Sikdar, Siddhartha
Prosthetic Control System
Department of Defense
9/15/20
9/14/24
$1,500,000
Sikdar, Siddhartha
Biomarkers for Myofascial Pain
National Institutes of Health
9/21/22
9/20/24
$1,500,000
National Science Foundation
5/15/23
5/14/24
$50,000
Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
1/16/23
1/15/24
$74,954
Department of Defense
1/1/23
12/31/24
$317,780
National Institutes of Health
8/1/22
4/30/23
$571,843
National Institutes of Health
4/01/21
3/31/24
$522,440
National Institutes of Health
6/1/19
5/30/24
$1,521,823
Veneziano, Rémi Veneziano, Rémi Veneziano, Rémi Veneziano, Rémi Veneziano, Rémi Wei, Qi Wei, Qi
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Wearable Ultrasound Systems
Wei, Qi
NSF I-Corps: Towards a Clinically Translatable and Standardized Tissue ‘Paint/Contrast Agent’ for Photoacoustic Imaging A Novel Targeted Near-infrared Contrast Agent (CA) Platform for Real-time Intraoperative Tumor Margin Imaging
DNA-Based Hydrogels for Peripheral Nerve Repair
Enzyme-Powered Self-Propelled DNA Nanoparticles for Disruption and Antibiotic Delivery in Topical Biofilms New Hybrid Molecular Modalities Comprised of DNA-Origami and Interfering Peptides as Inhibitors of Protein-Protein Interactions Biomechanical Simulation Eye
Robust and Automated Computational Tool for Processing High Throughput Reverse Phase Protein Microarray (RPPA) Data The CCK-B Receptor Signaling Pathway as a Driver of Pancreatic Cellular Plasticity and Carcinogenesis
Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation
5/1/23
4/30/24
$75,000
National Institutes of Health
3/1/23
2/28/28
$1,443,726
Alliance Members Bioengineering Alliance Supports Our Mission The Mason Bioengineering Alliance is a distinguished group of accomplished individuals from our biomedical and health sciences community. The alliance serves as the critical industry and institutional advisor to the department’s activities and programs. Members play a key role in advising and planning new courses in biomanufacturing, biomedical robotics, and digital health. They link our department to industry and commercialization by sponsoring workshops in university startups, financing, and intellectual property. The board is composed of 31 members:
Peter Basser Senior Investigator, Intramural Research Program (IRP), NIH Head, Section on Quantitative Imaging and Tissue Sciences (SQITS), Associate Scientific Director (ASD), Division of Imaging, Behavior and Genomic Integrity (DIBGI), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health
Irving Weinberg Chair of the Bioengineering Alliance President Weinberg Medical Physics, Inc.
Kevin Cleary Scientific Lead, The Sheikh Zayed Institute for Pediatric Surgical Innovation, Children’s National Medical Center
Charles Anamelechi Principal, MedTech Business Consulting, Veeva Systems Jeff Arndt Senior System Engineering KBR Krishna Balakrishnan Senior Technology Transfer Manager National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), NIH
Robert Caldwell President and CEO Strategic Health Solutions, LLC Vizma Carver Founder and CEO Carver Global Health Group LLC
Jeff Conroy CEO, Embody, Inc. John Deeken President, Inova Schar Cancer Institute Senior Vice President, Professor of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital, Inova Health System, University of Virginia Ross Dunlap CEO, Ceres Nanosciences, Inc. Arthur L. Edge III Associate Director, Global Technical Operations, AstraZeneca
Stanley Thomas Fricke Director of Medical Physics, Department of Radiology Georgetown University CEO, HyperMC2 LLC Thomas Axel Haag Managing Partner Linden Lake Venture Capital David J. Hamilton Neuroscientist Intelligent Mission Consulting Services Richard Hughen CEO, Linshom Erin Johnson Executive Director, Operations, Vaccines Expansion, Merck Christopher Juncosa Life Sciences Consultant Dalya Partners
Todd Pantezzi Chief Strategy Officer, CVP Sridevi Polavaram Senior AI Engineer MITRE Labs Roland Probst Founder & Chief Innovation Officer ACUITYnano, LLC Steven Roberts Senior Manager, Scientific Collaborations Glaxo Smith Kline, Vaccines Mahesh B. Shenai Clinical Director of Inova Neurosurgery Director of Functional and Restorative Neurosurgery, Inova Fairfax Hospital Morgan K. Sisk Simulation Software Engineer Northrop Grumman
Neal Koller Chairman and CEO Alphyn Biologics, LLC
Michael Tarlov Chief, Biomolecular Measurement Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology
R. Prakash Kolli CEO and Founder Blue Point Materials Research, LLC
Marinka Tellier Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer Blue Lake Biotechnology
John Newby CEO, VirginiaBio
Eric W. Vollmecke Deputy Director, Rapid Prototyping Research Center, George Mason Volgenau School of Engineering
Nnamdi Nwachukwu Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Operations, RRD International, LLC
Alliance Members listing is for the 2022-23 AY. 9
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STUDENT
SUCCESS
John Mutersbaugh Completes Competitive NIH Internship Program
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ioengineering student John Mutersbaugh has always been interested in the human brain. This natural curiosity drew him to apply for – and win – the National Institute of Health (NIH) Biomedical Engineering Summer Internship Program (BESIP), a competitive internship offered to rising senior bioengineering students.
“BESIP is just a really great experience,” says Mutersbaugh. “I was hired to work under a doctor and neuroscientist in the National Institutes of Health to do research along with my mentors Kareem Zaghloul and Uma Mohan. I had the opportunity to learn from post grad students and doctors working there.” During Mutersbaugh’s 10-week internship, he worked on analyzing and researching data collected from drug-resistant epilepsy patients. These patients receive deep brain stimulation through implanted electrodes, which help to prevent seizures. He feels, in part, his previous experience as a George Mason Office of Scholarship, Creative Activities, and Research (OSCAR) intern, a solid essay, and his genuine enthusiasm for the
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BESIP is just a really great experience.
I was hired to work
under a doctor and
neuroscientist in the
National Institutes of
Health to do research
along with my mentors Kareem Zaghloul and Uma Mohan.
opportunities offered through BESIP helped him land the role. BESIP is for undergraduate biomedical engineering students who have completed their junior year of college. Applications for the 2024 summer BESIP program opened in mid-November 2023.g
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SUCCESS STUDENT
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orie Koroma and Renae A. Bitor both prepared applications that captivated Peter Katona, founder of the bioengineering program at Mason, for
the Katona Scholarship. Both were noted for their
What resonated most was demonstrated leadership in
remarkable accomplishments and dedication; so, two
“Winning the Katona scholarship was one of the
Katona scholarships were awarded this year, instead
goals I aspired to as a freshman,” says Bitor. “I feel
of one. Koroma and Bitor will each receive $1,500.
it’s something I’ve been working up to for the past
bioengineering.
“What resonated most was demonstrated leadership
participation in the
four years.”
Examples are active
in bioengineering,” says Katona. “Examples are active
She says she’ll apply her scholarship winnings
participation in the George Mason Student Chapter of
towards a master’s degree. Koroma also plans on
George Mason Student
the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), assisting
using his scholarship winnings for his education
fellow students in bioengineering courses and labs,
and to alleviate some of the financial stress of
assisting fellow students
and gaining useful engineering experience in summer
the semester.
Chapter of the BMES, in bioengineering
courses and labs,
and gaining useful
engineering experience
in summer internships.
internships.”
The Katona Scholarship for Excellence in
Koroma, a member of and events coordinator for
Bioengineering began in 2015 and is awarded to
the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), sees
bioengineering students at George Mason who show
his scholarship win as helping to shape him into the
excellence across their academic performance,
engineer he wants to be.
leadership initiatives, and career aspirations that
“I was astonished when I was notified that I won. It felt like all the work I did has paid off,” says Koroma. Bitor, also a BMES member, says she knew of the Katona scholarship since she was a freshman.
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Katona Scholarship Selects Two Winners
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Sorie Koroma and Renae A. Bitor (middle) pose with Peter Katona (far right) and Avrama Blackwell (far left.)
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STUDENT
SUCCESS
Medhini Sosale Earns Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
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s a junior, Medhini Sosale received the Goldwater Scholarship. The award, established by Congress in 1986 to honor U.S. Sen. Barry M. Goldwater, encourages outstanding students to pursue careers in mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering.
Since her freshman year, Sosale has worked rigorously on multiple neurological research endeavors. She began working with professor Juan Cebral, who introduced her to new areas of bioengineering and computational research. In Fall 2021, Sosale worked with associate professor Parag Chitnis, who is experimenting with ultrasound technology to deliver drugs. In his lab, Sosale studied the blood-brain barrier in rats, a protective boundary that keeps bacteria, fungi, parasites, and other organisms from penetrating the brain. Jan Allbeck, associate dean of the Honors College, who helped Sosale prepare her
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Outside of the
classroom, she’s done research in multiple
labs on campus and
participated in several environmental justice organizations that
have helped shape
her research interests.
application for the scholarship, called Sosale “both a learner and a doer,” adding, “Outside of the classroom, she’s done research in multiple labs on campus and participated in several environmental justice organizations that have helped shape her research interests.” Students like Sosale encapsulate Mason’s spirit of innovative and engaging undergraduate scholarship. This year, the Goldwater Scholarship, which provides up to $7,500 to its recipients, will help Sosale continue her research.g
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FA C U LT Y O U T S TA N D I N G
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he Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) and the Office of Data Science Strategy at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded
the team behind NeuroMorpho.Org the Distinguished Achievement Award from the DataWorks! Prize.
Mason-led Research Team Recognized for Neuron Database The winning project is an open-access database
The reconstructions
of 3D neural reconstructions, updated continuously
have been used to
with contributions from more than 1,000 labs
investigate the pathways
worldwide. Ascoli, a professor of bioengineering
of Alzheimer’s disease,
and neuroscience, created the website in 2006 to
epilepsy, and memory
store the large amounts of data needed to make
capacity. They have also
computational models of neurons. It has grown from
been used to investigate
932 reconstructions to more than 180,000.
the effects of cosmic
The reconstructions have been used to investigate
radiation on astronauts’
the pathways of Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy,
central nervous systems.
and memory capacity. They have also been used The team—Giorgio Ascoli, founding director of
to investigate the effects of cosmic radiation on
the Center for Neural Informatics, Structures, and
astronauts’ central nervous systems.
Plasticity, along with postdoctoral research fellow Carolina Tecuatl and research assistant professor in neuroinformatics Bengt Ljungquist—was one of four to earn the award.
The DataWorks! Prize is a partnership between FASEB and NIH to incentivize innovative practices and increase community engagement around data sharing and reuse. The team, which earned $50,000 for their efforts, presented their project at a symposium on April 25, 2023.g
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Giorgio Ascoli (on right) and Bengt Ljungquist of NeuroMorpho.Org.
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Professor Giorgio Ascoli is pictured with a sculpture representing the mammalian brain.
Ascoli Honored by the Beck Foundation
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iorgio Ascoli received the Beck Family Medal, presented to faculty members whose contributions represent groundbreaking advances in their fields, at the Faculty Awards Reception in spring 2023. “This honor means a great deal to me, and I would like to dedicate it to the
memory of Mike Buschmann. Mike was an inspiring role model in his incessant pursuit of scholarly excellence while tirelessly challenging everyone around him to embrace a constant mindset of intellectual growth,” said Ascoli. The creator of open-source database of neuron shapes Neuromorpho.Org, Ascoli is dedicated to advancing biochemistry and neuroscience. He investigates the relationship between brain structure, activity, and function from the cellular to the circuit level. He seeks to create largescale, anatomically plausible neural networks to model entire portions of a mammalian brain, such as the hippocampus. Ascoli’s interests also involve human memory and consciousness. “Giorgio’s recognition reflects his many years of impactful research contributions that have transformed and accelerated the field of neuroscience and created mechanisms to more effectively translate knowledge into innovative solutions by engineers and scientists around
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This honor means a
great deal to me, and
I would like to dedicate
it to the memory of Mike Buschmann. Mike was
an inspiring role model
in his incessant pursuit of scholarly excellence while tirelessly
challenging everyone
around him to embrace a constant mindset of intellectual growth.
the world,” said Executive Director of Mason’s Institute for Biohealth Innovation Amy Adams. As part of this award, an account will be established with $10,000 in discretionary funds to support Ascoli’s work.g
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FA C U LT Y
Primary Faculty
O U T S TA N D I N G
Our faculty members—who combine practical experience with in-depth scholarly studies—instruct students, guide them, and make them partners in advanced research projects. For more information go to bioengineering.gmu. edu/people/primaryfaculty
Giorgio Ascoli Distinguished University Professor, Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Investigating the relationship between brain structure, activity, and function from the cellular level to the circuit level
Juan Cebral Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering Research Interests: Stroke, cerebral aneurysms, blood flow, image-based modeling, patient-specific modeling, computational fluid dynamics, hemodynamics, modeling medical devices 20
Parag Chitnis Interim Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Medical ultrasonics and photoacoustics drives innovation in biomedical imaging and tissue characterization
Holger Dannenberg Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Mechanisms and functions underlying the formation of memory and memory-guided navigation with a focus on the septohippocampal brain circuitry
Caroline Hoemann Professor, Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Biomaterials, Molecular Cell Biology, and Tissue Engineering
Nathalia Peixoto Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Affiliate Faculty with the Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Biomedical Applications of Robotic Systems, Epidemiology Applications, Biomimetic and MEMS design for field, analog/digital circuit design for robots
Shani Ross Associate Chair (Undergrad Programs) and Term Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Closed-loop neuroprosthesis, Peripheral nerve stimulation for restoration of function, and Deep Brain Stimulation
Quentin Sanders Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering and Department of Mechanical Engineering Research Interests: Bio-medical Robots, Soft Robotics
Siddhartha Sikdar Professor, Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Biomechanics, Assistive Technology, Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Modeling, Neuroengineering, Neuroprosthetics, Rehabilitation Engineering, Sensorimotor Integration, Ultrasound
Rémi Veneziano Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Designing and synthesizing new composite nanomaterials, combining structured 3D DNA nanoparticles with proteins, and lipids
Qi Wei Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering Research Interests: Computer Simulation and Modeling, Computer Graphics, Robotics, Biomechanics, Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Modeling, Rehabilitation Engineering, Sensorimotor Integration
The multidisciplinary team of Mason researchers (l. to r.) Jeffrey Moran, Monique van Hoek, and Rémi Veneziano won the R21 Trailblazer award for their work on DNA-origami-based nano-swimmers to mitigate bacterial biofilms.
Department Staff
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Amal Nadel Fiscal Coordinator
Carolyn Wilson Internship Coordinator Adjunct Faculty Faculty and staff listings are for the 2022-23 AY.
Carol McHugh Academic Program Assistant
Randy Warren Lab Manager Adjunct Faculty
For a full listing of department personnel including adjuncts and affiliates go to bioengineering.gmu.edu/ people
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