1. Educating Tomorrow's Technology Leaders for Career Success MEDICAL SCHOOL CAMPUS Neuroprosthetics Research Group Director: Dr. Sanchez Rosenstiel Room RSMB-4080, Medical Campus Joint Bioengineering and Endourology Laboratory, Co-Director: Dr. Salas, Co-director: Dr. Leveillee Miller School of Medicine, 1400 NW 10 th Ave, Suite 509 Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Director: Dr. Stabler Miller School of Medicine, Diabetes Research institute Sensory Neurophysiology Laboratory Director Dr. Rajguru Miller School of Medicine, Ear Institute 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. Parel Mc Arthur Engineering Annex, Room MEA 170B Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miller Medical School 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 BME, Biomedical Engineering Dr. Ozdamar, Chair

2. Educating Tomorrow's Technology Leaders for Career Success Biomedical Engineering 2012 Dr. Ozdamar, Chair SupervisorProject Title and Description 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 3. Medical imaging simulation by Flush animation and MatLab programming Dr. Alicia Jackson Orthopedic Biomechanics 1.Determination of Environmental Effects on Intervertebral Disc Cells 2.Measurement of Transport Properties of Orthopaedic Tissues Dr. Justin Sanchez Neuromotor Engineering 1. Brain-Machine Interface Research 2. Neural-Electrode Interfaces 3. Wireless, Implantable Neural Recording Devices. 4. Neurophysiology of Deep-Brain Stimulation (DBS) Dr. Charles Huang Mechanobiology Engr. 1. Cartilage tissue engineering 2. Impact injury of articular cartilage 3. Energy metabolism of intervertebral disc cells Dr. Herman Cheung Stem Cell Engr. 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) 3. Laser-tissue interactions and laser applications in medicine Dr. Noel Ziebarth Tissue Structure and Function 1. Quantitative Analysis of Collagen Ultrastructure in the Lens Capsule 2. Lens Biomechanics Assessed through Indentation Testing 3. Finite Element Modeling of the Contact Mechanics during Nanoindentation with an AFM Cantilever Tip 4. Strengthening of the Cornea by UV Collagen Crosslinking Dr. Ozcan Ozdamar Neurosensory Engineering 1. Audiovisual interaction effects in the brain (with Dr. Bohorquez) 2. Bone conduction speakers for auditory electrophysiological monitoring (with Drs. Lachowska and Bohorquez) 3. Otoacoustic emission measurement system for hearing loss determination (with Drs. Bennett and Lachowska) Dr. Jorge Bohorquez Medical Instrumentation 1. Anesthesia monitoring for awareness (with Drs. McNeer and Ozdamar) 2. Brain oscillations under visual stimuli (with Dr. Ozdamar) 3. Retinal stress testing system (with Drs. Porciatti and Ozdamar) 4. Analysis of Auditory Brain Responses to Frequency Modulated Auditory Stimuli Dr. Fotios Andreopoulos Biomaterials 1. Growth factor immobilization on 3-D scaffolds 2. Fabrication of electrospun scaffolds with defined architectures Dr. Cherie Stabler Tissue Engrineering 1. Macroporous scaffolds for islet transplantation 2. Nano-scale coatings for islet encapsulation 3. Oxygen generating biomaterials for cellular transplantation Dr. Suhrud Rajguru Sensory Neurophysiology 1. Infrared Neural Stimulation 2. Improving diagnosis and treatment of vestibular disorders 3. Multisensory integration in the brain