Our Team
Principal Investigator
Jennifer J. Kang-Mieler, Ph.D.
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
B.A. in Mathematics
M.S. in Applied Mathematics
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Post-doctoral research, Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Dr. Jennifer J. Kang-Mieler is a George Meade Bond Endowed Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Department Chair of Biomedical Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. She directs various projects surrounding ocular drug delivery, retinal imaging and biomarkers, retinal blood flow, and electrophysiology. Her clinical interests include retinal vascular diseases such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy. In addition to leading research in the LORD, she is also the director of the Semcer Center for Healthcare Innovation (CHI) at Stevens and is an AIMBE and ARVO fellow.
Doctoral Students
International University of Rabat, Rabat, Morocco
B.S. in Aerospace Engineering
Mississippi State University, Starkville, MS
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering
Areas of Focus: Retinal imaging & instrumentation, Ocular disease detection & diagnostics
Chaimae Gouya
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
B.S. in Biology
M.S. in Bioengineering
Areas of Focus: Biomaterials & drug delivery systems
Ashley Muliawan
Visiting Researcher
Chosun University, Gwangju, South Korea
B.E. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea
M.S. in Convergence Nanoscience
Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Areas of Focus:
1. Design and development of ocular drug delivery systems (Microneedles & Topical drug delivery systems)
2. In vitro & in vivo testing of ocular drug delivery systems
3. Design and development of artificial eye models
4. Imaging of oxygen induced retinopathy rodent model
Yongdeok Jo, Ph.D.
Lab Alumni
Mohammed Attia, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Aaron Shamouil, M.S.
Graduate Student Researcher
Brian Galasso, M.Eng.
Graduate Student Researcher
Sophia Donskoy
Undergraduate Student Researcher