Louis Edwin DeFrate
lou.defrate@duke.eduLaszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
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Ken Gall
kag70@duke.eduProfessor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
Research Interests
Materials science, mechanical properties, metals and polymers. Specialties: Shape memory materials, biomaterials, 3D printing.
Dr Brent Hoffman, Ph.D.
brenton.hoffman@duke.eduJames L. and Elizabeth M. Vincent Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Focused on understanding, on a molecular level, how mechanical and chemical cues from the environment are detected, integrated, and manipulated by cells to dictate physiological…
David Katz, Ph.D.
Nello L. Teer, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering, in the Edmund T. Pratt, Jr. School of Engineering
Research Interests
Methods for prophylaxis against STD's, emphasizing topical microbicides and contraception; biofluid mechanics; rheology and transport phenomena; biophysical aspects of mammalian sperm motility, sperm transport, and…
Jason F Luck
jason.luck@duke.eduAssistant Research Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Samira Musah, Ph.D.
samira.musah@duke.eduAssistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells), disease mechanisms, regenerative medicine, molecular and cellular basis of human kidney development and disease, organ engineering, patient-specific disease models,…
Barry Myers, M.D., Ph.D.
bsm@dm.duke.eduCoulter Program Director, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
An expert in head and neck impact injury biomechanics, Dr. Myers is interested in translational research innovation—overseeing programs to advance faculty research to market.
Kathy Nightingale, Ph.D.
kathy.nightingale@duke.eduDirector of Graduate Studies, Theo Pilkington Distinguished Professor of BME
Research Interests
Ultrasonic and elasticity imaging; image-guided therapies; biomechanical tissue modeling; ultrasonic bioeffects.
Amanda Randles
amanda.randles@duke.eduAlfred Winborne and Victoria Stover Mordecai Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences
Research Interests
Biomedical simulation and high-performance computing
Research Interests
Super-resolution ultrasound imaging; ultrafast 3D ultrasound imaging; deep learning applications in ultrasound imaging; ultrasound shear wave elastography.
George Truskey, Ph.D.
george.truskey@duke.eduR. Eugene and Susie E. Goodson Distinguished Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Cardiovascular tissue engineering, mechanisms of atherogenesis, cell adhesion, and cell biomechanics.
Shyni Varghese
shyni.varghese@duke.eduLaszlo Ormandy Distinguished Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery
Research Interests
Musculoskeletal tissue repair, disease biophysics and organ-on-a-chip technology
Research Interests
Principles and mechanisms of delivery for drugs, genes, and vaccines; pharmacokinetics; electrotransfer or electroporation technology; and tumor pathophysiology.