Jameel Ahmed, Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization:

• Physiology
• Biomedical Instrumentation

Research Activities:

• Neural-vascular interactions in the retina

Ric Anthony

Areas of Specialization:

• Molecular Genetics
• Ribosome Structure and Function
• Protein Synthesis

Research Activities:

• The role of ribosomal proteins in maintaining the accuracy of translation and antibiotic resistance in eukaryotes
• Novel approaches to education in the biological sciences

Christine Buckley

Areas of Specialization:

• Biomaterials
• Orthopedic Implants
• Tissue Engineering

Research Activities:

• Study of the mechanical conditions in bone surrounding total joint prostheses

Industrial Experience:

• LifeCell Corporation, Manufacturer of biological tissue
• Regeneration Products, Project Engineer, 1998-1999

Alan Chiu

Areas of Specialization:

• Biomedical Instrumentation
• Brain Machine Interfaces
• Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

Research Activities:

• Anticipation and Control of Seizures
• Brain Machine Interfaces for Assistive Devices
• Neural System Models

Peter Coppinger

Areas of Specialization:

• Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions
• Plant Biotechnology
• Biology Education

Research Activities:

• Genetic screens for suppressors of disease resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana
• Biochemical function of Arabidopsis NDRI (non-race specific disease resistance)

Kay C Dee

Areas of Specialization/Research:

• Cell and Tissue Engineering
• Biomaterials
• Tissue - Biomaterial Interactions
• Engineering Education

Ella Ingram

Areas of Specialization:

• Ecology of Temperate Forests
• Plant/Fungi Interactions
• Alternative Methods of College Teaching

Research Activities:

• Mycorrhizal Mutualism of Mayapple
• Chemical Analyses of Soil Nutrients
• Effect of Student Characteristics on Learning Evolution

Glen Livesay

Areas of Specialization:

• Orthopaedic Biomechanics
• Continuum Mechanics
• Engineering Education

Research Activities:

• Experimental and theoretical soft tissue mechanics (ligaments & tendons)
• Joint mechanics (focus on the knee) and morphometrics/mechanics interaction
• Assessment of student learning styles and instrument validation

Jennifer O'Connor

Areas of Specialization:

• Virus replication and the functions of viral proteins
• Unusual protein translation strategies
• Emergence of infectious disease
• Biology Education

Research Activities:

• Discovery and characterization of unknown viruses
• Investigation of factors affecting virus emergence

Renee Rogge

Areas of Specialization:

• Biomaterials
• Biomechanics
• Upper Extremity Biomechanics
• 3D Whole Body Modeling
• Finite element modeling of the distal forearm

Research Activities:

• Educational research in engineering
• Development of a realistic whole body model for use in space hardware design

Lee Waite, Ph.D.

Areas of Specialization:

• Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics
• Sports Biomechanics
• Medical Instrumentation

Research Activities:

• Modeling Blood Flow
• Biomechanics of Running
• Characterization of a Hydrogen Peroxide Electrode

Industrial Experience:

• Fisher Controls Intl. Inc., Design Engineer, 1980-1983

Bill Weiner

Areas of Specialization:

• Circadian Rhythms
• Invertebrate Vision
• Sensory processing of neural systems

Research Activities:

• Studying structural light adaptation in the lateral eye of the horseshoe crab
• Use of the ERG as a measure of quantum catch
• Studying light-induced phase shifts of circadian rhythms

Shannon Tieken

Areas of Specialization:

• Molecular Mycology

Research Activities:

• Population and individual size of Artomyces pyxidatus
• Molecular analysis of population differentiations in Artomyces pyxidatus within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
• Heat shock protein interactions using Saccharomyces as a model system

Industrial Experience:

• Experimental Pathology Laboratories, Pathology Support
  Technician, Raleigh, NC, 1999-2000
• Indiana University, Lab Tech IV, Bloomington, IN,
  2002-2003