Grantee Directory: 2006-07

In 2006, 15 out of 32 applicants to the Whitaker International Fellows and Scholars Program were awarded grants.

Below you will find information on 2006-07 Whitaker Program Fellows [1] and Scholars [2]. For more detailed information on projects, click on the grantee's name to see an abstract of the individual project

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Fellows

Eleven Whitaker International Fellows traveled to five countries to undertake biomedical engineering projects during the 2006-07 academic year. Most returned to the U.S. after their projects to complete or begin Ph.D. programs in biomedical engineering.

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Mr. Richard R. Bouchard [3], Duke University

Host Country, Institution: The Netherlands, Erasmus MC
Project Title: Supplementing IVUS Elastography with ARFI Elasticity Imaging for Improved Atherosclerotic Plaque Assessment

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Mr. Brett C. Byram [4], Duke University

Host Country, Institution: Denmark, Technical University of Denmark
Project Title: Investigations into synthetic aperture, beam forming, and adaptive imaging for medical ultrasound

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Mr. Sean J. Cheng [5], Johns Hopkins University

Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Cambridge
Project Title: Design of a Collapsible Descending-Aortic Micropump

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Mr. Sean Coyer [6], Georgia Institute of Technology

Host Country, Institution: Switzerland, IBM Zurich Research Laboratory
Project Title: Subtractive Contact Printing of Fibronectin and EGF in Nanopatterned Cell Adhesion Arrays

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Mr. Andrew N. Franklin [7], University of Pennsylvania

Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University College London
Project Title: Course work in Biochemical Engineering to facilitate future research in Tissue Engineering

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Ms. Elaine M. Hillenmeyer [8], Case Western Reserve University

Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Liverpool
Project Title: Synthetic and Naturally Derived Scaffolds for Ligament Engineering

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Mr. Matthew J. Major [9], University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Salford
Project Title: User-Responsive Prosthetic for Lower Extremities

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Mr. David A. Nordsletten [10], University of Minnesota, Institute of Technology

Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Oxford
Project Title: Cardiac Fluid Mechanics and Fluid-Solid Coupling in the Left Ventricle

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Mr. Samuel J. Pickerill [11], Northwestern University

Host Country, Institution: South Africa, University of Cape Town
Project Title: Diagnosis, treatment, and management of tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa

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Mr. Lucas H. Timmins [12], Texas A&M University

Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, Queen Mary University of London
Project Title: Arterial Elasticity: Histological and Histochemical Analysis

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Ms. Virginia M. Woods [13], Cornell University

Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, Imperial College
Project Title: An Implantable Biosensor for the Personalized Management of Epilepsy

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Scholars

The four Whitaker International Scholars went to three different countries for one year during which they pursued post-doctoral research in biomedical engineering.

Dr. Alaa A. Ahmed [14], University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Cambridge
Project Title: Modular Decomposition in Human Sensorimotor Learning and Control

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Mr. J. Brandon Dixon [15], Texas A&M University

Host Country, Institution: Switzerland, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Project Title: Quantification of lipid uptake in mesenteric lymphatics

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Dr. Travis J. Klein [16], University of California, San Diego

Host Country, Institution: Australia, Queensland University of Technology
Project Title: Technological Advancement of Cartilage Tissue Engineering

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Mr. Adrian C. Shieh [17], Rice University

Host Country, Institution: Switzerland, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Project Title: Lymphatic Response to Tissue Swelling: An In Vitro Model