| Faculty and
Staff Member |
Subspecialty Interest(s)
|
Appointment Phone
|
Address
|
| McAllister,
Pat, PhD - Professor, Director of Research |
Brain damage,
neuroprotection, and recovery in animal models of hydrocephalus;
bioengineering advances to improve treatments for hydrocephalus
|
(313) 993-9294
(313) 993-0913
|
Department of Neurological
Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
University Health Center,Suite 6E
4202 St. Antoine
Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Steven
D. Ham, DO - Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery |
|
(313) 833-4490 |
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Sandeep
Sood, MD - Staff Pediatric Neurosurgeon |
|
(313) 833-4490 |
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Holly Gilmer-Hill,
MD-Staff Pediatric Neurosurgeon |
|
(313) 833-4490 |
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Alexa
I. Canady, MD - Chief, Pediatric Neurosurgery (Retired) |
|
(313)745-9515 |
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
Children's Hospital of Michigan
3901 Beaubien
Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Martin
Schuhmann, MD, PhD, Visiting Scholar |
Intracranial pressure monitoring
and control in hydrocephalus; improved diagnostic tools for infection
and pressure control; mechanisms of brain injury and recovery
|
(313) 833-4490 |
Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurochirurgie
Fockestr. 11
04275, Leipzig, Germany
|
| Yuchuan
Ding, MD, PhD - Assistant Professor |
Motor learning in infantile hydrocephalus;
cerebral blood flow and ischemia; exercise-induced neuroprotection;
role of inflammation in brain damage |
(313) 577-1372 |
Department of Neurological Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Lande Medical Research Building, Room48
550 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201
|
| Janet
Miller, PhD-Lab Manager |
Gliosis and genetic changes
in neonatal hydrocephalus; reversible brain damage after shunting;
development of novel models of communicating hydrocephalus |
(313) 577-1303 |
Department of Neurological Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Lande Medical Research Building, Room48
550 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Ramin
Eskandari-MS- Medical Student |
Changes in neuronal connections in
hydrocephalic animals and recovery after shunting |
(313) 993-9269 |
Department of Neurological Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Lande Medical Research Building, Room48
550 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Jie
Li , MD - Research Associate |
Development of novel models of communicating
hydrocephalus and analysis of CSF flow; implantable sensors; reducing
infection and cell adhesion in shunts |
(313) 577-0545 |
Department of Neurological Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Lande Medical Research Building, Room48
550 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Anupam
Gupta , MD - Research Associate |
Clinical studies of children with
hydrocephalus; clinical trials of shunt valves |
(313) 993-0913 |
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
4201 St. Antoine, UHC-6E, Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Kruti
Patel , MS - Research Assistant |
Development of shunt coatings to
reduce cell adhesion and infection; cell culture and animal studies |
(313) 993-9269 |
Department of Neurological Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Lande Medical Research Building, Room48
550 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Katherine
Kotz – Clinical Study Coordinator & Research Assistant |
Clinical studies of children with
hydrocephalus; clinical trials of shunt valves |
(313) 993-0913 |
Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery
4201 St. Antoine, UHC-6E, Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Carolyn Black
– Undergraduate, Biomedical Engineering Major |
Development and animal testing of
shunt coatings to reduce infection and cell adhesion |
(313) 993-9269 |
|
| Alexander
Shanku, BS - Student Assistant |
Inhibition of glial scar formation
in animal models hydrocephalus |
(313) 577-1303 |
Department of Neurological Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Lande Medical Research Building, Room48
550 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Yandong
Zhou , MS - Research Assistant |
Development of patient databases
for clinical research; website design |
(313) 993-9269 |
Department of Neurological Surgery
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Lande Medical Research Building, Room48
550 East Canfield Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Faculty and
Staff Member |
Subspecialty Interest(s)
|
Appointment Phone
|
Address
|
| Gregory
W. Auner, PhD-Professor |
Design and fabrication of nanoscale
neural sensors and stimulators |
(313) 577-3904
|
Room 3111, ENG
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Simon
Ng, PhD-Professor |
Design and fabrication of polymer
coatings, self-assembled monolayers, and antibiotic impregnated
silicone; drug release coatings for neural implants |
(313) 577-3805 |
1123 ENG
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials
Science
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202 |
| Mohammed
Islam, PhD-Professor |
|
(734) 647-9700 |
Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science
University of Michigan
1110 EECS
1301 Beal Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2122 |
| William Grever,
PhD |
Tissue culture studies of cell adhesion
on silicone |
|
Children’s
Research Center of Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan,
3901 Beaubien, Detroit, MI 48201 |
| Anfeng
Wang, PhD- |
|
|
Engineering Building 1124
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202 |
| Xuemei
Liang, PhD- |
Development of bioengineering methods
and materials to reduce infection and cell adhesion on shunts
|
(313) 577-5021 |
Engineering Building 1124
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202 |
| Haiying
Tang, BS-PhD Student |
Development of hydrophobic polymers
and self-assembled monolayers to resist cell adhesion on silicone |
(313) 577-3528 |
Chemical Engineering Department
Wayne State University
Engineering Building, Room 2322
5050 Anthony Wayne Dr.
Detroit, MI 48202 |
| Ting
Cao, BS, PhD-Student |
Atomic Force Microscopy studies of
cell adhesion on silicone |
(313) 577-3528 |
Chemical Engineering Department
Wayne State University
Engineering Building, Room 2322
5050 Anthony Wayne Dr.
Detroit, MI 48202 |
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