Graduate Research Opportunities
Fall 2023 Graduate Openings
Medical Imaging and Bioinformatics
- Zack Cleveland, zackary.cleveland@cchmc.org
- Project Focus: developing and applying MRI technology for understanding cardiopulmonary physiology and pathophysiology [asthma, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), pulmonary hypertension, and cystic fibrosis (CF)]
- Kelly Cohen, cohenky@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: use predictive analytics to personalize treatments for mental health disorders and diseases (bipolar, concussion, PTSD, and pain management)
- Lili He, lili.he@cchmc.org
- Project Focus: use computer science, biomedical imaging, diagnostic radiology, and biostatistics to develop Artificial Intelligence enhanced Computer-Aided Diagnosis (AI-CAD) systems to facilitate major breakthroughs in the medical field
- Doug Mast, masttd@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: examine the motion of the tongue and other vocal tract structures using complex, ultrasound-tracking to create simplified real-time biofeedback displays to characterize dysfunction and guide patients to correct patterns
- Project Focus: create echo decorrelation imaging maps for heat-induced tissue death in real time to enable real-time control of radiofrequency ablation and microwave ablation for liver cancer and arrhythmia treatment.
- Jing Tang, tangj6@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: use machine learning methodologies to help with the creation of PET images and improve the analysis of the final images
Medical Devices
- Leyla Esfandiari, esfandla@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: characterize small extracellular vesicles (exosomes) based on their unique dielectric properties and examine the exosomes’ molecular compositions and functionalities
- Jason Heikenfeld, heikenjc@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: create real time continuous monitoring devices for tracking metabolites associated with chronic diseases
Regenerative Medicine and Biomechanics
- Alister Bates, alister.bates@cchmc.org
- Project Focus: examine the relationship between airway anatomy, movement, and airflow in patients with various airway diseases such as Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and tracheomalacia
- Kostantinos Drosatos, drosatks@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: examining the cellular signaling and molecular biology of cardiac and systemic metabolic pathways
- Olga Liaudanskaya, liaudava@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: understanding how the molecular machinery leads to neurodegeneration as a result of traumatic brain injury
- John Martin, marti7j3@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: develop a novel hydrogel to prevent premature fusion of one or more of the connecting sutures in the infant skull
- Liran Oren, orenl@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: acquire new knowledge to help prevent, detect, diagnose, and treat disease and disability of the upper airway
- Stacey Schutte, schuttsy@ucmail.uc.edu
- Project Focus: develop an innervated skin model to study chronic pain and itch