Since our research is interdisciplinary, we collaborate with scientists, engineers, and clinicians from leading research institutes and hospitals. Here is a list of our collaborators in the four projects of our laboratory.

Project 1. Quantitative Biomechanical Models of Cellular Interactions with Applications in Inflammation, Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Cancer Metastasis


  • George A. Truskey, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University

  • Klaus F. Ley, M.D., La Jolla Institute of Allergy and Immunology

  • Daniel A. Hammer, Ph.D., Department of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania

  • Daniel Neil Granger, Ph.D., Department of Physiology, LSU Health Sciences Center at Shreveport

  • Melody A. Swartz, Ph.D., Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

  • Shamil Kh. Ganzev, M.D., Bashkir Oncology Center and Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia

  • Alex Mogilner, Ph.D., Department of Mathematics, University of California-Davis

  • Dino Di Carlo, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, UCLA

  • Sergey S. Shevkoplyas, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University

  • W. Lee Murfee, Ph.D., Department of Biomedical Engineering, Tulane University

Project 2. Tumor Ablation by High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound
  • Matthew R. Myers, Ph.D., Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food & Drug Administration

  • W. Charles Conway, II, M.D., Department of Surgical Oncology, Ochsner Medical Center

  • Ronald A. Roy, Ph.D., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Boston University

  • Kim O'Connor, Ph.D., Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University

  • W.T. Godbey, Ph.D., Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University

  • Benjamin R. Lee, M.D., Department of Urology, Tulane University School of Medicine

  • Noshir Pesika, Ph.D., Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Tulane University

Project 3. Computational Models of Intracranial Aneurysm Growth and Rupture
  • Arthur J. Ulm, III, M.D., Department of Clinical Neurosurgery, LSU Health Sciences Center

Project 4. Development of Novel Methods for Rheological Characterization of Biological Materials