Bioengineering

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Dr. George Baran’s research interests include composites and biomechanics. He is the director of the Center for Bioengineering and Biomaterials which is currently undertaking research initiatives in the areas of dental restorative materials, composite reinforcement strategies and spine implant modeling. Dr. Baran is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health. He collaborates with faculty from the Department of Chemistry at Temple University.
Dr. Kurosh Darvish is the director of the Biomechanics Laboratory. His research focuses the biomechanics of traumatic aortic rupture (TAR) and brain biomechanics. Using mechanistic experimental-numerical approaches, he is developing physical and computer models to produce TAR and analyzing the effects of biomechanical inputs on it. Information gained from his studies on the deformation of brain tissue resulting from a head trauma will lead to the development of tools to predict the extent of brain injury and better protective systems.
Dr. Mohammad Kiani is the director of the Biofluidics Laboratory which conducts research in targeted drug delivery to cardiac tissue and tumors, biofluid mechanics and tissue engineering. He is currently investigating selective delivery of antivascular drugs to tumors and proangiogenic compounds to damaged heart tissue in order to generate new cardiac vessels. He has received funding from the American Heart Association, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Defense.
Dr. Iyad Obeid is the principle investigator at the Neural Instrumentation Laboratory which conducts research in the field of biomedical engineering, with specific interests in bioelectricity, instrumentation and brain-computer interfaces. His current work focuses on hardware and software methods for extracting information in real time from ensembles of in-vivo neurons. By developing miniaturized and implantable neural data acquisition instrumentation, Dr. Obeid hopes to enhance the ongoing research effort to allow paralyzed patients to control various prostheses (such as artificial limbs and computer interfaces) by only using their natural brain signals.
Dr. Nancy Pleshko is the director of the Tissue Imaging and Spectroscopy Laboratory. Her research focuses are on development of imaging methods to assess native and engineered tissues and biomaterials. Current projects include development of imaging and spectroscopic methods to assess engineered and native cartilage, evaluation of the effects of biological interventions such as anti-resorptive agents for bone, and characterization of biomaterials for development of engineered tissues. Dr. Pleshko’s research is funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS).
Dr. Keya Sadeghipour’s primary research interests are biomechanical engineering, dental materials, microfracture, and finite element methods. He has collaborated with faculty from Temple University’s School of Medicine and Shriner Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania investigating forearm and elbow trauma based on forearm rotation. Currently, Dr. Sadeghipour is studying the wear analysis of dental restorative materials which is funded by a grant from the National Institutes of Health.