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Forrest Kievit, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Biomedical Engineer
Biological Systems Engineering
262 Morrison Center
4240 Fair St.
Lincoln, NE 68583-0900
Postdocs
Aria Tarudji (2022-) - Testing antioxdant nanoparticle efficacy in treating TBI with an interest in eventually translating his findings in a small startup. PhD in Biological Systems Engineering in 2022, Understanding the role of antioxidant nanoparticles in improving the outcome of secondary injury in traumatic brain injury.
Graduate Students
Evan Curtis (2018-) - PhD student, Biomedical Engineering, Development of small animal imaging techniques for monitoring disease progression.
Hunter Miller (2018-) - Biological Systems Engineering, Magnetic resonance imaging of mouse models of brain injury. NSF GRFP Fellow.
Connor Gee (2020-) - Biological Systems Engineering, Mouse models of traumatic brain injury and testing behavioral outcomes.
Brandon McDonald (2020-) - Biological Systems Engineering, Mouse models of traumatic brain injury and testing post-traumatic markers of oxidative stress.
Brittany Schweiger (2022-) - Complex Biosystems, Identifying brain cancer-induced changes in the BBB to promote active nanoparticle delivery.
Undergraduate Students
William Duralia (2023-) - Biological Systems Engineering, Synthesis and characterization of lanthenide nanoparticles for multimodal imaging purposes.
Alumni
Postdocs
Badrul Alam Bony (2017-2021, Postdoc, Biological Systems Engineering, Nanoparticle development for active brain imaging and treatment) - Currently at Oncorus.
Sarah Romereim (2017-2018, Postdoc, Biological Systems Engineering, Mouse model development and behavioral studies to assess effects of nanoparticle treatments on outcome from a TBI) - Currently at Atrium Health Musculoskeletal Institute.
Graduate students
Kui Wang (2011-2016, co-mentor with Miqin Zhang) - Currently Development Scientist at Casebia Therapeutics
Ian Bargar (2018-2020) - MS student, Biological Systems Engineering, Therapeutic nanoparticles for delivery into brain cancer
Undergraduate students
Isabella Phillips (Summer 2023 BME REU student, Validation and testing of the novel object recognition behavioral paradigm) - Neuroscience Program at Mercer University
Daysanit Rivera Garcia (Summer 2023 Nanotech REU student, Assessment of nanoparticle-mediated reductions in oxidative stress following TBI) - Chemistry at University of Puerto Rico at Humacao
Ry Steffen (2021-2023) - Biological Systems Engineering, Behavioral analyses of spatial learning and memory in our mouse models.
Maddie Reichert (2021-2022) - Biological Systems Engineering, Multimodal nanoparticle synthesis and characterization.
Paige Scheibel (Summer 2022 BME REU student, In Vitro Analysis of Oxidative Stress-Mediated Blood-Brain Barrer Permeability) - Biomedical Engineering at Trine University
Jacob McNamara (2021-2022) - Biological Systems Engineering, Western blot analysis of post-traumatic autophagy.
Chandler Brock (2019-2021) - Biological Systems Engineering, Sensitizing brain cancer cells to radiotherapy and oxidative stress. Currently graduate student in biomechanics at UNO.
Jenna Nekl (2019-2020) - Biological Systems Engineering, Post-traumatic markers of oxidative stress.
Rachael Stanek (2019-2020) - Biological Systems Engineering, MR imaging of the brain.
Gabriel Peterman (Summer 2021 BME REU student, Effects of traumatic brain injury variability on autophagy regulation) - Nanosystems Engineering at Louisiana Tech
Megan Otte (2018-2021) - Biological Systems Engineering, Therapeutic nanoparticle synthesis and characterization. Currently a PhD student at UNMC.
Connor Gee (2016-2020) - Biological Systems Engineering, Mouse models of traumatic brain injury and testing post-traumatic markers of oxidative stress. Currently graduate student in Biological Systems Engineering at UNL.
Brandon McDonald (2018-2020) - Biological Systems Engineering, Mouse models of traumatic brain injury and testing post-traumatic markers of oxidative stress. Currently graduate student in Biological Systems Engineering at UNL.
Dorian Bobbett (2019-2020) - Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, FYRE (first year research experience) project - Characterization of astrocyte and microglial response to TBI.
Megan Ruckman (2016-2020) - Biological Systems Engineering, Sensitizing brain cancer cells to radiotherapy and oxidative stress. Currently in the Rotational Development Program at Pfizer.
Rose Nelson (2017-2020) - Microbiology, Sensitizing brain cancer cells to radiotherapy and oxidative stress. Currently a medical student at UNMC.
Anna Jacobsen (Summer 2019 BME REU student, Effects of DNA repair inhibition on brain cancer cell sensitivity to radiotherapy) - Biomedical Engineering at The University of Utah
Alex Magsam (2016-2019) - Biological Systems Engineering, Magnetic resonance imaging of mouse models of brain injury; quantitative image processing. Data Scientist at RadiusAI.
Emily Brooks (Summer 2018 BME REU student, radiosensitizing pediatric brain cancer cells through DNA inhibition) - Physchology at Southern Utah University
Ali Manske (2016-2018, Undergraduate Researcher, Mouse models of traumatic brain injury) - Currently in the orthotics and prosthetics program at UT Southwestern
Ian McGovern (2016-2017, Lab Tech) - Lab Tech, Industrial Ag Products Center, UNL.
Julia Xu (2015-2016, Undergraduate Researcher) - Software Engineer at Microsoft
Anthea Phuong (2015-2016, Undergraduate Researcher) - Medical student at University of Washington
Jasmon Pranoto (2015-2016, Undergraduate Researcher) -
Wesley Wang (2016, Undergraduate Researcher) - MD/PhD student at the Ohio State University
Mengying Zhang (2013-2015, Undergraduate Researcher) – University of Washington Molecular Engineering Ph.D. Program
Anna Thompson (2014, High school researcher Neurological Surgery Summer Research Program) – Undergraduate in Neurobiology and Neurosciences, University of Pennsylvania
Melanie Coyne (2013-2014, Undergraduate Researcher) – Engineer, W. L. Gore & Associates