About Us
The Biomedical Microsystems
Laboratory at USC focuses on developing novel
micro- and nanotechnologies for biomedical applications. In
particular, we are interested in the integration of multiple
modalities (e.g. electrical, mechanical, and chemical) in
miniaturized devices measuring no more than a few millimeters for
use in fundamental scientific research, biomedical diagnostics, and
therapy. This can only be accomplished by creating biocompatible
polymer microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) that are optimized for
biomedical applications. Current research topics range from
fundamental investigation of novel hybrid neural interfaces to the
development of complex implantable medical devices for glaucoma
management, intraocular drug delivery, and retinal prostheses. There
is great potential for these new techniques and devices to result in
discoveries that will reshape the scientific and medical landscape.
Lab News
People updated. (10/22/09)
New updates again. (10/17/09)
Hooray! Website updates added. (10/11/09)
Ellis Meng gave an invited presentation at the
Biomedical Engineering Society Annual Fall Scientific Meeting in
Pittsburgh, PA. (10/10/09)
New rotation students from Biomedical Engineering this year are:
Seth Hara, Curtis Lee, Sirish Nandyala, and Jun Seob Shin.
Welcome to the lab! (10/9/09)
Happy Birthday to Heidi Gensler! (10/8/09)
The lab extends a warm welcome to our new lab members that joined
this fall: Sergio Espinoza, Yakshita Desai, Heather Chen, Matthew
Louie, and Audrey Harker. (9/20/09)
Ellis Meng gave two invited presentations at the
IEEE Engineering in Medicine and
Biology Conference in Minneapolis, MN. (9/6/09)
Ellis Meng was named one of the
TR35 2009 Young
Innovators Under 35! (8/18/09)
Happy Birthday to Jonathan Kuo! (8/18/09)
Congratulations to Ronalee Lo for defending her thesis!
(7/28/09)
Ellis Meng is now an IEEE Senior Member! (7/7/09)
Congratulations to Brian Li for defending his thesis!
(6/29/09)
Brian Li and Christian Gutierrez gave oral presentations on their
work at Transducers
Conference in Denver, CO. (6/25/09)
A hearty congratulations to Brian Li, Roya Sheybani, and Jonathan
Kuo for receiving the Outstanding Paper Award at the
Transducers Conference!
(6/22/09)
A warm welcome to the summer researchers in the lab. We
welcome Connor McCarty (USC), Sirish Nandyala (USC), Brian Kim
(Duke), Jason Kim (Northwestern), Mrinal Pahwa (U. Minnesota),
Jordan Talia (U. Michigan), and Sundeep Sampath (UC Berkeley).
(5/15/09)
Been too long since the last update. News and publications are
now up-to-date! (4/29/09)
Congratulations to Connor McCarty for receiving a Rose Hills Summer
Research Scholarship! (4/26/09)
Congratulations to Sarah Norgaard for receiving a Women in Science
and Engineering Summer Research Award! (4/22/09)
Congratulations to Brian Li for honorable mention at the Annual Best
Paper Awards for the Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical
Engineering! (4/22/09)
The lab renovation is now complete! Stop by and see the new,
improved Biomedical Microsystems Laboratory! (4/20/09)
Congratulations to Heidi Gensler and Ronalee Lo for receiving best
poster honors at the Annual Grodins Symposium! [link
to full story] (4/5/2009)
Christian Gutierrez and Tuan Hoang gave poster presentations at the
recent Microtechnologies in
Medicine and Biology Conference in Quebec City, Canda!
(4/4/2009)
Congratulations to Saloomeh Saati for acceptance of her work on
"Mini Drug Pump for Ophthalmic Use" for presentation at the American
Ophthalmological Society Annual Meeting on May 14-19, 2009 in Half
Moon Bay, California! (3/1/2009)
Congratulations to Brian Li for acceptance of his work on "A
Parylene Bellows Electrochemical Actuator for Intraocular Drug
Delivery" for presentation at the
Transducers Conference
on June 21-25, 2009 in Denver, Colorado! (2/20/09)
Congratulations to Christian Gutierrez for acceptance of his work on
"A Dual Function Parylene-Based Biomimetic Tactile Sensor and
Actuator for Next Generation Mechanically Responsive Microelectrode
Arrays" for presentation at the
Transducers Conference
on June 21-25, 2009 in Denver, Colorado! (2/20/09)
Congratulations to Christian Gutierrez for acceptance of his work on
"An Implantable Low-Cost Multilayer Screen-Printed Carbon Thick-Film
Strain Sensor" for presentation at the Microtechnologies in Medicine
and Biology Conference on April 1-3, 2009 in Quebec City, Canada!
(2/17/09)
Congratulations to Tuan Hoang for acceptance of his work on "Surface
Treatment Strategies for Microfluidic Devices Towards Longitudinal
PC12 Neuronal Cell Studies" for presentation at the
Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology Conference on April 1-3,
2009 in Quebec City, Canada! (2/17/09)
Congratulations to the following undergraduate researchers (past and
present) for making to the Dean's List for Fall 2008: James Chan,
Christina Chen, Sarah Norgaard, Saachi Pole, Roya Sheybani, Lilian
Ware, William Wu, and Lawrence Yu! (1/18/09)
Welcome back Sarah Norgaard! After a one year break, Sarah is
now back in the lab as an undergraduate researcher. (1/12/09)
Welcome new undergraduate researchers! Our new members are Christina
Chen, Jason Chen, Christopher Jones, and Kelly Philips. (9/15/08)
The lab extends a warm welcome to the new BME PhD class and to
rotation students Heidi Gensler, Jonathan Kuo, Man Nguyen, and Guru
Sundar. (9/1/08)
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