Executive Committee
Dawn Elliott
Principal Investigator and Center Director
Blue & Gold Distinguished Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
delliott@udel.edu
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Velia Fowler
Associate Center Director
Chairperson and Professor,
Biological Sciences
University of Delaware
vfowler@udel.edu
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Liyun Wang
Co-Director, DCMR Multiscale Assessments Research Core
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Biological Sciences
University of Delaware
lywang@udel.edu
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Administrative and Technical Staff
Mary Boggs
Lead Scientist
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
mboggs@udel.edu
Susan Giancola
Sr Assoc Director, CRESP, Ctr Rsch Educ & Social Policy
Assistant Professor, School of Education
giancola@udel.edu
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Lori May
Business Administrator
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
lorimay@udel.edu
Charles Riley
Histology Technician
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
criley@udel.edu
John Peloquin
Christina Stinger
Animal Health Technician
Ofc Laboratory Animal Medicine
University of Delaware
cms@udel.edu
Research Projects
Charles Dhong
Research Project Leader 2022
Assistant Professor,
Material Science & Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
cghong@udel.edu
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Elise Corbin
Assistant Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
Materials Science and Engineering
University of Delaware
ecorbin@udel.edu
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Justin Parreno
Assistant Professor,
Biological Sciences
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
jparreno@udel.edu
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Pilot Projects
Alvin W. Su
Sports Medicine Surgeon,
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon,
Nemours Children’s Health
Assistant Professor
Orthopaedic Surgery,
Thomas Jefferson University
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering,
University of Delaware
alvin.su@nemours.org
Emily Day
Pilot Project Awardee 2022
Associate Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
emilyday@udel.edu
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X. Lucas Lu
Pilot Project Awardee 2022
Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering
University of Delaware
xlu@udel.edu
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Charles Dhong
Project Leader 2021
Assistant Professor,
Material Science & Engineering
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
cghong@udel.edu
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Christopher Price
Pilot Project Awardee 2021
Associate Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
cprice@udel.edu
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New Hire Faculty
Stephanie Cone
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
sgcone@udel.edu
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Brian Kwee
Assistant Professor
Biomedical Engineering
University of Delaware
bkwee@udel.edu
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Joohyun (Jason) Lim
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences
University of Delaware
limj@udel.edu
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Internal Advisory Committee
Thomas Buchanan
Director, Delaware Rehabilitation Institute
George W. Laird Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Professor, Biomedical Engr
Professor of Biomechanics & Movement Science
University of Delaware
buchanan@udel.edu
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David Edwards
Professor, Kinesiology & Appl Physiology
University of Delaware
COBRE Director, Center for Cardiovascular Health
dge@udel.edu
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Joseph Fox
Professor, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Professor, Materials Science
COBRE Director, Discovery of Chemical Probes and Therapeutic Leads
University of Delaware
jmfox@udel.edu
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Gregory Hicks
Assoc Vice President, Research Office
Director, CTR Program, Physical Therapy
University of Delaware
ghicks@udel.edu
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Kristi Kiick
Chairperson, Biomedical Engr
Blue & Gold Distinguished Prof, Materials Science
Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engr
University of Delaware
kiick@udel.edu
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External Advisory Committee
Warren Grayson
Professor & Vice-Chair Faculty Affairs,
Biomedical Engineering
Director, Laboratory for Craniofacial and Orthopaedic Tissue Engineering
John Hopkins University, MD
Research
Edward Guo
Chair and Stanley Dicker Professor,
Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Medical Sciences
Director, Bone Bioengineering Laboratory
Columbia University, NY
Research
Vicki Rosen
Chair, Department of Developmental Biology
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Research
Deborah Veis (Novack)
Professor, Medicine
Professor, Pathology & Immunology
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Lois
Research
Hai Yao
Ernest R. Norville Endowed Chair and Professor, Bioengineering
Associate Chair, MUSC Joint Bioengineering Program
COBRE Director, Translational Research Improving Musculoskeletal Health
Clemson University, SC
Professor, Oral Health Sciences
Medical University of South Carolina, SC
Research