Biomedical Engineering
Optogenetics leverages genetically encoded, light-sensitive proteins to achieve high spatiotemporal resolution in cellular regulation. However, current chimeric proteins suffer from slow swi…
Biomedical Engineering
Over 2 million Americans and countless others around the world suffer from type 1 diabetes which is an incurable health condition where the pancreas stops making essential hormones called in…
Biomedical Engineering
This project involved designing and testing a lower-limb exoskeleton integrated with a brain-computer interface (BCI). Its objective was to address the physiological, psychological, and soci…
Biomedical Engineering
Globally, a limb is amputated every 20 seconds due to complications from diabetes. Over 18 million people suffer from chronic diabetic wounds, caused by impaired circulation and reduced woun…
Biomedical Engineering
Early disease diagnostics rely primarily on biochemical reactions requiring centralized laboratories or significant processing time. However, malignant transformation alters the electrical p…
Biomedical Engineering
Second Award
The human brain is the most complex object in the universe, with over 86 billion neurons, each containing ~10,000 synapses. Determining the structure of the human brain in its entirety can p…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Pathological hand tremors affect 5% of the world population, yet diagnosis remains a subjective 0-4 visual score, and treatments are dangerous (Beta-Blockers), ineffective (orthotics), or ex…
Biomedical Engineering
The purpose of this project is to develop a low-cost electrochemical sensor capable of detecting concentrations of an analog similar to kynurenic acid (L-tryptophan). This was accomplished b…
Biomedical Engineering
Imagine your immune system is an army of tiny soldiers called T cells, and their job is to hunt down and destroy cancer. This is called T cell therapy, and it is a very hopeful way to treat…
Biomedical Engineering
This engineering project develops a low-cost, portable device to quantify back pain risk in youth, aiming to reduce progression of chronic spinal conditions. Back pain affects 39% of adults…
Biomedical Engineering
Understanding complex brain aneurysm geometry through detailed modeling for aneurysm behavior comprehension facilitates the prevention of focal dilation rupture in cerebral vasculature linke…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Central vision loss affects over 200 million worldwide, arising from macular diseases that result in central scotomas while peripheral vision remains largely intact. Current compensatory app…
Biomedical Engineering
Parkinson's disease (PD) is one of the fastest-growing neurological disorders worldwide, yet objective tools for monitoring speech and gait decline outside specialist clinics remain limited,…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
The most common knee injury is a torn meniscus, affecting 65% of all adults and contact-sports athletes. The meniscus is the primary cartilage in the knee, stabilizing over 85% of the total…
Biomedical Engineering
Heart failure is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with the limited regenerative ability of the human heart posing a significant obstacle. Ischemic injury such as myocardial infarction…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Two billion people are vision impaired globally, of which 43.3 million are blind. 1 in 12 vision impaired people have been involved in a road collision in the last 5 years, with 58% of incid…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Heart failure (HF) is a leading cause of death globally, impacting 60 million people worldwide and leading to 17.9 million deaths. Traditional ventricular assist devices (VADs), a common sol…
Biomedical Engineering
The engineering goal is to see if by taking a picture of an Evolut R valve, and then placing that image into artificial intelligence, and creating a file, if we could then change the size of…
Biomedical Engineering
With 70% of rural healthcare clinics lacking basic ophthalmic equipment, most parents only end up taking their children for professional eye exams when the problem has already escalated, but…
Biomedical Engineering (inferred)
This study determines the efficacy of Aloe vera sap in promoting collagen synthesis during the wound healing process, using burn-injured porcine skin as a model. Viable porcine skin samples…
Biomedical Engineering
Every day, thousands of individuals are diagnosed with cancer. Cancer is a common disease caused by uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells in the body. All different types of cells ar…
Biomedical Engineering
Fourth Award
Dysarthria is a motor-speech disorder that impairs the control of muscles required for clear speech, creating serious communication barriers that cannot be fully resolved by existing Augment…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Small bowel dysmotility poses a significant clinical challenge, leading to digestive complications that impair quality of life. Existing diagnostics and treatments are often limited by side…
Biomedical Engineering
Due to the high prevalence of heart failure, as well as the limited availability of donor hearts, many devices exist that strive to temporarily replace heart function until a replacement is…
Biomedical Engineering
Over 1.5 billion people worldwide experience hearing loss, and 2.2 billion have vision impairments. Both require assistive technologies; however, millions lack access due to cost. To address…
Biomedical Engineering
Third Award
Exoskeleton robots have proven effective in rehabilitating patients with upper limb neuromuscular impairments. However, existing designs often lack essential components such as brain-driven…
Biomedical Engineering
The Flexshoe addresses foot and ankle swelling and circulation issues, especially common in the elderly, targeting conditions like pedal edema, chronic venous insufficiency, and diabetic ede…
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer spreads throughout the body in a process named metastasis. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) play a critical role in promoting metastatic cancers, which cause approximately 90% of cancer…
Biomedical Engineering
Workers in physically demanding fields—such as healthcare, manufacturing, and logistics—face high rates of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) due to repetitive lifting and sustained strain. Cu…
Biomedical Engineering
Uncontrolled bleeding is a leading cause of preventable death in both civilian and combat trauma cases. My project, Smart Tourniquets, explores the development of an automatic tourniquet des…