BioE Faculty

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Faculty

Department of Bioengineering Faculty

bala ambati

Bala Ambati       
Research Professor, Department of Bioengineering       
bambati@uoregon.edu

Visit the Ambati Lab       
Research Interests: ocular angiogenesis, corneal research, ocular vascular demarcations, drug delivery strategies, and bioimaging.

In the News:       
Knight Campus researchers develop gene therapy for eye disease

Danielle Benoit

Danielle Benoit       
Lorry Lokey Chair of the Department of Bioengineering     
Professor, Department of Bioengineering

Visit the Benoit Lab       
Research Interests: therapeutic biomaterials, tissue engineering, drug delivery, bone regeneration, microphysiological systems, anti-oral biofilm treatments.

In the News:       
Benoit honored as Biomedical Engineering Society fellow

paul dalton

Paul Dalton       
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering       
Bradshaw and Holzapfel Research Professor in Transformational Science and Mathematics       
pdalton@uoregon.edu

Visit the Dalton Lab       
Research Interests: high-resolution 3D printing, advanced biomaterials, clinical translation, scaffold design, neural tissue engineering, nerve guides, and biofabrication. Listen to a short talk by Paul Dalton.

In the News:       
A more realistic skin may lead to medical advances

Portrait of Bill Cresko

Bill Cresko      
Lorry Lokey Chair; Professor of Bioengineering;             
Director, Center for Biomedical Data Science        
wcresko@uoregon.edu       

Visit the Cresko Lab       
Research Interests: quantitative & evolutionary genomics, computational Biology, cell & developmental biology, molecular biology & genetics, biological data science

In the News:       
Cresko Named UO Director for Center for Biomedical Data Science

Felix Deku

Felix Deku       
Betsy and Greg Hatton Assistant Professor in Neuroengineering, Department of Bioengineering       
fdeku@uoregon.edu

Visit the Deku Lab       
Research Interests: microfabrication, semiconductor material engineering, microstimulation, neural interfaces, electrochemistry, bioelectronic medicine, microelectrodes, and microsystems packaging.

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In the News:
Knight Campus assistant professor Felix Deku awarded prestigious NIH grant

tim gardner

Tim Gardner       
Associate Professor, Robert and Leona DeArmond Chair in Neuroengineering, Department of Bioengineering       
Faculty Affiliate, Institute of Neuroscience       
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Physics       
timg@uoregon.edu

Visit the Gardner Lab       
Research Interests: direct laser-write 3d printing, ultrafast laser machining, bioelectronic medicine, brain machine interfaces, sensory-motor learning, reinforcement learning, vocal learning, and songbirds.

In the News:       
UO scientist unveils a 3D printed device to excite nerves

Knight Campus Executive Director Robert Guldberg

Robert Guldberg       
Vice President. Robert and Leona DeArmond Executive Director, Knight Campus      
Professor, Department of Bioengineering     
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry       
guldberg@uoregon.edu

Visit the Guldberg Lab       
Research Interests: regeneration, mechanical regulation, immunomodulation, pre-clinical, μ-computed tomography, drug delivery, biomaterials design, and cell therapy. Listen to an info session with Bob Guldberg.

In the News:       
Implantable sensors are helping scientists improve injury recovery

marian hettiaratchi

Marian Hettiaratchi       
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering       
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry       
mhettiar@uoregon.edu

Visit the Hettiaratchi Lab       
Research Interests: biomaterials, protein engineering, protein delivery, and computational modelling. Listen to an info session with Marian Hettiaratchi.

In the News:       
Hettiaratchi awarded BMES Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award

parisa hossenzadeh

Parisa Hosseinzadeh       
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering       
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry       
parisah@uoregon.edu

Visit the Hosseinzadeh Lab       
Research Interests: protein engineering, functional proteins and peptides, novel biosensors and enzymes, structure-function relationship, and computational biology. Listen to an info session with Parisa Hosseinzadeh.

In the News:       
Hosseinzadeh details how a brain hemorrhage upended her life in the journal Nature

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Gabriella Lindberg       
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering       
lindberg@uoregon.edu

Visit the Lindberg Lab       
Research Interests: Biofabrication, functional bioinks/bioresins and biomaterials, in vitro 3D-models, and organoids with a focus on musculoskeletal tissue engineering, immunomodulation and oxygen homeostasis.

ORCID Research Articles       
Lindberg Lab on Twitter       
Connect with Assistant Professor Lindberg on LinkedIn

In the News:
An innovative approach to cartilage regeneration

keat ghee ong

Keat Ghee Ong       
Professor, Department of Bioengineering       
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Physics       
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry       
kgong@uoregon.edu

Visit the Ong Lab       
Research Interests: biomaterials, regenerative medicine, embedded wireless sensors, wearable technologies, and magnetoelastic wireless sensors for cell manufacturing. Listen to an info session with Keat Ghee Ong.

In the News:       
Knight Campus Startup Penderia Receives $1.7 Million Grant

calin plesa

Calin Plesa       
Assistant Professor, Department of Bioengineering       
Faculty Affiliate, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry       
calin@uoregon.edu

Visit the Plesa Lab       
Research Interests: protein engineering, gene synthesis, biosensing, sequence-function relationships, multiplex functional assays, histidine kinases, display technologies, in-vivo mutagenesis, antibiotic resistance, and fluorescent proteins. Listen to an info session with Calin Plesa.

In the News:       
Knight Campus scientist boosts strength of genetic synthesis

nick willett

Nick Willett       
Associate Professor, Department of Bioengineering       
nwillett@uoregon.edu

Visit the Willett Lab       
Research Interests: Regenerative medicine, rehabilitation, mechanobiology, biomaterials, tissue engineering, stem cells,  and musculoskeletal.