David F. Meaney, Ph.D.dmeaney@seas.upenn.edu

Solomon R. Pollack Professor and Chair of Bioengineering

 

BSE in Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1987
MSE, 1989 and Ph.D., 1991, in Bioengineering, The University of Pennsylvania

Interests

• Understanding mechanical cues that regulate CNS injury and repair
• Multiscale integration of mechanical injury response from synaptic spines to neural networks
• Mechanisms of network dysfunction and therapeutic targets for repair

 

 

 

Matthew A. Hemphill, Ph.D.Publications
mhemp@seas.upenn.edu

BS in Biomedical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 2008
Ph.D. in Bioengineering, Harvard University, 2014

Interests

• Understanding functional effects of traumatic brain injury on neural networks using both in vitro and in vivo injury models
• Understanding the mechanosensitive properties of neurons and neuronal networks

Rosalind E. Mott, Ph.D.Publications
rmott@seas.upenn.edu

BS in Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, 1999
Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, 2008

Interests

• Cell adhesions, cytoskeleton and their role in mechanotransduction.
• Mechanisms of local mRNA translation.
• The impact of injuryd on mRNA translation and synaptic plasticity.
• The interplay between network activity and synaptic plasticity.

Shanti Tummala, Ph.D.Publications
shanti_tummala@yahoo.com

Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2009

Interests

• Electrophysiological assessment of neural circuits after injury.

Alexandra AdegokePublications
adegokem@mail.med.upenn.edu

BS in Engineering Science, Smith College, 2010
MSc in Biomedical Engineering, University of Oxford, 2011
MD/PhD candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Interests

• Understanding traumatic brain injury and recovery via neural microcircuit analysis
• The impact of injury on network activity in vitro.

Laura WilesPublications
lwiles@seas.upenn.edu

BS in Bioengineering, Clemson University, 2012
Ph.D. student, University of Pennsylvania
NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Interests

• Understanding traumatic brain injury and recovery using in vitro models
• STEM outreach and education

Tapan P. Patel, Ph.D. Publications
tapanp@mail.med.upenn.edu

BS in Biochemistry & Mathematics, University of Delaware, 2007
Ph.D. Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, 2013
MD/PhD, University of Pennsylvania (2007-2015)

Interests

• Strucutre, function, and dynamics of neuronal networks
• Neurobehavior testing

Leon WuPublications
leonwu@seas.upenn.edu

BS in Biology, St. John's University, 2011
MS candidate, University of Pennsylvania, 2014

Interests

• Develop an exosome-based diagnostic for TBI by simulating TBI using mechanical and chemical injuries on cells in-vitro.

Julia Valenziano
julia.valenziano@gmail.com

BA in Biological Basis of Behavior, University of Pennsylvania, 2013

Interests

• The role of mTOR signaling in traumatic brain injury
• Effect of blast injury on neuronal networks