Graduate Students

Christina Hendren

Christina Hendren

Ph.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University

chendren@umich.edu

2005 Gerstacker

Research Interests: Small therapeutic ultrasound devices for microscopy, Cellular effects of histotripsy

Ryan Hubbard

Ryan Hubbard

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Applied Physics
B.S. Physics Howard University

ryanhub@umich.edu

2005 Gerstacker

Research Interest: MRI-guided Histotripsy, Histotripsy Induced Immunostimulation, Miniaturised Transducer Design & Fabrication

Scott Haskell

Scott Haskell

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering
B.S. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

haskells@umich.edu

2005 Gerstacker

Research Interests: Medical Imaging, Ultrasound Therapy, Bubble Cavitation Dynamics

Mahmoud Komaiha

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering
M.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan
B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

mkomaiha@umich.edu

Research interest:

Real-time Histotripsy monitoring and localization, aberration correction, signal processing

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Reliza Mcginnis

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering

B.S Molecular Biology, Western Carolina University

remcginn@umich.edu

Research Interests: Focused ultrasound cancer immunotherapy

Tarana Kaovasia

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering

M.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University

B.Tech. Electrical and Electronics Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology

taranak@umich.edu

Research Interests: Focused ultrasound transducers and driving electronics design.

Hanna Kim

Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering
B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

hahkim@umich.edu

Research interest: MRI-guided Histotripsy, Immunotherapy, development of mouse models

James Messina

Ph.D. Pre-Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering 
B.S. Biomedical Engineering George Washington University 

jnmessin@umich.edu

2005 Gerstacker

Research Interests: Histotripsy treatment of sarcomas, focused ultrasound transducer design, immunotherapy.


Dylan Fyler

Ph.D. Pre-Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering
M.S.E Acoustical Engineering, Penn State University
M.S.E Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell
B.S.E Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts Lowell

dfyler@umich.edu

2005 Gerstacker

Research Interests: Medical Imaging, Aberration Correction, Ultrasonic Transducer Design.

Joseph Lynch

Master’s Student – Medical Imaging and Biomedical Engineering
B.S.E. Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan

Interests: Histotripsy monitoring and treatment planning, aberration correction, machine learning and imaging coregistration.