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 and Scholars. For more detailed information on projects, click on the grantee`s name to see an abstract of the individual project
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.
Mr. Richard R. Bouchard, Duke University
Host Country, Institution: The Netherlands, Erasmus MC
Project Title: Supplementing IVUS Elastography with ARFI Elasticity Imaging for Improved Atherosclerotic Plaque Assessment
Mr. Brett C. Byram, Duke University
Host Country, Institution: Denmark, Technical University of Denmark
Project Title: Investigations into synthetic aperture, beam forming, and adaptive imaging for medical ultrasound
Mr. Sean J. Cheng, Johns Hopkins University
Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Cambridge
Project Title: Design of a Collapsible Descending-Aortic Micropump
Mr. Sean Coyer, 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
Mr. Andrew N. Franklin, 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
Ms. Elaine M. Hillenmeyer, Case Western Reserve University
Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Liverpool
Project Title: Synthetic and Naturally Derived Scaffolds for Ligament Engineering
Mr. Matthew J. Major, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Salford
Project Title: User-Responsive Prosthetic for Lower Extremities
Mr. David A. Nordsletten, 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
Mr. Samuel J. Pickerill, Northwestern University
Host Country, Institution: South Africa, University of Cape Town
Project Title: Diagnosis, treatment, and management of tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa
Mr. Lucas H. Timmins, Texas A&M University
Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, Queen Mary University of London
Project Title: Arterial Elasticity: Histological and Histochemical Analysis
Ms. Virginia M. Woods, Cornell University
Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, Imperial College
Project Title: An Implantable Biosensor for the Personalized Management of Epilepsy
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, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Host Country, Institution: United Kingdom, University of Cambridge
Project Title: Modular Decomposition in Human Sensorimotor Learning and Control
Mr. J. Brandon Dixon, Texas A&M University
Host Country, Institution: Switzerland, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Project Title: Quantification of lipid uptake in mesenteric lymphatics
Dr. Travis J. Klein, University of California, San Diego
Host Country, Institution: Australia, Queensland University of Technology
Project Title: Technological Advancement of Cartilage Tissue Engineering
Mr. Adrian C. Shieh, Rice University
Host Country, Institution: Switzerland, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Project Title: Lymphatic Response to Tissue Swelling: An In Vitro Model