Biomedical Engineering Department at New Jersey Institute of Technology has a number of multi-disciplinary research centers and specialized laboratories that focus on cutting-edge technologies with applications in biomedicine and the life sciences.
At CIBM3, our goal is to help soldiers and citizens by understanding how blasts and blunt forces cause concussions and traumatic brain injuries. Our objectives are to study the effects of blast waves or pressure pulses on a human head without a protective helmet (experiments and simulation). To develop a multi-scale constitutive model of helmet. skull, and brain-based on experiments and modeling. Further we simulate the effect of pressure and impact loading on deformation and damage.
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CIBM3 is located at CHEN & GITC, on the NJIT campus.
Dr. Alvarez's team is the first to quantify how vision rehabilitation evokes neuroplasticity for people with convergence insufficiency, a visual dysfunction presented in almost 50% of individuals living with TBI. Our team conducts a study and quantified changes from vision rehabilitation through improvements in oculomotor behavior and functional MRI.
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Director Vision and Neural Engineering Laboratory
Distinguished Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Vision and Neural Engineering Laboratory is located on the 6th floor of Fenster Hall, NJIT.
The main focus of our group is to study neural control of movement in health and disease and design, develop and test novel systems and technology-based approaches to neurorehabilitation. We are currently running two clinical trials where we use robotics and computer games to facilitate recovery of arm and hand function after stroke. My long-term objective is to translate principles of neuroscience into evidence-based interventions that clinicians can use to rehabilitate patients with brain disorders. We are focusing on various brain imaging modalities (EEG, fNIRS, fMRI) and non-invasive brain stimulation (electrical and magnetic, including paired associative stimulation) to investigate the patterns of brain reorganization in response to therapeutic interventions.
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Dr.Sergei Adamovich
Director, Center for Rehabilitation Robotics
Director, Neuromotor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Engineering Lab
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Neuromotor Behavior and Neurorehabilitation Laboratory is located on the 6th floor of Fenster Hall, NJIT
The primary research thrust in NPL is to develop novel neuromodulation and translational neural prosthetic approaches to help restore function in disabilities resulting from an injury to the CNS, such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, or stroke. The accompanying neuroscience motivation is to increase our knowledge about the role of the cerebellum and the spinal cord in motor coordination and sensory-motor integration.
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Neural Prosthetics Laboratory is located on the 6th floor of Fenster Hall, NJIT.
Biomaterials can be functionalized to present a milieu of signals, and environments for recapitulation of native cellular phenotypes or tissue organization. These biomaterials can be fashioned into scaffolds or drugs or both for soft tissue engineering, drug development Our lab focusses on biomaterials, drug discovery and clinical translation. We are most intrigued with the path from innovation to market
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Director Biomaterial Drug Discovery, Delivery & Development Laboratory
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Biomaterial Drug Discovery, Delivery & Development Laboratory is located on the 3rd floor of the Life Sciences and Engineering Center.
The goal of the CNN Lab directed by Dr. Li is to fill the gaps in the field of Neurobiology and Neuroimaging, especially the lack of systematic construction of models for quantitative neurobiological criteria that can aid clinical diagnoses of cognitive dimensional deficits associated with severe brain disorders.
The research of the CNN Lab focuses on development and implementations of analytic and statistic models for providing quantitative biological criteria that help diagnosis of cognitive deficits, by integrating high-dimensional multi-modal MR neuroimaging, clinical and behavioral data and refined imaging analysis and machine learning techniques.
Director Computational Neuroanatomy and Neuroinformatics Laboratory
Assocciate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Computational Neuroanatomy and Neuroinformatics Laboratory is located on the 6th floor of Fenster Hall, NJIT
The BioDynamics Group at NJIT is focused on computational biomechanics and bioengineering, wearable robotics and exoskeletons, digital human modeling, and personalized medicine. We aim to develop advanced computational methods and software to simulate and analyze biomechanical loadings in biosystems under normal, extreme or injurious conditions, design and evaluate wearable assistive devices, and develop protective or preventive measures and treatment options against injuries or diseases.
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BioDynamics Lab is located on the 6th floor of Fenster Hall, NJIT
The Life Sciences Motion Capture Lab is a collaborative space to study human movement, neuromusculoskeletal disorders, sports performance, and robotic technology. The lab is a hub for interdisciplinary research, with teams of engineers, scientists, and clinicians conducting a broad range of experiments using motion capture techniques to address important societal needs. The lab provides state-of-the-art facilities and equipment to train the next generation of engineers and scientists through hands-on research and education.
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Director Life Sciences Motion Capture Lab
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Life Sciences Motion Capture Lab is located on the 3rd floor of Life Sciences and Engineering Center, NJIT
Our research objective is to better elucidate the mechanisms behind tissue innervation and soft tissue reconstruction. Specifically, we focus on fabricating tissue systems from a variety of biopolymers to generate neurovascular and skeletal muscle tissue mimetics to enhance regeneration and innervation in incidents of traumatic injury, neuropathy, or genetic disorders both in in vitro systems and in vivo.
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Director Tissue Innervation and Muscle Mimetics Laboratory
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Tissue Innervation and Muscle Mimetics Laboratory is located on the 2nd floor of CHEN building, NJIT
Development of novel biofabrication tools for microfluidic organs-on-chips and regenerative medicine.
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Director Advanced Biofabrication Laboratory
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Advanced Biofabrication Laboratory is located on the 3rd floor of CHEN building, NJIT
This center assists researchers in building micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) devices for a variety of applications.Bio-MEMS is an important focal point for the department.
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Microfabrication Innovation Center is located in Microelectronics Center, NJIT, Newark, NJ 07103
