Graduate Faculty
Victoria Abraira
Title: Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Address: 604 Allison Road, Keck Center, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: D-251
Phone: 848-445-1786
Email: victoria.abraira@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: My groups uses mouse molecular genetics to understand the sense of touch.
Glenn G. Amatucci
Title: Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Address: 671 Route 1 South, North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Phone: 848-932-0921
Fax: 732-932-6855
Email: gamatucc@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Energy storage devices and materials, micro-batteries, nanomaterials
The Institute for Advanced Materials, Devices and Nanotechnology (IAMDN) Ioannis (Yannis) P. Androulakis
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Office: BME-212
Phone: 848-445-6561
Email: yannis@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Systems biology, transcription, inflammation
Jean Baum
Title: Distinguished Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Office: 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 848-445-5666
Fax: 732-445-5312
Email: jean.baum@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Mechanisms of protein recognition and protein aggregation
Kavita Beri
Title: Visiting Scientist - NJCBM
Medical Director, Beri Esthetique Skin & Laser Med Spa
Office: 3200 Sunset Avenue, Suite 107, Ocean, NJ 07712
Phone: 732-455-8118
Fax: 732-455-8120
Email: beri.kavita@gmail.com
Research Interest: Wound healing using lasers, stem cells, plant-derived phytohormones
Helen M. Berman
Title: Distinguished Professor/Board of Governors Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Office: Center for Integrative Proteomics Research (CIPR) 208NP
Mailing Address: School of Arts and Sciences - Chemistry & Chemical Biology, 174 Frelinghuysen Rd, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8076
Phone: 848-445-4667
Fax: 732-445-4320
Email: berman@rcsb.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Bioinformatics, genomics, proteomics, biophysics
Francois Berthiaume
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-217
Phone: 848-445-6566
Email: fberthia@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Regenerative medicines, metabolic engineering, liver, stem cells for skin and wounds
Nada N. Boustany
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-320
Phone: 848-445-6598
Email: nboustan@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Optical imaging, microscopy, cell death
Kenneth J. Breslauer
Title: Linus C. Pauling Professor; Dean, Biological Sciences, and Vice President, Health Science Partnerships
Address: Chemistry & Chemical Biology, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: Wright Rieman Labs 155
Phone: 848-445-3956
Fax: 732-445-3409
Email: kjbdna@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: DNA-drug interactions, biothermodynamics, drug designs
Helen M. Buettner
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-318
Phone: 848-445-6597
Email: helen.buettner@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Neural circuitry, kinetics, microscopy, microfabrication
Grigore C. Burdea
Title: Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Address: 96 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: CoRE-721
Phone: 848-445-5309
Email: burdea@caip.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Virtual reality in medicine and rehabilitation, robotics, biomechanics
Li Cai
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-208
Phone: 848-445-6559
Email: lcai@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Tissue engineering, stem cells, retinal cells
Carlos Caicedo-Carvajal
Title: Senior Scientist
Orthobond Corp
Address: 675 US Highway 1, North Brunswick, NJ 08902
Phone: 732-729-6235
Email: carlos.e.caicedo@gmail.com
Research Interest: Hematological cancer research, antimicrobial biomaterials, regulatory processes and commercializationShishir P. S. Chundawat
Title: Associate Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Office: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: C150A
Phone: 848-445-3678
Research Interest: Glycoengineering, Protein Engineering, Glycan Biopolymers, Biofuels
Rick I. Cohen
Title: Research Associate
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Office: BME-120
Phone: 848-445-6520
Email: rick.cohen@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Human pluripotent stem cells, molecular biology, virology, protein expression
Kimberly Cook-Chennault
Title: Associate Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Address: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Office: EN-B224
Phone: 848-445-0429
Email: cookchen@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Materials, biomedical scaffolds, piezoelectric ceramicsWei Dai
Title: Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Center for Integrative Proteomics Research
Address: 174 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: 208H
Phone: 848-445-6560
Email: wdai@proteomics.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Structures of protein complexes by cryo-electron microscopy and tomography
Shabbar F. Danish
Title: Associate Professor
Address: RWJMS - CINJ-Surgical Neuro Oncology, 125 Patterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Room: 2100
Phone: 732-235-7756
Email: shabbar.danish@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Gamma knife, deep brain stimulation, brain tumors, movement disorders, epilepsy, and knife-less surgery for brain tumors
Gary M. Drzewiecki
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-304
Phone: 848-445-6688
Email: garydrz@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Cardiovascular system, noninvasive blood pressure
Michael G. Dunn
Title: Professor
Address: RWJ-Orthopedic Surgery, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Room: Medical Education Building, 428
Phone: 732-235-7972
Email: michael.dunn.phd@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Tissue engineering of tendons and ligaments, resorbable biomaterials, wound healing
Meenakshi Dutt
Title: Associate Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Office: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: C-229
Phone: 848-445-5612
Email: meenakshi.dutt@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Bio, Soft and Bio-inspired Materials; Multiscale model and methodology development; Advanced computing tools
Laura Fabris
Title: Associate Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Address: McLaren Center for Ceramic Research, 607 Taylor Road, Rm 216, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Phone: 848-445-5606
Email: lfabris@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Synthesis, characterization and controlled hybrid nanomaterials, imaging, biosensing and drug delivery
Bonnie L. Firestein
Title: Professor
Address: Cell Biology & Neuroscience, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8000
Phone: (848) 445-8045
Room: Nelson Biological Laboratories, D413
Research Interest: Dendrite branching in forebrain and spinal cord neurons
David J. Foran
Title: Professor of Pathology, Laboratory Medicine & Radiology and Chief of the Division of Medical Informatics at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (RWJMS), Executive Director of Computational Imaging & Biomedical informatics; and Chief Informatics Officer at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ)
Address: CINJ, Bioinformatics, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: RWJMS, R201
Phone: 732-235-4858
Email: foran@cinj.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Imaging; telemedicine; bioinformatics; pattern recognition; computer assisted diagnosis
Joseph W. Freeman
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-317
Phone: 848-445-6595
Email: joseph.freeman@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Repair of musculoskeletal tissues; biomechanics; tissue engineering
Vidya Ganapathy
Title: Program Director
Alex's Lemonade Stand
Email: ganapathyvidya@gmail.com
Research Interest: Cancer biology, nanoprobe based tumor imaging and immune surveillance
Shridar Ganesan
Title: Professor
Address: CINJ Medical - Solid Tumor, 195 Little Albany & Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Room: Cancer Institute of New Jersey, 3554
Phone: 732-235-5211
Email: fganesash@cinj.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Biology of breast cancer subtypes
Marc Gartenberg
Title: Professor
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Address: Robert Wood Johnson-Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, 683 Hoes Lane West, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: RWJ Research Building & School of Public Health, Room 284
Phone: 732-235-5800
Email: marc.gartenberg@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Cardiovascular system, noninvasive blood pressure
Charles J. Gatt
Title: Associate Professor/Department Chair
Address: Robert Wood Johnson-Orthopedic Surgery, 1 Robert Wood Johnson Place, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Room: Medical Education Building, Room 422
Phone: 732-235-7869
Email: gattcj@rwjms.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Sports Medicine; Knee Biomechanics
Panagiotis (Panos) G. Georgopoulos
Title: Professor
Environmental & Occupational Medicine
Address: Computational Chemodynamics Laboratory, EOHSI, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Room 308, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
Phone: 732-445-0159
Email: panosg@ccl.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Environmental chemical engineering; turbulent transport; reactive flows
Adam Gormley
Title: Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-220
Phone: 848-445-6569
Email: adam.gormley@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Biomaterials, nanomedicine, self-assembly, bio-sensing and diagnostics
Martin Grumet
Title: Professor
Cell Biology & Neuroscience
Address: Division of Life Sciencs, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: Nelson Biology Laboratories, D251
Phone: 848-445-6577
Email: martin.grumet@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion in the nervous system
James V. Guarrera
Title: Professor of Surgery
New Jersey Medical School - Newark
Address: 140 Bergen Street, Newark, NJ 07103
Office: ACC--E1620
Phone: 973-972-2000
Email: jg1395@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Ex-Vivo organ machine perfusion and Organ Preservation, Cryopreservation; Ex- Vivo organ conditioning and resuscitation / Tissue Engineering /Medical and Surgical Devices
Zhixiong Guo
Title: Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Address: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: B241
Phone: 848-445-2024
Email: guo@jove.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Synthesis, characterization and controlled hybrid nanomaterials, imaging, biosensing and drug delivery
Ilker Hacihaliloglu
Title: Assistant Professor
Department of Radiology and Medicine
University of British Columbia
Email: ilker.hacihaliloglu@ubc.ca
Research Interest: Medical image processing and analysis, image guided surgery and therapy systems, and computer assisted orthopaedic surgery
Umer Hassan
Title: Assistant Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Address: 94 Brett Road, ECE Building, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: 215
Email: umer.hassan@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: My research group develops point-of-care biosensors for disease diagnostics applications.
Mehdi Javanmard
Title: Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Address: 94 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: ECE-211
Phone: 848-445-3382
Email: mehdi.javanmard@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Exploiting emerging nanotechnologies for biomarker based diagnostics, imaging, bioelectronics, biosensing
Sagar Khare
Title: Associate Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Center for Integrative Proteomics
Address: 174 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8076
Room: CIPR-208M
Phone: 848-445-5143
Email: sagar.khare@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Computational protein design and in vitro enzymology, optimization of metabolic pathways for degrading toxins and pollutants, enzymes that are capable of activating prodrugs for advancing chemotherapy.
Doyle Knight
Title: Distinguished Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Address: School of Engineering, 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: B244
Phone: 848-445-4464
Email: doyleknight@gmail.com
Research Interest: Modeling bioresponse and drug binding/release to polymeric biomaterials
Suneel Kumar
Title: Assistant Research Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-304
Phone: 848-445-6566
Email: sk1350@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Repair and Regeneration, Neuroprotection, Stem Cells Biology, Bioengineering, Fusion proteins/peptides nanoparticles, Drug Delivery, Wound healing, and Imaging
Kristen S. Labazzo
Title: Associate Teaching Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Office: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 848-445-6578
Fax: 732-445-3753
Email: kristen.labazzo@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Medical device development and testing, prototype fabrication, biomaterials
Noshir Langrana
Title: Distinguished Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: BME-302
Phone: 848-445-6579
Email: langrana@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Biomechanics, joint injury, stem cells
Sang-Hyuk Lee
Title: Assistant Professor
Physics & Astronomy
Center for Integrative Proteomics Research
Address: 174 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8076
Room: CIPR-308A
Phone: 848-445-5286
Email: sanghyuk.lee15@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Single-molecule biophysics with optical tweezers and super-resolution microscopy
Ki-Bum Lee
Title: Professor
Chemistry & Chemical Biology
Address: 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: Wright Rieman Laboratories, Room 142
Phone: 848-445-2081
Email: kblee@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Nanobiomaterials, Biosensors, Chemical/functional Genomics
John K-J Li
Title: Distinguished Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: BME-305
Phone: 848-445-6582
Email: johnkjli@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Cardiac and vascular mechanics, biomedical sensors, bioelectronics, controlled drug delivery, ultrasound, myocardial, cerebral and spinal cord ischemia, hemodynamics of hypertension, aging and stroke
Natalie Macon
Title: Associate Graduate Faculty Member
Biomedical Engineering
Email: natalie.macon@rutgers.edu
Research Interests: Biomaterials, medical devices, clinical research, industry liaisonAdrian B. Mann
Title: Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Address: 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: McLaren Center for Ceramic Research, Room 214
Phone: 848-445-8421
Email: abmann@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Nanomaterials, dental materials
Yong Mao
Title: Associate Research Professor
Chemistry and Chemical Biology
Address: 145 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Office: 201
Phone: 848-445-9618
Email: maoy@chem.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Cell-biomaterial interaction, extracellular matrix, stem cell technology, decellularized tissues, wound healing, infection-resistant biomaterials
Yong Mao – Laboratory for Biomaterials Research (https://sites.rutgers.edu/lbr/)
David J. Margolis
Title: Associate Professor
Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Office: Nelson Labs, 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: B243
Phone: 848-445-9533
Fax: 732-445-1794
Email: david.margolis@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: In vivo two-photon imaging, neural circuit function, neuroplasticity, TBI
Lloyd Marks
Address: 956 Wyandotte Trail, Westfield, NJ
Phone: 908-347-2662
Email: lloyd.marks@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Acquisition and processing of real time physiologic data so that it may be of expanded clinical use
Bozena Michniak-Kohn
Title: Professor
Pharmaceutics
Address: Department of Pharmaceutics,145 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: Life Sciences Building, Room 109
Phone: 848-445-3589
Email: michniak@dls.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Topical and Transdermal Drug Delivery
Prabhas V. Moghe
Title: Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs
Distinguished Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Address: 83 Somerset St, New Brunswick, NJ 08854-8065
Room: 3rd Floor
Phone: 848-445-6591
Email: moghe@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Stem cells, nanobiomaterials, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, skin/wound healing
Sanjeeva Murthy
Title: Associate Research Professor
Center for Biomaterials
Address: New Jersey Center for Biomaterials,145 Bevier Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: Life Sciences Building, Room 101
Phone: 848-445-0488
Email: murthy@biology.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Structure-property relationships; polymer processing and characterization; and x-ray and neutron scattering
Laleh Najafizadeh
Title: Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Address: 94 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: CoRE-520
Phone: 848-445-0593
Research Interest: Functional Brain Imaging, Brain Connectivity, Multi-modal NeuroImaging, Electroencephalography, Diffuse Optical Brain Imaging, Brain Computer Interface, Cognitive Neuroscience, Biophotonics, Ultra Low-Power Circuits for Biomedical Applications, Implantable Electronics
Vikas Nanda
Title: Professor
Address: RWJ-CABM, 679 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: 732-235-5328
Email: nanda@cabm.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Computer modeling; bioinformatics and design of biomaterials; therapeutics
Alexander Neimark
Title: Distinguished Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Address: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Phone: 848-445-0834
Email: aneimark@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Molecular modeling of nanoscale processes and materials; thermodynamics and transport in CBE
Zhiping Pang
Title: Associate Professor
Neuroscience and Cell Biology
Office: CHINJ, 89 French Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-235-8074
Email: zhiping.pang@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Mechanisms of synaptic regulation: From stem cells to the brain
Website: http://panglab.rwjms.rutgers.edu
Kenneth Paradiso
Title: Assistant Professor
Department of Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Address: 604 Allison Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8000
Room: D-423
Phone: 848-445-4569
Email: kenneth.paradiso@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Electrical recording in brain nerve terminals and human neuronal stem cells
Biju Parekkadan
Title: Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-303
Phone: 848-445-6563
Email: biju.parekkadan@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Cell therapy, genetic engineering, biomaterials science and tissue engineering, bioreactors, drug delivery, biomanufacturing, systems and computational biology
Assimina (Mina) Pelegri
Title: Professor
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Address: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: B-225
Phone: 848-445-0691
Email: pelegri@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Interfacial mechanics as applied to the characterization, experimentation, and multiscale modelling of biological composite structures, especially in the light of damage initiation and evolution due to physical forces and/or diseases.
Mark Pierce
Title: Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: BME-222
Phone: 848-445-6570
Email: mark.pierce@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Optical imaging for cancer
Richard Riman
Title: Distinguished Professor
Materials Science and Engineering
Address: 607 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: CCR-106
Phone: 848-445-4946
Email: riman@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Hydrothermal synthesis; mixed-ness-modulated solid-state synthesis; reactive atmosphere sol-gel synthesis; biomaterials
Charles Roth
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: BME-205
Phone: 848-445-6686
Email: cmroth@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Tissue engineering, gene-based probes, signal transduction
Derek B. Sant'Angelo
Title: Professor
Address: Child Health Institute of New Jersey, 89 French Street, New Brunswick, 08901
Room: 4273
Phone: 732-235-9394
Email: derek.santangelo@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Transcriptor control of T cell effector functions
Rene S. Schloss
Title: Associate Research Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: BME-204
Phone: 848-445-6550
Email: rene.schloss@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Manipulation of cellular responses for applications in biotechnology, bioengineering and medicine
Benjamin Schuster
Title: Assistant Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Address: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: Engg Bldg-C163
Phone: 848-445-5040
Research Interest: Cellular and biomolecular engineering, bio-inspired materials, protein engineering
Troy Shinbrot
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: BME-310
Phone: 848-445-6484
Email: shinbrot@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Self-assembly, mixing, chaos, modeling
George K. Shoane
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: BME-306
Phone: 848-445-6583
Email: shoane@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Eye movement control; myopia development; sports medicine
David Shreiber
Title: Professor and Chair
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: BME-113/312
Phone: 848-445-6873/6589
Email: david.shreiber@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: CNS repair, biomechanics, BioMEMS, tissue engineering, stem cells
Anil Shrirao
Title: Assistant Research Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-203
Phone: 848-445-5640
Email: shriraab@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Biosensors, microfluidics, MEMS, lab on a chip, organ on a chip, and point of care technology
Frederick H. Silver
Title: Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Address: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Floor 2, Room R230
Email: silverfr@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Soft tissue microstructure structure and mechanics, viscoelasticity, biomaterials
Patrick J. Sinko
Title: Distinguished Professor and Vice President for Research
Department of Pharmacy
Address: William Levine Hall, 160 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8020
Room: 255C
Phone: 848-445-6398
Email: sinko@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Drug delivery and targeting, biopharmaceutics, polymeric scaffolds and ligand design
Jay C. Sy
Title: Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Office: BME-218
Phone: 848-445-6567
Research Interest: Medical device prototyping, biomaterials development, drug delivery, and glial cell physiology
Max Tischfield
Title: Assistant Professor
Cell Biology and Neuroscience
Address: 89 French Street, Child Health Institute, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Phone: 732-235-8621
Email: max.tischfield@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Mouse models of human brain development, function, and disease
M. Silvina Tomassone
Title: Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Address: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Room: C-234
Phone: 848-445-2972
Email: silvina@sol.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Molecular dynamics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics of fluids, self assembly and dynamics of surfactants
Valerie Tutwiler
Title: Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: BME-209
Phone: 848-445-6687
Email: vt280@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Blood clotting, hemostasis, thrombosis, biomaterials, biomechanics
Maribel Vazquez
Title: Associate Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Office: BME-219
Phone: 848-445-6568
Email: maribel.vazquez@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Microfluidics, Neural Cells, Regenerative Medicine
Jason Yang
Title: Assistant Professor and Chancellor Scholar
Microbiology, Biochemistry, and Molecular Genetics
Address: 225 Warren St, Newark, NJ 07103
Room: W410W
Phone: 973-972-5414
Email: jason.y@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Systems biology; synthetic biology; machine learning; immunoengineering; tuberculosis; cardiovascular disease
Martin Yarmush
Title: Distinguished Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Phone: 848-445-6528
Email: yarmush@rci.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Differentiation of stem cells, tissue engineering, cancers, traumatic brain injury
Jeffrey D. Zahn
Title: Professor
Biomedical Engineering
Address: 599 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8065
Phone: 848-445-6587
Email: jdzahn@soe.rutgers.edu
Research Interest: BioMeMS, microfluidics, tissue engineering
Haoran Zhang
Title: Associate Professor
Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Office: 98 Brett Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854
Room: C106
Phone: 848-445-5089
Email: Haoran.Zhang@rutgers.edu
Research Interest: Metabolic Engineering, synthetic biology, microbial biosynthesis, bioreactor techniques