Our Research
Our research ambitiously bridges traditional biomedical approaches with electrical engineering techniques to address critical gaps in our understanding of neurophysiology, neurodegenerative diseases and pulmonary disorders
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Neuroelectrical Engineering of Neurogenerative Diseases
One of our key research initiatives involves developing an innovative neuroelectrical engineering strategy to create a human vascularized brain-on-electronics. This research endeavor integrates the co-culture of neuronal cells and vasculature with advanced electrode-embedded culture platform, aiming to precisely analyze amyloid fibril pathology within a pathophysiologically relevant tissue environment and to enable real-time monitoring of neuronal degeneration through electrical interrogation techniques.
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Biological AI Systems through Microengineered Neurospheres
Our team is interested in leveraging our expertise in both electrical and tissue engineering to create electrically-engineered biological neural networks designed to be electrophysiologically trained to exhibit intelligent behaviors.
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​Exploring the Biomechanical Basis of Lung Diseases with BioMEMS Technology
Our research focuses on leveraging the human organ-on-a-chip technology and MEMS to enhance our understanding of biomechanical basis of diverse pulmonary diseases and two immediate topics are idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and ventilator-induced lung injury.