The goal of my lab's research is to develop clinically-translatable, immune-based therapies for neurological and infectious diseases. We build computational models of biological processes that span the atomistic to cellular scales, leveraging approaches from statistical learning and data science. Our work is highly interdisciplinary, focused at the crossroads of physics, engineering and immunology, and we work in close synergy with experimentalists and clinicians.
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Vaccine design against highly mutable pathogens, cell therapy strategies for neurological diseases, improved therapeutics for neuroinfectious diseases, agent-based modeling, molecular dynamics simulations, deep reinforcement learning, protein/surface adsorption modeling
BMEN 3010 - Biotransport
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Fall 2023
An introduction to the modeling of complex biological systems using principles of transport phenomena and biochemical kinetics. Includes the conservation of mass and momentum; rheology of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids; steady and transient diffusion in reacting systems; dimensional analysis; homogeneous versus heterogeneous reaction systems; and physiological transport systems, including oxygen and drug transport. Recommended restriction: for students in fifth semester of Biomedical Engineering curriculum or higher.
BMEN 6950 - Master's Thesis
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Spring 2022
Work with a faculty advisor on a masters thesis.
CHEN 3210 - Chemical Engineering Heat Transfer
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Fall 2020 / Fall 2021 / Fall 2022 / Fall 2023
Examines conservation and transfer of mass and thermal energy. Focuses on conduction and convection of heat in the context of chemical processes and heat exchangers. Addresses radiation. Also studies mass transfer rate processes, including diffusion, microscopic material balances, and correlations for mass transfer coefficients.
CHEN 5919 - Special Topics in CHBE
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Fall 2021 / Spring 2022 / Fall 2022 / Spring 2023 / Fall 2023
May be repeated up to 5 total credit hours.
