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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 antioxidant 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.
Hunter Miller (2024-) - Engineering nanoparticles for multimodal imaging and improved detection. PhD in Biological Systems Engineering in 2024.
Graduate Students
Evan Curtis (2018-) - PhD student, Biomedical Engineering, Development of small animal imaging techniques for monitoring disease progression.
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
Sara Wallace (2022 -) - Biological Systems Engineering, Effect of thioether and thiol based nanoparticles on the Keap1-Nrf2-ARE pathway in TBI.
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
Hunter Miller (2018-2024) - Biological Systems Engineering, Magnetic resonance imaging of mouse models of brain injury. NSF GRFP Fellow.
Aria Tarudji (2017-2022) - Understanding the role of antioxidant nanoparticles in improving the outcome of secondary injury in traumatic brain injury.
Kui Wang (2011-2016, co-mentor with Miqin Zhang) - Currently Development Scientist at Casebia Therapeutics
Ian Bargar (2018-incomplete) - MS student, Biological Systems Engineering, Therapeutic nanoparticles for delivery into brain cancer
Undergraduate students
William Duralia (2023-2024) - Biological Systems Engineering, Synthesis and characterization of lanthenide nanoparticles for multimodal imaging purposes.
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