Life science is a broad research field focusing on living organisms. Our faculty are performing a wide variety of research including topics in human health, bioengineering, biology, and biochemistry.
Kihan Park
Assistant Professor
Mechanical Engineering
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Research
Research Interests
- Medical Robotics
- Micro-scale Sensing/Actuation
- Machine Learning
- Biosignal Processing
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Lamya Karim
Assistant Professor
Bioengineering
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Research
Research Interests
- Biomechanics
- Mechanobiology
- Orthopedics
- Skeletal Aging & Osteoporosis
- Diabetes & Obesity
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Sankha Bhowmick
Professor
Mechanical Engineering
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Research
Research Interests
- Bioengineering
- Cell and Tissue Engineering
- Heat and mass transfer
- MEMS
- Thermal Sciences
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Firas Khatib
Associate Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 307A
Research
Research Interests
- Bioinformatics
- Citizen Science
- Computational Biology
- Distributed Computing
- Protein Structure Determination/Prediction & Design
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Hua Fang
Associate Professor
Computer & Information Science
Dion 317A
Research
Research Interests
- Machine learning/ statistical learning/ pattern recognition
- Computational statistics
- Behavioral trajectory pattern recognition in longitudinal studies
- Wireless health
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Jennifer Viveiros
Assistant Professor
Nursing & Health Sciences / Adult
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Research
Research Interests
- Cognition and cognitive dysfunction
- Cardiovascular disease
- Symptom management
- Nursing education
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Kristen Sethares
Professor
Nursing & Health Sciences / Adult
Dion 308B
Research
Research Interests
- Self-care
- Cardiovascular disease
- Symptom management
- Health literacy
- Learning styles
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Lynn D'Esmond
Assistant Professor
Nursing & Health Sciences / Community
Modular Unit #5 002
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Research
Research Interests
- Patient safety
- Distracted practice
- Teaching effectiveness
- Collaborating for student success
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Lamya Karim
Assistant Professor
Bioengineering
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Research
Research Interests
- Biomechanics
- Mechanobiology
- Orthopedics
- Skeletal Aging & Osteoporosis
- Diabetes & Obesity
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Mary Mccurry
Associate Professor
Nursing & Health Sciences / Adult
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Research
Research Interests
- Teaching with technology/ millennial learners
- Family caregivers
- Decision-making
- Nursing philosophy and theory
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Diego Bernal
Professor
Biology
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Research
Research Interests
- Fish biology
- Comparative physiology of fishes
- Comparison of the morphological, physiological, and biochemical specializations of high-performance fishes
- Fish response to angling-induced stress
- Disruption to homeostasis in fish
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Erin Bromage
Associate Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 327
Research
Research Interests
- Antibody production
- Antibody mediated protection
- Structure of the antibody
- Quality of the antibody for pathogen recognition
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Genevieve Kozak
Assistant Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 328A
Research
Research Interests
- Speciation
- Genomics
- Evolutionary Biology
- Hybridization
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Kathryn Kavanagh
Associate Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 320D
Research
Research Interests
- Developmental bias and plasticity in evolution
- Vertebrate skeletal development and evolution
- Evolution of larval-brooding damselfishes
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Kenneth Oliveira
Professor / Chairperson
Biology
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Research
Research Interests
- Biology of fishes with an emphasis on the biology of American eels
- Life history strategies
- Age and growth of fishes
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Michael Sheriff
Assistant Professor
Science & Engineering 330B
Research
Research Interests
- Prey Responses to the Risk of Predation
- Organismal Responses to Environmental Stressors
- Transgenerational Plasticity/Maternal Stress Effects
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Mark Silby
Associate Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 335
Research
Research Interests
- Microbial Communities
- Bacterial Interactions
- Cocoa fermentation
- Bacterial Genomes
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Pia Moisander
Associate Professor
Biology
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Research
Research Interests
- Marine microbial ecology
- Marine nitrogen cycle
- Marine biofouling
- Cyanobacterial blooms
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Robert Drew
Associate Professor
Biology
Science & Engineering 328B
Research
Research Interests
- Genomic and quantitative genetic approaches to investigate adaptations in fish
- Fish domestication
- Physiological and genetic changes underlying domestication
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Catherine Neto
Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
Science & Engineering 301A
Research
Research Interests
- Phytochemicals with anti-cancer, antimicrobial, and antioxidant activity from cranberries and other plant sources
- Bioactivity, purification, and analysis of natural products
- Factors influencing production of secondary metabolites including functional food factors
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Maolin Guo
Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research
Research Interests
- Biochemical Processes
- Drug Design
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Xiaofei Jia
Assistant Professor
Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Research
Research Interests
- Understanding the immune evasion strategies used by the HIV-1 virus at the molecular and structural level
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