Carnegie Mellon University

Cardiopulmonary Engineering

Research in Cardiopulmonary Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University focuses on developing cardiac, vascular, and pulmonary technologies that impact basic science and clinical care. Our goal is to both innovate and translate these discoveries. Researchers in this area work closely with the CMU Bioengineered Organs Initiative, the Next Manufacturing Center, and clinicians and researchers from various medical centers.

Key focus areas within Cardiopulmonary Engineering include 3D tissue biofabrication and organ engineering.

Research within Cardiopulmonary Engineering includes the development and testing of 3D biofabricated tissues and organs, artificial hearts and lungs, and unique biomaterials, sensors, and manufacturing techniques for both approaches.

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Keith E. Cook

The David Edward Schramm Professor and Head, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

Artificial lungs; biomaterials; ex-vivo organ perfusion; hemodynamics; right ventricular function; critical care medicine

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Adam W. Feinberg

Arthur Hamerschlag Career Development Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering

Research Interests

Tissue regeneration in neuromuscular and cardiovascular systems; self-assembly and multi-scale coupling in biological systems; cell-material interactions; protein-based materials; bioprosthetics; stem cell differentiation and engineered morphogenesis

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Noelia Grande Gutierrez

Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

Bioengineering, computer-aided design (CAD), biomechanics, fluid mechanics, medical laboratory technology

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Jana Kainerstorfer

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

Biomedical optics; neurophotonics; neural sensing; medical devices; optical imaging of cerebral perfusion; portable optical devices for disease monitoring; clinical translation of optical devices; bedside monitoring of cerebral trauma

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Tagbo Niepa

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering

Research Interests

Biomaterials, biotechnology and pharmaceutical engineering, colloids, machine learning, microfluidic systems, nanomaterials, polymer engineering, pulmonary diseases, soft materials and complex fluids, transport phenomena, infection control, microbiome engineering

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Xi (Charlie) Ren

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

Vascular engineering; extracellular matrix engineering; cardiopulmonary engineering; whole organ decellularization and regeneration

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Jason Szaforn

Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Research Interests

Simulation tools, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary vascular disease, fetal growth restriction, biomechanical modeling, computational frameworks

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Rebecca E. Taylor

Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Courtesy Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering

Research Interests

Microsystems; nanotechnology; DNA origami; biomechanics; nanobiosensors

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Robert D. Tilton

Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering

Research Interests

Nanoparticle probes; nanoparticle-cell interactions; environmental effects of nanoparticles; surfactant-based carriers for pulmonary drug delivery; protein adsorption and protein drug delivery; cell sorting technologies