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Chaojun Cheng (Postdoc, 2025 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Validation of neural implants in rodents. Device fabrication

Sultan Mahmud (Ph.D., June 2023 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Coil/antenna design for WPT and telemetry. Metasurface. Microfabrication.
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Han Wu (Ph.D., September 2023 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Low-power ultra-small ASIC design for implantable devices.

Jiahao Wan (Ph.D., May 2025 - present)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Low-power ASIC design for implantable devices, wireless powering.

Michael Del Sesto (incoming PhD-MD student)
Research interest: Low-power analog circuit design for neural data preprocessing and stimulation control. Computational neuroscience, BCI.

Yitong Zhao (Master, July 2024 - present)
Dep: BME
Research interest: Electrode design and characterization. Animal research.

Adithi Katikhaneni (Master, August 2025 - present)
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Dep: ECE
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Research interest: Machine Learning. Algorithm development for seizure detection. Signal processing of neural signals.

Sofia Archuleta (UG)
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Dep: BME
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Research interest: Validation of neural implants in rodents. Brain surgeries.

Jeremiah Dados (UG)
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Dep: ECE
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Research interest: Compact PCB design for powering brain implants and recording EEG signals.

Ezequiel Bautista (UG)
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Dep: BME
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Research interest: Dopamine recording.

Gonzalez Alexander (UG)
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Dep: BME
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Research interest: Hardware for interfacing with high-density MEAs.

Florencia Romanelli (UG)
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Dep: BME
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Research interest: Brain implant heat monitoring. Novel injection techniques.
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Jenin Natour (UG)
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Dep: Chemical
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Research interest: Monitoring heat dissipation of implants. Designing injection techniques.

Anvi Sing (UG)
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Dep: Psychology
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Research interest: Brain surgeries. Validating brain implants.

Melanie Barreras (UG)
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Dep: BME
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Research interest: Brain histology. Dopamine sensing.

Alishba Fatmi (UG)
Dep: BME
Research interest: Glucose sensing in humans.
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Rust Christie (UG)
Dep: ECE
Research interest: Harvesting circuit design. RF simulations. Magnetoelectric transducers.

Past Members

Shiva Yeshala
ECE

Sarah Yazbech
Biotechnology

Eesha Shah
CS

Brian Seol
BME

Gurleen Kainth
Neuroscience

Joseph Villanueva
Biology

Ava Hajjar
BME

Abduallah Hamadeh
ECE

Ruije Wang
ECE

Agneta Peethala
Chemistry

Ali Nezarati
ECE

Isabelly Verissimo
Microbiology
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Yufei Cai
ECE

Dibyajyoti Mukherjee
ECE

Khaleda
Akther Sathi
ECE

Cassandra Acebal
BME
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