Research Portfolio

Research

Four years of biomedical engineering and environmental health research at Tulane University — from prosthetic devices for veterans to the molecular mechanics of membrane proteins.

Projects

From bench to bedside.

Each project represents a different dimension of biomedical engineering — human-centered design, environmental epidemiology, water systems resilience, and molecular biophysics.

Biomedical Engineering

VA Prosthetics

Custom 3D-printed prosthetic devices for American veterans, designed in Autodesk Fusion 360 and fabricated using FlowIt adaptive manufacturing. A partnership between Tulane University and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs restoring autonomy through engineering.

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Environmental Health

Household Air Pollution Study

Research on indoor PM2.5, black carbon, and NO2 exposure and cardiovascular outcomes in New Orleans homes. Published finding linking highest-quartile black carbon exposure to a clinically significant increase in systolic blood pressure.

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Water Resources

Saltwater Intrusion Study

First-of-kind longitudinal study proposal on saltwater intrusion into the Greater New Orleans water supply, prompted by the 2023 Mississippi River crisis that threatened drinking water for 1.2 million residents.

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Molecular Biology

Wimley Lab — Membrane Proteins

Peptide assemblies interacting with lipid bilayer membranes at Tulane School of Medicine. Applications in antibiotic-resistant drug design, pH-responsive drug delivery, and biosensor engineering.

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Context

Three labs, one university.

2022 - 2025

VA Prosthetics Lab

Taylor Foundation Partnership

Assistive device design and 3D printing for veterans with limb differences and mobility challenges.

2023 - 2025

Weatherhead School of Public Health

Dr. Felicia Rabito

Environmental health epidemiology — indoor air quality monitoring and longitudinal water quality research.

2022 - 2023

Wimley Lab — Dept. of Biochemistry

Dr. William Wimley

Membrane protein biophysics, combinatorial peptide chemistry, and synthetic molecular evolution.