Affiliated Faculty Directory


Contact Information	Research Interests

Jahan Ara, PhD Assistant Research Professor Drexel University College of Medicine jara@drexelmed.edu	Neonatal hypoxia; neurodegeneration
Ibraheem Badejo, PhD Visiting Research Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems ibadejo@its.jnj.com	Biomaterials, biomechanics, biochemical engineering
Ellen Bass, PhD Professor & Head, Department of Information Science College of Computing and Informatics ellen.j.bass@drexel.edu	Human-centered design, human-computer interaction, human factors, human performance modeling , judgment and decision making, medical informatics, systems engineering
Baruch Ben Dor, ScD Entrepreneur-in-Residence School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems bbendor@infrascanner.com	electro optics, medical device development, opthalmic digital photography, entrepreneurship
John Bethea, PhD Professor & Head, Department of Biology Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences jrb445@drexel.edu	Spinal Cord Injury, Astrocytes, Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis, Neuroinflammation, Traumatic Brain Injury, Neuroimmunology, Acquired Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Neurodegeneration, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neuroprotection, Neurological Diseases, Immunohistochemistry, Neuroimmunomodulation, Neurobiology, Glioma, Neuron-Glia Interaction, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Cellular Neuroscience, Brain Diseases, EAE, CNS Demyelinating Autoimmune Diseases, Demyelinating Diseases, Molecular Neuroscience, Neuron Culture, Molecular Neurobiology, Neurogenesis, Nervous System Autoimmune Diseases, Neurobiochemistry
Michael Boyce-Jacino, PhD Entrepreneur at Large School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems michael@netscientific.net	Diagnostics, nanotechnology, molecular genetics
David Breen, PhD Associate Professor, Computer Science College of Computing and Informatics david@cs.drexel.edu	Self-organization, biomedical image informatics, geometric modeling, computer-aided design and visualization
Scott Bunce, PhD Associate Professor Penn State College of Medicine scott.bunce@drexel.edu	Algorithms, Brain, Brain Diseases, Brain Mapping, Case-Control Studies, Classical Conditioning, Computer-Assisted Diagnosis, Electromyography, Evoked Potentials, Face, Hemoglobins, Opioid-Related Disorders, Oxygen Pattern Recognition, Automated Personality Disorders, Problem Solving, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted Spectrophotometry, Infrared Spectroscopy, Near-Infrared Sublimation Unconscious (Psychology), Vocational Guidance
Thomas Caltagirone, PhD Owner, Aptagen, LLC tom@aptagen.com	Aptamers, riboswitches, allosteric ribozymes
Roy Carriker, PhD Teaching Professor and Director of Technology Entrepreneurship Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship rcc47@drexel.edu	Neuro-trauma in athletics, Technology innovation and commercialization
Hao Cheng, PhD Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Drexel University College of Engineering hao.cheng@drexel.edu	Nanobiomaterials, cell engineering, translational research, nanomaterial-cell interactions, inflammation-tracking delivery, cancer, cardiovascular disease, engineering stem cells, intelligent drug nanocarriers, inflammation-responsive wound healing patches, Drug delivery, molecular self-assembly, cell-nanomaterial interactions, regenerative medicine and cell membrane engineering
Peter Clark, PhD Director of Bioinformatics University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Gene Therapy & Orphan Disease Center	DNA, Gene Expression, RNA, DNA Sequencing, Genomics, Genetics, Sequencing, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Gene Regulation, Next Generation Sequencing
Kapil Dandekar, PhD Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Drexel University College of Engineering dandekar@coe.drexel.edu	Software defined/cognitive radio prototyping; reconfigurable, metamaterial, and non-traditional material antennas for wireless systems; smart textiles for biomedical monitoring applications; smart antenna/MIMO systems for wireless communications; sensor networks for air quality and homeland security; free space optical and ultrasonic communication; wireless physical layer security; service learning and cybersecurity education
Jaydev Dave, PhD Assistant Professor of Radiology Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Jaydev.Dave@jefferson.edu	Contrast enhanced ultrasound imaging and applications, Signal and image algorithms and processing, Applied medical physics research including radiation dose and image quality evaluation, and radiation dose indices, DICOM metadata mining and informatics
Todd Doehring, PhD Adjunct Research Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems tcd@abemis.com	Microscopy and Imaging, Automation and custom scanning microscopy, 3-D printing and model design, Blender3D, SolidWorks, Cinema4D, Finite Element Analysis, Advanced multi-domain mesh generation, Matlab, Python, and C#, automation of complex organic shape meshing
Cali Fidopiastis, PhD Chief Scientist Design Interactive, Inc.	Virtual reality applications for cognitive and physical rehabilitation, user-centered assessment of immersive and augmented virtual environments, mathematical modeling for medical applications, visual perception, skill acquisition, naturalistic decision making, brain plasticity
Gregory Fridman, PhD Assistant Research Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems Co-Director of Plasma Medicine Laboratory greg.fridman@drexel.edu	Non-equilibrium plasma for processing of biomaterials, polymer treatment and surface modification for wettability and biocompatibility, applications of non-equilibrium discharges in medicine and biology, characterization of physical, biochemical, and mechanical properties of the treated material, plasma characterization, and plasma power supply design and development.
Michael Frohbergh, PhD Associate, Biomedical Engineering Practice Exponent, Inc. mfrohbergh@exponent.com	Bone and cartilage tissue engineering, orthopedic biomaterials, in vivo biocompatibility, small animal models for wound healing, and cell/molecular biology techniques
Simon Giszter, PhD Professor Drexel University College of Medicine sg33@drexel.edu	Spinal cord organization and control of limb biomechanics.
Michael Green, DO, MBA, FASA Chair and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine Drexel University College of Medicine	Anesthesiology, fNIR brain monitoring
Suresh Joshi, MD, PHD, MS Adjunct Professor Nyheim Plasma Institute; School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems sgj24@drexel.edu	Novel Infection Control Strategies, Wound Infection and Wound Healing, Surgical Infections, Biofilms, Infectious Skin Diseases, Biodefense, Translational Medicine, Molecular Diagnostics of Infectious diseases, Medical Devices and Clinical Trials, Medical and Molecular Microbiology, Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, Plasma Medicine and Infection Control.
J. Yasha Kresh, PhD Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering; Research Director, Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular Biophysics Drexel University College of Medicine JYasha.Kresh@DrexelMed.edu	Cardiac repair and regeneration, tissue engineering, cardiovascular system dynamics, systems biology, cellular networks, cardiovascular engineering, telerobotics.
Frank Lee, PhD Associate Professor, Digital Media Drexel University Westphal College of Media Arts & Design fjl@drexel.edu	Game design, serious games, game industry, technology
Peter Lelkes, PhD Visiting Research Professor and Distinguished Calhoun Scholar Professor & Chair, Bioengineering Temple University College of Engineering pilelkes@temple.edu	3-D Tissue Engineering: scaffolds, solid-free-form fabrication, smart biomaterials, decelluarized matrices,tissue-specific differentiation, vascularization of engineered tissues,bioreactors. Stem Cell Research: Target differentiation of embryonic and adult stem cells for lung, cardiac, spinal cord and musculoskeletal tisue engineering and regenerative medicine. Space biology: (simulated) microgravity, space flight, NASA Other interests: neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular pathophysiology, biomatrices, cell-biomaterials interactions, artificial internal organs, endothelial cell biology, hemodynamic forces, atherosclerosis, genomics, signal transduction.
Joseph C. McGowan, PhD, PE Visiting Research Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems jmcgowan@mcgowanassociates.com	Brain trauma, brain disorders, electric shock injury, biomechanics associated with transportation-related injuries, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and the performance of MRI compatibility testing for implantable and accessory devices.
Vandana Miller, MD Director of Plasma Medicine Laboratory and Associate Research Professor C. & J. Nyheim Plasma Institute vam54@drexel.edu	Biological and medical applications of non-thermal plasma, mainly anti-microbial effects, anti-cancer effects, facilitated drug delivery, and tissue regeneration. The effects of direct plasma on mammalian cells and tissues, with emphasis on immune modulation that would subsequently influence many different systems at the organismal level.
Alisa Morss Clyne, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics College of Engineering asm67@drexel.edu	Microfluidic devices to measure cell biochemical and mechanical responses; Auto-fluorescent mechanosensors; Flow and strain effects on endothelial cell – basement membrane interaction; Endothelial cell – smooth muscle cell interactions in diabetes; Plasma angiogenesis; advanced materials for accelerated wound healing; Nanoparticles for cardiovascular disease; sickle cell interactions with the vascular wall.
Karen Moxon, PhD Professor University of California, Davis karen.moxon@drexel.edu	Computational modeling, neural modeling, neurorobotics, neuromimetics, neurocontrol, multiple,single neuron recording.
Anna Rodriguez, PhD Research Assistant Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems annacaterina.merzagora@drexel.edu	Biomedical signal processing, neurophysiological signals, functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), electroencephalography (EEG), transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), event related potentials (ERPs), somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and electromyography (EMG)
Gail Rosen, PhD Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering College of Engineering gailr@coe.drexel.edu	Digital signal processing, machine learning genomics, biological modeling, and chemical source localization and tracking.
Anita Singh, PhD Research Assistant Professor Widener University, School of Engineering asingh2@widener.edu	The nucleus of my academic research is in discovering injury thresholds, mechanisms, and treatment strategies for the central nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord.
Erin Solovey, PhD Assistant Professor Drexel University College of Computing and Informatics erin.solovey@drexel.edu	Human-computer interaction, emerging interaction modes and techniques, brain-computer interfaces, physiological & wearable computing, affective computing and reality-based interaction
Marla Steinbeck, PhD Associate Research Professor School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems mjs348@drexel.edu	Orthopaedic total joint replacement biocompatibility, biomarker panel development for diagnosis and therapeutic monitoring of joint replacement failures, medical use of dielectric barrier discharge plasma to enhance skeletal stem cell differentiation and tissue regeneration
Christopher Yang, PhD Associate Professor, Information Science Drexel University College of Computing and Informatics chris.yang@drexel.edu	Web search and mining, security informatics, knowledge management, cross-lingual information retrieval, text summarization, multimedia retrieval, information visualization, information sharing and privacy, digital library, and electronic commerce. His teaching interests include data mining, artificial intelligence, information retrieval, information systems analysis and design.
Siddik Yarman, PhD Part-time Professor, Electronics and Communications Engineering Department Istanbul Technical University (ITU) yarman@istanbul.edu.tr	RF, Microwaves, Power Amplifiers, Circuits and Systems, Signal Processing