Research Group

Sabrina Guarino, Masters Student

My goals as a researcher are to merge together ultrasound system dynamics with medical therapeutics to produce more effective medical treatments. I work on an array of projects including ultrasound assisted convection-enhanced drug delivery to the brain for tumors using TRA.

I also work with portable, low-intensity therapeutic ultrasound for pain relief and healing, and oversee numerous other laboratory projects. I often work in collaboration with other groups in our lab to assist in the development and implementation of novel projects.

Elijah Mekalin Karr Li, Masters Student

I am a native New Yorker obtaining his masters of Engineering at Cornell University. I am studying the in vivo effects of TRA based ultrasound on Deep Vein Thrombosis patients.

Martin Ton

Martin Ton received his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering at Bucknell University and is currently seeking a Master of Engineering degree in Biomedical Engineering at Cornell University. He is currently working on a design project with the primary goal of developing a device that utilizes ultrasound to enhance vision during poorly prepped colonoscopy situations to improve procedural efficacy and prevent procedural complications.

Justin Deng, Undergraduate Student

I am an senior in Material Science and I'm researching about replacing the current ways of coupling ultrasound into the body, i.e. ultrasound gel, with rigid hydrogel disks. I want to create something that is cleaner and more convenient than ultrasound gel.

Lilia Lavrov, Undergraduate Student

Lilia Lavrov is a senior in the field of Materials Science and Engineering. She is currently analyzing the viability of replacing ultrasound gel with hydrogel disks in order to make ultrasound easier and more convenient for patient use. She is also studying the potential of using the hydrogel disks as a novel means for drug delivery.

Eileen Liu, Undergraduate Student

My name is Eileen Liu. I was born and raised in Massachusetts and am currently an undergraduate student, majoring in biological engineering. I am investigating if our lab-produced LITUS device, a low-intensity device created for long-duration treatments, will reduce pain and the healing time associated with venous stasis ulcers.

Rohit Khullar, Undergraduate Student

I am an undergraduate researcher examining the effect of ultrasound on the hydraulic conductivity of the tissue medium. Applying Darcy's law, I plan to measure the fluid pressure of convection-enhanced delivery of Evan's blue dye in agarose brain phantoms and murine neural tissue under conditions with and without ultrasound; applying Darcy's Law for radial fluid flow, I will be able to calculate the hydraulic conductivity in each of these cases. The goal of this research is to provide insight into the physical and mechanical changes that occur in the tissue medium with ultrasound.