Multiscale Particle-Based Modeling of Mechanotransduction Process in Flow-Induced Platelet Activation using Dissipative Particle Dynamics and Coarse Grained Molecular Dynamics
Thomas (Ted) Claiborne, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2008 - Summer 2012 Optimization and Verification of a Novel Trileaflet Polymeric Prosthetic Heart Valve
Jawaad Sheriff, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2006 - Fall 2010 Shear-Induced Platelet Sensitization and the Development of an Activation Model
Yared Alemu, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2003 - Spring 2010 Numerical Modeling of Blood Flow in Prosthetic Heart Valves and Cardiovascular Pathologies
Wei Yin, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2002-Fall 2004 Flow-induced platelet activation in Mechanical Heart Valves - in vivo, in vitro, and CFD studies
David Rubenstein, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2001-Spring 2004 Establishing the relationship between cigarette smoke extracts and platelet activation and evaluating the thrombotic risks of secondhand
smoke
Erik S. Mittra, MD/Ph.D., Stony Brook
Post Doctoral Fellows and Staff
Prashanth Basvaraja, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Oren Rotman, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Gil Marom, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Thomas (Ted) Claiborne, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor
Yared Alemu, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Sheela George, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
João Silva Soares, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Dinesh Peter, M.S., Research Technician
Michalis Xenos, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Gaurav Girdhar, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Sulan Xu, M.S., Research Support Specialist
Peter Rissland, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Kris Dumont, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Yang H. Yun, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow
Azhar Siddiqui, M.S., Research Technician
Nicole Bailey, B.S., Research Technician
Master's Students
Ryan Helbock, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2020 - Spring 2022 Design and Computational Optimization of a Novel Asymmetric Transcatheter Aortic Valve for Bicuspid Anatomy
Steven Crimarco, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2020 - Summer 2021 Data Acquisition for Patient-Specific Prosthetic Heart Valves
Matthew Dovedytis, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2019 - Spring 2021 Small-Volume Thrombogenicity Tester
Amanda Zigomalas, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2017 - Spring 2018 The Role of Age in Shear-Induced Platelet Activation: A Comparison of Neonatal Cord and Adult Platelets
Wenguo Gao, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2015 - Spring 2018 TAVR Deployment in Patient-Specific Geometries; Platelet Activation and RBC Lysis in MCS Devices
Natasha Ziolkowski, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2017 - Spring 2018 Platelet Aggregation in Microchannels; Hemocompatibility of a novel polymer
Amit Guruprasad, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2012 - Spring 2015 Tensile Testing of Thin Polymer and Tissue Samples
Mark Livelli, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2012-Spring 2014 Numerical tracking of platelet shape change and kinematics, reconstruction of aortic root
Roshni Kothadia, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2012 - Fall 2013 Thrombogenic analysis of a novel polymer for prosthetic heart valves
Xuan Liang, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2009 - Fall 2011 Vulnerable Plaque Risk of Rupture Examined Via Patient Based Micro-CT and IVUS FSI Studies
Alessandra Pelosi, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy, Summer 2011 - Fall 2011 CFD evaluation of the thrombogenic potential of blood handling devices in extracorporeal circulation
Dinesh Peter, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2009 - Summer 2011 FSI for Evaluation of Biomedical Implant Devices for Novel Hypertension Treatment Therapy
Suraj Sookhu, Medicine, SUNY Upstate, Summer 2008 Platelet Sensitization after Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns
Mikhail Britan, MS. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2006 - Summer 2007 Patient Specific Modeling of Cardiovascular Pathologies
Swadeep Pillarisetti, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2005-Fall 2005 Interactions of platelets and endothelial cells under shear
Jaimohan Ramachandran, M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Fall 2003-Spring 2005 Distinguishing between the effects of nicotine and non-nicotine constituents of cigarette smoke extracts on platelet activation and evaluating the thrombotic risks of secondhand smoke
Yared Alemu, M.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2000 - Fall 2002 Numerical simulations of blood flow in prosthetic heart valves
Melissa Georgi, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2003 (Lab Rotation) Numerical Simulation of flow patterns in a cone-and-plate viscometer using Finite Element Modeling
Bosky Ravindranath, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2003 (Lab Rotation) Wavelet analysis of microembolic signals to distinguish gaseous emboli from thromboemboli in sheep
Damon Kelly, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2003 (Lab Rotation) Finite Difference grid for Large Eddy Simulation of flow past a bi-leaflet St. Jude's mechanical heart valve
Jesse Little, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2001 (Lab Rotation) Flow-induced platelet activation in models of pathological circulation
Harold Bien, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2000 (Lab Rotation) Shear-stress induced platelet activation in an in vitro circulatory model of a mechanical heart valve
Yanmei Li, Graduate Research in Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook
Terry Collison, one-semester lab rotation, Stony Brook
Victor Tselentakis, one-semester lab rotation, Stony Brook
Brianne Polehinke, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2017 - Spring 2020 Comparison of Adult and Cord Shear-Induced Platelet Activation
Mingyang Zang, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2019 In vitro platelet aggregation in microchannels
Joochan Kim, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2018 - Spring 2019 Hemocompatibility of a novel polymer
Daniel Ng, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2019 Hemocompatibility of a novel polymer
Haleigh Rock, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2017 - Spring 2018
Platelet Aggregation in Microchannels; Hemocompatibility of a novel polymer
Nikol Palomino, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2016 - Spring 2017 Comparison of Adult and Cord Shear-Induced Platelet Activation
Sanjay Jonnavithula, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring - Fall 2016
Maryam Ige, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2014 - Spring 2016 Platelet Activation and RBC Lysis in MCS Devices
Jacob George, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring - Summer 2014, Spring 2015 Development of a novel transcatheter aortic valve
Matt Pollack, B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Summer 2013 Hemodynamics of a Total Artificial Heart
Dikesh Shrestha, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2012 - Spring 2013 Evaluation of shear-induced platelet activation models
Suraj Rambhia, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2008-Summer 2011 FSI Modeling of abdominal aortic aneurysms and vulnerable plaques from patient-based images
Robert Miller, B.S. Biology, Stony Brook, Summer 2009 Platelet Sensitization After Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns
Mohammed Hoque, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2008-Spring 2009 Platelet Sensitization after Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns
Jennifer Petschauer, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2007-Spring 2008 Thrombogenic Potential of PHVs (LVAD study), Platelet Recovery after Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns
Danielle Macina, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Spring 2007 Thrombogenic Potential of PHVs (LVAD study), Platelet Recovery after Exposure to Dynamic Shear Patterns
Mikhail Britan, B.E. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2006-Spring 2007 Relationship between shear magnitude and platelet activation. CFD simulations of AAA and VP
Imad Mohammad, B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Fall 2005-Spring 2005 CFD simulations of AAA
David Rubenstein, Biomedical Engineering, Stony Brook, Summer 2001 - Spring 2004 (RAIRE Award) Establishing the relationship between cigarette smoke extracts and platelet activation; Evaluating the thrombotic risks of secondhand smoke
Natalie Murren, Nassau Community College, NY, Summer 2001
Melissa Richards, Nassau Community College, NY, Summer 2001
High School Research Volunteers
Reza Aziz, Calhoun High School, Summer 2019 - Summer 2020
Mohit Shah, Herricks High School, Summer 2018 - Summer 2019
Jose Pena, Chaminade High School, Summer 2018 - Summer 2019
Eric Zhang, Ward Melville High School, Summer 2013
Noa Jeremias, The Schechter High School of Long Island, Summer 2013
David Weinblatt, Plainview - Old Bethpage JFK High School, Summer 2012
Sanjay Jonnavithula, Half Hollow Hills High School West, Summer 2012
Sagar Rambhia, Jericho High School, Jericho, NY, Summer 2010 - Summer 2011 Rupture risk assessment of cardiovascular pathologies
Matt Pollack, Ward Melville High School, East Setauket, NY, Summer 2009 Effect of Caffeine on Platelet Activation
Cassidy Werner, JFK High School, Plainview, NY, Summer 2009 Effect of Caffeine on Platelet Activation
Lukasz Mosakowski, Simons Fellow, Manhasset High School, Manhasset, NY, Summer 2007 FSI Modeling of Vulnerable Plaque from IVUS-Generated Images
Jonathan Birnbaum, Simons Fellow, Great Neck North High School, Great Neck, NY, Summer 2003 Comparison of flow past bi-leaflet and mono-leaflet heart valves using DPIV and CFD (FEM analysis)
Matan Setton, Plainview Old Bethpage JFK High School, Plainview, NY, Summer 2002 Characterization of Flow through a monoleaflet Mechanical Heart Valve
Michael Lehrman, HS Senior, Simons Research Fellow, Summer 1999
Jonathan Sessa, HS Junior, Summer 1999 (Summer Research Program)
David Rubenstein, Bethpage High School, Bethpage, NY, Summer 1998 (Summer Research Program)
Jaclyn Rosenblum, HS Junior, Summer 1998 (Summer Research Program)
Jonathan Tan, HS Junior, Summer 1997 (Summer Research Program)