Halcomb Family Endowed Fellowship in Medicine and Engineering Awards Issued: 2010 through March 2026

Award Period: 2025-2026 (1 year, with option for renewal)

Fellowship Project: Robust Method and Measurement of Biomechanics in Human Cardiac Slices

Mentors:

• Kenneth Campbell, Ph.D., College of Medicine, Department of Physiology
• Jonathan Wenk, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Leveraged Support: College of Medicine, Department of Physiology, Division of Cardiology

Award Period: 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: An Innovative PS-DSCI for Real-Time Imaging of Neonatal Cerebral Blood Flow and Functional Connectivity 

Mentors:

• Guoqiang Yu, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Henrietta S. Bada., M.D., M.P.H., College of Medicine, Department of Neurology

Award Period: 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Sensor Gloves for Objective and Accurate Assessment of Hand Function in Stroke

Mentors:

• Sridhar Sunderam, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Amanda Glueck, Ph.D., College of Medicine, Department of Neurology

Award Period: 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: A Novel Depth-sensitive Optical Imaging Device to Measure Blood Flow and Oxygenation in the Injured Newborn Brain    

Mentors:

• Guoqiang Yu, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Kathryn Saatman, Ph.D. College of Medicine, Department of Physiology   

Award Period: 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Designing Private and Trustworthy Opportunistic Health Applications for Symptom Management in Rural Cancer Patients

Mentors:

• Corey Baker, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Computer Science
• Timothy Mullett, M.D. College of Medicine, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery

Award Period: 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: A Wireless Wearable Optical Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Blood Flow and Oxygenation in Freely Behaving Subjects    

Mentors:

• Guoqiang Yu, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Kathryn Saatman, Ph.D., College of Medicine, Department of Physiology  

Award Period: 2020-2021 (1 year)

Fellowship Project: Modeling Brain Signals Associated with Graded Effort and Fine Motor Control for Neurorehabilitation          

Mentors:

• Sridhar Sunderam, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, F. Joseph Halcomb III, M.D. Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Lumy Sawaki, M.D., Ph.D., College of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation     

Award Period: 2019-2021 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Enhanced Multi-Scale Modeling of Cardiac Function    

Mentors:

• Jonathan Wenk, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Kenneth Campbell, Ph.D., College of Medicine, Department of Physiology

Award Period: 2018-2020 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Biodegradable Polymer to Enhance Mesenchymal Stem Cells Therapeutic Potential 

Mentors:

• Brad Berron, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Material Engineering
• Ahmed Abdel-Latif, M.D., College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

Award Period: 2017-2019 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Noncontact Diffuse Optical Imaging of Skin Flap Hemodynamics for Intraoperative Prediction of Skin Flap Necrosis

Mentors:

• Guoqiang Yu, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Lesly Wong, M.D., College of Medicine, Department of Surgery

Award Period: 2016-2018 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Endothelial Progenitor Cell Isolation for Heart Disease Therapy

Mentors:

• Brad Berron, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Material Engineering
• Ahmed Abdel-Latif, M.D., College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine

Award Period: 2015-2017 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Variability in Blood-Brain Partition Coefficient and Its Effect on Quantitative Measures of Cerebral Blood Flow

Mentors:

• Guoqiang Yu, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, F. Joseph Halcomb III, MD Department of Biomedical Engineering
• Ai-Ling Lin, Ph.D., College of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences

Award Period: 2015-2017 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Self-image technologies for feedforward learning in gamified interventions

Mentors:

• Samson Cheung, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Lumy Sawaki, M.D., Ph.D., College of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Award Period: 2012-2014 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Mg-Ti alloys as new implant materials for biodegradable fracture fixation devices

Mentors:

• YT Cheng, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
• David Puleo, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Biomedical Engineering
• Todd Milbrandt, M.D., College of Medicine, Department of Surgery

Award Period: 2010-2012 (2 years)

Fellowship Project: Interactive Decision Aid for Rhematoid Arthritis Patients

Mentors:

• Judy Goldsmith, Ph.D., Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Department of Computer Science
• Kristine Lohr, M.D., College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine