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Marco Avila Elchiver, M.Sc.
U Concepcion, Chile, 2004
I work on multiobjective optimization related with metabolic networks in hepatocytes that satisfy flux and energy balances. Novel optimization methods such as linear physical programming and normalized constrained method are used in order to get different Pareto Frontiers. |
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Anurag Bajpayee, B.S.
U of Missouri – Columbia, 2006
My research involves exploration of existing biopreservation technologies in new environments and development of new technologies by application of the principles of thermal and fluids sciences, micro-engineering and transport phenomena. |
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Marshall Doughty
Northeastern U
My current research involves investigating methods by which to increase cooling rates during the vitrification of mammalian cells and tissues. |
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Yoni Goldwasser, B.S.
Princeton U, 2004
I work with Koby Nahmias and Raymond Chung to study ways to selectively express genes in hepatitis C virus-infected hepatocytes. The ability to express genes in virus-infected hepatocytes will have broad impact on our understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of this disease. |
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Maria-Louisa Izamis, B.S.
MIT, 2002
I am developing methodology to describe the metabolic and genetic changes that occur in response to burn injury. By characterizing burns of varying degrees, we may be able to understand the evolution of asymptomatic hypermetabolism to frank cachexia. |
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Kevin King, M.S.
MIT, 2002
I am interested in transcriptional regulatory networks in the liver. We have developed a platform to nondestructively monitor gene expression dynamics in living cells to investigate regulation of the hepatocyte phenotype during differentiation, proliferation, metabolism, and inflammation. |
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Jack Milwid, Sc.B.
Colorado School of Mines, 2005
I am working on the development of a normothermic perfusion device that can reverse the damaging effects of ischemia among organs harvested under conditions of donation after cardiac death (DCD). |
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Biju Parekkadan, B.S.
Rutgers U, 2003
I am developing a mesenchymal stem cell (MSC)-based liver-assist device to treat acute liver failure. I also use genetically engineered mice to investigate the MSC niche, pathologies associated with a deficiency in the MSC pool, and therapeutic use of MSCs for autoimmune diseases. |
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Suraj Patel, B.S.
Cornell U, 2003
I am working to engineer viral gene therapy vectors for treating advanced prostate cancer. We use an oncolytic virus to destroy infected prostate cancer cells and spread to surrounding malignant cells. |
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Dan Pregibon, B.S.
Case Western, 2003
I am developing new microfluidic-based diagnostic tools. I am currently developing a barcoded-particle system to perform rapid multiplexed biomolecule detection as well as a new method for high-throughput single-cell analysis. |
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Kenneth Roach, S.B., M.E.
MIT: S.B., 2001; M.E., 2003
I am investigating the systems-level effects of cryopreservation on the bioenergetics, metabolism, and gene expression of primary hepatocytes. I use systems biology, bioinformatics, and microfabrication to study the extreme stress of biopreservation. |
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Aparajita Sarkar, B.S.
Drexel U, 1998
My research is focused on wound healing of skin. I am currently investigating the recruitment of stem cells into the wound site and am also utilizing a metabolic approach for enhancing this process. |
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Ranjan Sitaula, M.S.
U Massachusetts (Dartmouth), 2005
I am working on the preservation of bovine sperm using trehalose and sucrose. My research consists of loading intracellular sugars into sperm cells, identifying and optimizing drying methods, and exploring the optimal storage conditions for long-term stability. |
