Principal Investigator: Jun Liao, Ph.D.
- Professor of Bioengineering
- Adjunct Professor @ UTSW Biomedical Engineering Program
- Fellow of AHA, Fellow of ASME
- Associate Editor of Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology
Education
- Postdoctoral, University of Pittsburgh, PA
- Ph.D., Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Cleveland State University, OH
- M.S., B.S., Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
Katherine M. Copeland, Ph.D. Student (Congratulations to Katherine’s graduation in Summer, 2020)
Sara R. McMahan, Ph.D. Student (Congratulations to Sara’s graduation in Summer, 2020)
Karla L. Perez, Ph.D. Student
Alan Taylor, Ph.D. Student (Dr. Hong as Major Advisor)
Anura Shrestha, Undergraduate Researcher
Rachel Kerstens, Undergraduate Researcher
Khushbu D. Jhaveri, Student Researcher
Sadia Naz, M.S. Student
Chinmay S. Patwardhan, M.S. Student
Grace A. Akinmoyede, M.S. Student
Alumini (We greatly appreciate your contributions)
Graduate Students
Bo Wang (2008-2012), Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
– Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Northwestern University Medical Center
– Current position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at the Marquette University
Benjamin Weed (2007-2013), Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
– Co-founder of Innometrix LLC
– Current postion: Informatics Consultant at LabAnswer
Robbin Bertucci (2010-2015), Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
– Bagley College of Engineering Fellowship
– Current position: Project Engineer, Johnson&Johnson, Ethicon
Sourav Patnaik (2009-2015), Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
– Ruska Award, Southeastern Microscopy Society
– Current position: Research Fellow, UT Dallas
Bryn Brazile (2010-2016), Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
– Bagley College of Engineering Fellowship
– Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Xiaodan Shi (2013-12/2017), Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
– Position: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Texas at Arlington
– Current position: Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, University of Northern Texas
Lauren B. Priddy (2008-2010), Master in Biomedical Engineering
– Position: BME Ph.D. program in the Georgia Institute of Technology
– Current position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at the Mississippi State University
Joseph Chen (2008-2010), Master in Biomedical Engineering
– Position: BME Ph.D. program in the Vanderbilt University
– Current position: Tenure-track Assistant Professor at the University of Louisville
Erin Colebeck (2011-2013), Master in BME, co-advising with Dr. Topascal
– Current position: Product development engineer, Wright Medical Technology
Brant M. Shipferling (2017-2019), Master in Bioengineering
– Current position: Engineer, Alcon
Isha A. Parab (2017-2019), Master in Bioengineering
– Current position: Engineer, Boston Scientific
International Exchanging
Mazin Sirry, Visiting Ph.D. student, Cardiovascular Research Unit, University of Cape Town
Jiali Liao, Visiting Associate Professor, Sichuan University, China
Faizan Ahmad, Visiting Ph.D. student, Cardiff University, UK
Undergraduate Researchers
Ali Borazjani (2007-2011), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: Cleveland Clinic Foundation, BME Ph.D. program
– Position: M.D. Program, Georgetown University School of Medicine
Mina Tahai (2007-2010), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: M.D. Program University of Mississippi Medical Center
Erin Colebeck (2008-present), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: MSU, BME Ph.D. program
Brandon Jones (2010-2011), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: BME Ph.D. program, Georgia Institute of Technology
Hugh Jones (2007-2008), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: Senior Biomedical Engineer, Houston Institute of Orthopedic Research & Education
Daniel Koback (2010-2012), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: BME Ph.D. program, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Katie McGuire (2010-2011), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Katherine King (2010-2011), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: Rehabilitation Ph.D. program, MSU
Anna Hood (2007-2008), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Joseph Chen (2007-2008), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: BME Master Program, MSU
Dustin McCollum (2009-2010), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Salaahuddin Dakhlalla (2009-2010), NSF-STEM program, MSU
Eduardo Alvarez (2008-2009), NSF REU student
Willie Brown (2007-2008), Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation, MSU
Vina Nguyen (2013) Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: BME Ph.D. Program, MSU
Alexander Schesny (2013), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Charlie Dean (2013), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Andrew Bell (2013), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Ira Hampton (2013), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Sydney Clark (2013-2014), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Sallie Lin (2015-present), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: CALS undergraduate research fellowship, MSU
– Position: M.D. Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Lysmarie Figueroa Rios (2014), NSF REU student
Brandon Nelson (2014), NSF REU student
Jeff Harding (2014), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
David Lee (2014), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Megan Gammill (2014), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Sammira Rais-Rohani (2015-present), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
Tom Manuel (2015), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: BCoE undergraduate research fellowship, MSU
Nathan Carrington (2015), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: BCoE undergraduate research fellowship, MSU
Sarah Fitzgerald (2015), Undergraduate student researcher, MSU
– Position: BCoE undergraduate research fellowship, MSU
– Position: BME Ph.D. Program, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Chidalu Mozie, Sandra Miller, Shaz Akhtar (2017), Senior design UTA
Zakia Mizan, Vy Dang, Fariha Murshid (2018), Senior design UTA
Anura Shrestha (2019), Undergraduate student researcher, UTA
Khushbu D. Jhaveri (2019), Undergraduate student researcher, UTA
Tommy Nguyen (2018), Undergraduate student researcher, UTA
– Position: Graduate Program, Georgia Institute of Technology
High School Student Researcher
Jenny Huang (2015), MSMS student
Sammira Rais-Rohani (2014); current BME program at MSU
Priyanka Parajuli (2012-2013), MSMS student
– Position: BME program, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Arslan Arshad (2010-2011), MSMS student
– Position: University of Southern Alabama College of Medicine
– Guided research won 1st place and “Best in Fair” in the Mississippi Science Fair
David Yan (2013), MSMS student
– Position: Georgia Institute of Technologies
Bowen Han (2007-2008), MSMS student
Yi Wei (2008-2009), MSMS student
– Position: University of Mississippi
Zachary Patterson (2007-2008), MSMS student
Jennayy Guillen (2017), UTA Siemens Research Experience
Aamilah Chowdhury (2018),
– Fort Worth Miles Foundation Discovery Opportunity Award
Jane Luo (2019), Flower Mount High School