Meet Our Lab

Principal Investigator

Tamer S. Ibrahim, PhD
John A. Swanson Professor
Professor of Bioengineering, Psychiatry, and Radiology
Director, 7 Tesla Bioengineering Research Program (7TBRP),
Bioengineering in Psychiatry T32 Training Program (BiP),
and Radiofrequency (RF) Research Facility
Swanson School of Engineering and School of Medicine
University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Ph: +1 412-383-6946
Email: tibrahim@pitt.edu

Faculty

Tales Santini, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
PhD in Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
MS in Electrical Engineering, University of São Paulo
BS in Electrical Engineering, University of São Paulo

Staff

Jeremy J. Berardo
Research Operations Manager
7 Tesla (T) Bioengineering Research Program and Radiofrequency (RF) Research Facility,
Bioengineering in Psychiatry (BiP) T32 Training Program Administrator
BS in Psychology, University of Pittsburgh
Email: JJB175@pitt.edu

Anthony DeFranco
RF Engineer
BA, Kent State University and Total Technical Institute

William Salmon
Research Assistant
BS in Psychology, University of Pittsburgh

Postdoctoral Scholars

Jr-Jiun Jean Liou, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
PhD in Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
MEng in Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
BS in Biochemistry, National Taiwan University

Nadim Farhat, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
CBM T32 Trainee
PhD in Bioengineering, University of Pittsburgh
MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Surrey, UK
BS in Electrical Engineering, University of Balamand, Lebanon
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Graduate Students

Salem Alkhateeb
PhD Student in Bioengineering
MS in Biomedical Engineering, Wayne State University, Detroit
BS in Electronic Engineering, Eastern Michigan University, Ann Arbor
BS in Biomedical Engineering, Jordan

Jacob Berardinelli
PhD Student in Bioengineering
BiP T32 Trainee
BS in Biomedical Engineering, Duquesne University

Robin Chu
PhD Student in Bioengineering
BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Minnesota – Twin Cities

Bruno de Almeida
PhD Student in Bioengineering
MS in Electrical Engineering, University of São Paulo
BS in Electrical Engineering, University of São Paulo

Hecheng Jin
PhD Student in Bioengineering
MS in Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University
BE in Engineering Physics, Minor eFinance and Entrepreneurship, Tsinghua University

Jinghang Li
PhD Student in Bioengineering
BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of Pittsburgh

Andrea Sajewski
PhD Student in Bioengineering
BS in Biomedical Engineering, Duquesne University

Tobias Florido Campos de Souza
PhD Student in Bioengineering
MS in Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida
BS in Biomedical Engineering, University of South Florida

Undergraduate Students

Anusha Annasamudram
Major: Biological Sciences
Minors: Chemistry and French

Courtney Dennis
Major: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Minors: Chemistry and Linguistics

Sydney Horenstein
Major: Natural Sciences
Minor: Chemistry
Certificates: Conceptual Foundations of Medicine and Community Health Assessment

Allison Johnson
Majors: Biological Sciences and Economics
Minors: Chemistry and Sociology

Elizabeth Nedelka
Major: Neuroscience
Minor: Chemistry

Dhwani Shrivastava
Major: Biology
Minors: Chemistry and English Literature

Lab Alumni

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