Cardiopulmonary Engineering
Research in Cardiopulmonary Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on developing cardiac, vascular, and pulmonary technologies that impact basic science and clinical care. Our goal is to both innovate and translate these discoveries. Researchers in this area work closely with the CMU Bioengineered Organs Initiative, the Next Manufacturing Center, and clinicians and researchers from various medical centers.
Key focus areas within Cardiopulmonary Engineering include 3D tissue biofabrication and organ engineering.
Research within Cardiopulmonary Engineering includes the development and testing of 3D biofabricated tissues and organs, artificial hearts and lungs, and unique biomaterials, sensors, and manufacturing techniques for both approaches.
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Keith E. Cook
The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head, Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Artificial lungs; biomaterials; ex-vivo organ perfusion; hemodynamics; right ventricular function; critical care medicine
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Adam W. Feinberg
Arthur Hamerschlag Career Development Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
Research Interests
Tissue regeneration in neuromuscular and cardiovascular systems; self-assembly and multi-scale coupling in biological systems; cell-material interactions; protein-based materials; bioprosthetics; stem cell differentiation and engineered morphogenesis
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Noelia Grande Gutierrez
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Bioengineering, computer-aided design (CAD), biomechanics, fluid mechanics, medical laboratory technology
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Jana Kainerstorfer
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Biomedical optics; neurophotonics; neural sensing; medical devices; optical imaging of cerebral perfusion; portable optical devices for disease monitoring; clinical translation of optical devices; bedside monitoring of cerebral trauma
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Tagbo Niepa
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
Biomaterials, biotechnology and pharmaceutical engineering, colloids, machine learning, microfluidic systems, nanomaterials, polymer engineering, pulmonary diseases, soft materials and complex fluids, transport phenomena, infection control, microbiome engineering
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Xi (Charlie) Ren
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Vascular engineering; extracellular matrix engineering; cardiopulmonary engineering; whole organ decellularization and regeneration
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Jason Szaforn
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Research Interests
Simulation tools, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary vascular disease, fetal growth restriction, biomechanical modeling, computational frameworks
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Rebecca E. Taylor
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering
Research Interests
Microsystems; nanotechnology; DNA origami; biomechanics; nanobiosensors
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Robert D. Tilton
Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Research Interests
Nanoparticle probes; nanoparticle-cell interactions; environmental effects of nanoparticles; surfactant-based carriers for pulmonary drug delivery; protein adsorption and protein drug delivery; cell sorting technologies