The Center for Bioelectronics is engaged in conducting cross-cutting micro- and nanotechnology research, innovating the next generation of health diagnostics and therapeutics, educating tomorrow's leaders and innovators, and creating the next startup company.
We bring together scientists, engineers, and clinicians to turn research discoveries into transformative healthcare solutions. With diverse faculty members and state-of-the-art facilities, the possibilities for innovation and entrepreneurship are limitless.
Meet our faculty, research associates, postdocs, students, and staff.
Michel Audette
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,
Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Engineering, ODU
Research Interests: Medical/Surgical simulation, surgery planning, medical device facilitation
Messaoud Bahoura
Professor, Department of Engineering, NSU
Director of Center for Materials Research
Research Interests: Energy harvesting devices, high-electric materials, novel nanomaterials
Neelima Chandra
Research Assistant Professor, CONRAD, EVMS
Research Interests: Reproductive Toxicology, Immunology, Inflammatory markers, immuno-histochemistry, contraceptive research.
Rishi Drolia
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, ODU
Research Interests: Bacterial Pathogenesis, Probiotic Bio-engineering, interaction cellular
Ming-Lei Guo
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology and Anatomy, EVMS
Research Interests: Necroinflammation (microglia)
Barbara Hargrave
Professor, Center for Bioelectronics Department of Biological Sciences
Graduate Program Director, Biomedical Sciences
Research Interests: Platelet Gel, Cardiac Ischemia, Reperfusion Injury
Terry Jacot
Research Assistant Professor, CONRAD Division of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, EVMS
Research Interests: HIV prevention, vaginal and semen DNA biomarkers
Krishnanand N. Kaipa, Ph.D
Director, Collaborative Robotics and Adaptive Machines Laboratory
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, ODU
Research Interests: Collaborative Robotics and Adaptive Machines
Aurora Fe E. Kerscher
Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, EVMS
Research Interests: Noncoding RNAs, microRNA (miRNA), RNA diagnostics, prostate cancer
Bijandra Kumar
Associate Professor, Department of Technology, ECSU
Research Interests: Nanomaterials, sensing and renewable energy
Murat Kuzlu
Associate Professor, Engineering Technology, ODU
Research Interests: Advanced Smart System
Venkat Maruthamuthu
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
Research Interests: Cell function, cell adhesion, micro-environment
Aylin Marz
Associate Professor, Department of Biology, NSU
Research Interests: DNA damage repair, screening mutagenesis, breast cancer diagnostic tools
David Mu
Professor, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, EVMS
Associate Dean, Research Administration
Research Interests: Cell communication, signaling mechanisms
Christopher Osgood
Associate Professor Department of Biological Sciences, ODU
Research Interests: Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, Electrochemotherapy, Manufacture Engineering
Gymama Slaughter, Ph.D.
Founding Executive Director, Center for Bioelectronics
Founding Director, G-RISE at ODU
Research Interests: Biosensors, Bioelectronics, Biomaterials, Regenerative Medicine
Guohui Song
Associate Professor, Mathematics & Statistics
Research Interests: Machine Learning, Medical imaging, and Statistics
Amy Tang
Professor, Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology, EVMS
Research Interests: Tumor Biology, Cancer Metastasis Genetics, Tumor Immunology
Nancy Xu
Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, ODU
Research Interests: Sensing imaging, nanobiotechnology, ultrasensitive bioanalysis
Tian-Bing Xu
Associate Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, ODU
Research Interests: Renewable energies, energy conversional materials and structures, robotics
Graduate Students
- Alex Hunt
- Christopher Animashaun
- Megha Shinde
- Amit Sarode
- Ujah Erem
- Reagan Aviha
Kevin Muchiri
Assistant Director, Graduate student and alumni programs, CDS ODU
kmuchiri@odu.edu