Gene Y. Fridman, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator
Dr. Fridman is a Biomedical and Electrical engineer. After receiving his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 1995, he worked in the aerospace and then the biomedical industry for five years as a software and systems engineer before deciding to engage in an academic career. He received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering specializing in neural recording and stimulation and micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) from UCLA in 2006. Since 2000 he has held an on-going consulting and collaborative relationship with biomedical engineering companies in research and design of neural stimulation and recording devices. He contributed to research and development of spinal cord, retinal, cortical, cochlear, and vestibular neural implants.
Felix P. Aplin, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
Dr. Aplin is a postdoctoral fellow with a Bachelor of Science (Neuroscience) from the Australian National University and a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne, Australia, where he studied the effects of electrical stimulation on the retina after photoreceptor degeneration. His primary research interest is neurophysiology and neural plasticity associated with electrical stimulation. Dr. Aplin's research focus at the Fridman lab is the understanding of cellular physiology associated with safe DC stimulation of the vestibular nerve.
Chaojun Cheng
Ph.D. Student in Mechanical Engineering
Chaojun received his Bachelor of Science from Chongqing University in China, and received his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University. He is currently is a Ph.D. student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Johns Hopkins University.
Dilawer Singh
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Graduated 2018. He is currently working at Aidar Health.
Dilawer Singh
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Graduated 2018. He is currently working at Aidar Health.
Dilawer Singh
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Graduated 2018. He is currently working at Aidar Health.
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Grace Foxworthy
Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
Grace received her bachelor's degree in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and her master's degree in Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University.
Kelly E. Lane, R.V.T.
Registered Veterinary Technician
Kelly Lane joined the Vestibular NeuroEngineering Lab in 2014 after working with the Behavioral Biology Research Center of Johns Hopkins for 12 years. Here, she serves as both the Laboratory Manager and Veterinary Technician. Kelly is a Registered Veterinary Technician who graduated from the CCBC Veterinary Technology Program passed the Veterinary Technician National Exam as well as the Maryland State Board Exam in 2012.
Cynthia Steinhardt
Ph.D. Student in Biomedical Engineering
Cynthia received her Bachelor of Arts from the Princeton University. She is a Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering. She is currently working on biophysical models of neural response to electrical stimulation with galvanic and pusatile stimulation in systems including the vestibular and cochlea.
Kushagra Shah
Masters in Biomedical Engineering
Kushagra received his bachelor's degree in Biomedical Engineering from D.J. Sanghvi College of Engineering.
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Parimal Joshi
Masters in Biomedical Engineering
Parimal received his bachelor's degree from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College.
Lab Alumni
Golnoosh Kamali
Ph.D. Student in Electrical and Computer Engineering
2016-2019. She is currently a PhD student at Johns Hopkins University
Ankitha R. Nair
MS in Biomedical Engineering
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Graduated 2019. She is currently working at Aidar Health
Dilawer Singh
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Graduated 2017. He is currently working at Aidar Health.
Raviraj Thakur, Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Fellow
2017-2019. Dr. Thakur is currently working at the OHSU Cancer Early Detection Advanced Research Center
Patrick Ou
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Graduated 2018.
Erin (Yu) Zheng
MS in Biomedical Engineering
Graduated 2016. She is currently working at Boston Consulting Group.