1. BME, Biomedical Engineering Laboratories
2016
MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS
Neuroprosthetics Research Group
Director: Dr. Prasad
Rosenstiel Room RSMB-4080, Medical Campus
Islet Immuno-Engineering Laboratory,
Director: Dr. Tomei
Miller School of Medicine, Diabetes Research institute
Sensory Neurophysiology Laboratory
Director Dr. Rajguru
Miller School of Medicine, Ear Institute
Physiomimetic Microsystems Laboratory
Director: Dr. Agarwal
Miller School of Medicine, BioNIUM, Pathology
DUAL LABORATORIES (Coral Gables and Medical Campuses)
Biomaterials Laboratory, Director: Dr. Andreopoulos
McArthur Engineering Building, Room MEB 144B
Rosenstiel Room RSMB-8075A, Medical Campus
Cartilage Tissue Engineering and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Laboratory, Director: Dr. Cheung
McArthur Engineering Building, Room MEA 168
Miami VA Medical Center, Research Building
Biomedical Optics Laboratory,
Director: Dr. Manns, Co-director: Dr. Salas
Mc Arthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 170B
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller Medical School
BME, Biomedical Engineering Laboratories
CORAL GABLES CAMPUS
Biomedical Atomic Force Microscopy Laboratory,
Director: Dr. Ziebarth
Mc Arthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 170A
Stem Cell and Mechanobiology Laboratory,
Director: Dr. Huang,
McArthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 168
Orthopaedics Biomechanics Laboratory,
Director: Dr. Jackson
McArthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 169
Neurosensory Engineering Laboratory,
Director: Dr. Ozdamar, Co-director: Dr. Bohorquez
McArthur Engineering Building, Room MEB 153
Biomedical Imaging Laboratory,
Director: Dr. Zhao
McArthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 201A
Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory (CoE),
Director: Dr. Dauer
McArthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 201B
Biomedical Design Laboratory
Director: Dr. Montero
McArthur Engineering Building, Room MEA 201A

2. BME Undergraduate Research Tracks
Imaging / Optics Dr. Manns, Dr. Zhao, Dr. Salas, Dr. Dauer
Dr. Ziebarth
Neural / Bioelectrical Dr. Ozdamar, Dr. Bohorquez,
Dr. Rajguru, Dr. Prasad
Mechanical /Materials Dr. Huang, Dr. Andreopoulos,
Dr. Jackson, Dr. Montero, Dr. Salas
Cell / Tissue Dr. Cheung, Dr. Tomei, Dr. Agarwal, Dr. Huang

3. Neuroprosthetics Research Group Dr. Prasad
Computational Neural Decoding
Clinical Trials in Spinal Cord Injury
EEG Neural Activations in Spinal Cord Injury
Brain-Computer Interface Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation in Spinal Cord Injury
Neural Electrode Failure Analysis
Spinal Cord Computer Interface

4. Stem Cell and Mechanobiology Laboratory
Director: C.-Y. Charles Huang, Ph.D.
Stem cells: chondrogenesis of adult stem cells, charaterization of dental stem cells, development of novel bioreactor technology
Mechanobiology: mechanobiology of intervertebral disc and stem cells, impact injury of articular cartilage, mechanobiological model of soft tissue
Human knee articular cartilage
Dental Stem Cells
Chondrogenesis
Drop tower for impact loading
Compression bioreactor
SSEA4
Tra-1-60
Nestin
Sox2
Oct4
Nanog
Control
TGF - b 1 1+
Collagen II
Aggrecan
After impact injury
Subjected to mechanical loading after impact injury 4

5. Sensory Neurophysiology Lab – Dr. Suhrud Rajguru
Optical Neural Stimulation for basic science and neuroprosthetic applications
Improving diagnosis and treatment of inner ear disorders
Mechanisms of Neuroprotection
Auditory and vestibular electrophysiology (above) and eye movements evoked by Infrared radiation
of vestibular
Neuriepithelium (side)

6. CELLULAR BIOMECHANICS
Physiomimetic Microsystems Laboratory Ashutosh Agarwal, PhD (
nano
Engineering Tools
Research Projects
10 µm
CELLULAR BIOMECHANICS
1 mm
HEART ON A CHIP
10 cm
macro
CARDIAC PATCHES

7. Biomedical Engineering 2016 Dr. Ozdamar, Chair
Supervisor
Selected Project Topics
Dr. Weizhao Zhao
 Medical Imaging
1. A-Mode Ultrasound for Image-guided surgery by computerized robot and general ultrasound application
2. MRI instrument and MRI image analysis for experimental neuroscience projects
Dr. Alicia Jackson
 Orthopedic Biomechanics
Determination of environmental effects on intervertebral disc cells
Measurement of transport properties of orthopedic tissues
Dr. Ashutosh Agarwal
 Biomimetics
1. Biomimetic neuro-muscular junctions
2. Engineered hydrogels for stem cell culture
Dr. Abhishek Prasad
 Neuromotor Engineering 
1. Brain-Machine Interface research
2. Neural-Electrode interfaces
3. Wireless, implantable neural recording devices.
Dr. Charles Huang
 Mechanobiology Engr.
1. Cartilage tissue engineering and energy metabolism of intervertebral disc cells
2. Impact injury of articular cartilage
Dr. Herman Cheung
 Stem Cell Engineering
1. The role of mechanic force on the differentiation of human adult stem cells into cartilage, bone and cardiomyocytes
2. Transplantation of adult stem cells to relieve pain caused by diabetic neuropathy in animal model
3. The effect of Vitamin D3 and HGF in bone differentiation in human mesenchymal stem cells
Dr. Fabrice Manns
Biooptics and lasers
1. Optics of the eye and vision correction (LASIK, presbyopia, intraocular lenses)
2. Ophthalmic surgical and diagnostic devices (aberrometry, optical coherence tomography)
Dr. Ray Montero
Medical Device Design
1. 3D medical device prototyping
2. Scaffold design for tissue engineering
Dr. Noel Ziebarth
Tissue Structure / Function
1. Ocular biomechanics assessed through indentation testing
2. Solute diffusion in the lens in the lens via fluorescent recovery after photobleaching
Dr. Ozcan Ozdamar
Neurosensory Engineering
1. Auditory electrophysiological monitoring and testing devices for ear/brain disorders (with Dr. Bohorquez)
2. Visual electrophysiological testing devices and systems for eye/brain disorders (with Drs. Bohorquez and Porciatti)
Dr. Jorge Bohorquez
Medical Instrumentation
1. Anesthesia and intraoperative monitoring for awareness and surgery (with Drs. McNeer, Telischi and Ozdamar)
2. Retinal stress testing system (with Drs. Porciatti and Ozdamar)
3. Computer based medical instrumentation
Dr. Fotios Andreopoulos
Biomaterials
1. Growth factor immobilization on 3-D scaffolds
2. Fabrication of electrospun scaffolds with defined architectures
Dr. Alice Tomei
Tissue Engineering
1. Cell encapsulation for transplantation without immunosuppression
2. Nanomedicine approaches to control the graft local environment
Dr. Suhrud Rajguru
Sensory Neurophysiology
1. Infrared Neural Stimulation for basic science and neuroprosthetic applications
2. Improving diagnosis and treatment of inner ear disorders