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Our Ph.D. Students

Mone’t Alberts
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
monetalberts@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Graphene bioscaffolds for musculoskeletal tissue engineering

 

Colton Babcock
Computational Biosciences Lab
coltonbabcock@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: FEM muscle models which help predict movement and force

 

Kate Benfield's Video

Kate Benfield
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
KateBenfield@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Method to quantify and visualize meniscal wear in meniscus. View Kate’s Benfield’s research video (video transcript also provided).

 

Abby Brittain
Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Laboratory
abbybrittain@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Infant Biomechanics

 

Michael Eppel
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
michaeleppel@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Tissue Engineering, cell culture and graphene bio-scaffolds

 

Omar Faruq
Mechanical Adaptations Laboratory
omarfaruq@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Stem cell aging and Tissue Engineering

 

Nic Hunt
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
nichunt@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Developing a predictive model for knee instability to prevent knee osteoarthritis.

 

Calvin Jones
Biomaterials & Musculoskeletal Engineering Lab
calvinjones@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Novel biomaterials and musculoskeletal tissue engineering

 

Nick Lehning's Video

Nick Lehning
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
nicklehning@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Developing a performance and readiness metric for soccer players. Nick’s video.

 

Vahid Malbouby's Video

Vahid Malbouby
Computational Biosciences Lab
vahidmlb@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Computational modeling of knee osteoarthritis. Vahid’s video.

 

Miranda Nelson
Advanced Nanomaterials and Manufacturing Lab
mirandanelson218@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Musculoskeletal tissue engineering

 

Derek Nesbitt's Video

Derek Nesbitt
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
dereknesbitt@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Characterization and prevention of meniscus mechanical failures. Derek’s video.

 

Michael Okebiorun's Video

Michael Okebiorun
Browning Research Group
michaelokebiorun@boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Bacterial Biofilm Imaging and CAP Treatment on Chronic Wounds. Michael’s video.

 

Jiahao Pan

Jiahao Pan
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
jiahaopan@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Data-driven predictive models of neurological diseases.

 

Brian Penney
Biomaterials & Musculoskeletal Engineering Lab
brianpenney@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Dynamically Stiffening Silk/ECM bioscaffolds for Osteoarthritis Pathogenesis Modeling and Preclinical Marker Identification.

 

Nilson Silva
Mechanical Adaptations Laboratory
nilsonsilva@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Characterization of bio engineering cartilage tissue subjected to different mechanical stresses.

 

Morgan Riley
Integrated Bioelectronic Medicine Laboratory
morganriley@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Miniaturized neural implants with emphasis on selective neuromodulation of peripheral nerves, the neural tissue interface with electrode materials, and wireless data transmission through tissues.

 

Amevi Semodji's Video

Amevi Semodji
Northwest Tissue Mechanics Lab
AmeviSemodji@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Characterizing and simulating ligament healing mechanobiology. Amevi’s video.

 

Danielle Siegel's Video

Danielle Siegel
Boise Applied Biomechanics of Infants Laboratory
daniellesiegel@boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Understanding how healthy infants achieve a roll. Danielle’s video.

 

Roxanne Stone

Roxanne Stone
Biomolecular Research Center
roxannestone@boisestate.edu

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Eli Walker's Video

Eli Walker
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
eliwalker@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Lower limb biomechanics and the impacts of injury and disease. Eli’s video.

 

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JoHan Wang
Center for Orthopaedic and Biomechanics Research
jowang@u.boisestate.edu

Research Focus: Lower leg load in runners with history of tibial stress injury.