People

Faculty

Abhinav Bhushan, Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

abhushan@iit.edu

I received my a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University, and postdoctoral training from the University of California Davis and Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School/Shriners Boston. As a NIH K30 scholar at UC Davis, I obtained a second M.S. in Advanced Clinical Research.

My lab's research is at the intersection of microfluidics (polymer and metal), cell and molecular biology, and medical devices. I participated in the NSF I-CORPS program to assess the market fit of a technology under development in my lab. I teach courses in Biofluid mechanics, Medical devices, and Synthetic biology.

I have been fortunate to have received several awards, including NIH K99/R00, NSF CAREER Award, and the CMBE Young Innovator Award.

I am passionate about student success and love to develop out of the box learning opportunities (First Sustainability Hackathon at Harvard) and participate in fun ways of communicating science. Feel free to email or connect on LinkedIn.

Students

Ishita Dasgupta

PhD student

My graduate research is focused on leveraging microfluidics to establish an organoid model of colorectal cancer.

Hasan Abdelsaid

UG student

I am pursuing the Cell and Tissue Track. I am passionate about biological and physiological systems. My goal is to one day to work in cancer therapy.

Durga Prasad Rangineni

Graduate student

I am studying how bacteria grow and colonize under different environments.

Yixiao Ma

Research Associate

I support the cell and molecular biology aspects of the projects in the Bhushan Lab.

Elena Castro Lafuente

Graduate student

I am a student in a joint program with my university in Spain. I am carrying out research o use additive manufacturing techniques to make microfluidic devices.

Haarshni Gunalan

UG student

I am learning how to make the next generation of microfluidic devices for organ-on-chips.

David Cooper

UG student

I am a senior in Chemistry carrying out research in developing pharmacokinetic models.

Nethmi Bopearatchy

UG student

I am a second-year Biomedical Engineering student working with Ishita on development of microfluidic devices for the colon.

Katana Jade Taylor

UG student

I am a second-year Biology major working with Yixiao on quantifying bacteria in mixed populations.

Saloni Patel

UG student

I am a Biology student researching new methods for quickly quantifying oral bacteria.

Alejandro Hidalgo

Graduate student

I earned BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas, San Antonio. My graduate research is focused on developing a point of care device for periodontitis.

Julia Kaczmarek

Graduate student

I am a MS student building a molecular dynamics model of neurodegenerative disorders.

Dhanush Rao Balmuri

Graduate student

I am a MS student building a CFD model for oxygen transport.

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