https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6318-3885
Overview
My research in biomedical simulation and high-performance computing focuses on the development of new computational tools that we use to provide insight into the localization and development of human diseases ranging from atherosclerosis to cancer.
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
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2026 - Present
Biomedical Engineering,
Pratt School of Engineering
Assistant Professor in the Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
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2022 - Present
Thomas Lord Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science,
Pratt School of Engineering
Associate Professor of Computer Science
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2025 - Present
Computer Science,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2015 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Recent Scholarly Works
An adaptive physics refinement framework to investigate red blood cells' impact on adhesive tumor cell transport.
Journal article Biomech Model Mechanobiol · September 9, 2026 Red blood cells play a dominant mechanical role in blood flow and strongly influence the transport and arrest of circulating tumor cells during metastasis. Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are subject to physical interactions with blood components and adhesi ... Full text Link to item CiteOptimizing Non-invasive Fractional Flow Reserve Estimation with Machine Learning-Enhanced 1D Hemodynamic Modeling.
Journal article Cardiovascular engineering and technology · August 2026 Patient-specific computational models exhibit strong concordance with invasively measured fractional flow reserve (FFR)-the clinical gold standard for diagnosing coronary ischemia. However, current modeling techniques frequently rely on computationally int ... Full text CitePhysiological Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease.
Journal article The New England journal of medicine · July 2026 Full text CiteRecent Grants
Category I: MAIDAS: A Federated National AI-ready Data Ecosystem for Discovery, Innovation, Education, and Workforce Development
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of California - San Diego · 2026 - 2031iPediHeart: Interdisciplinary Research Training Program for Pediatric Heart Disease
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · 2025 - 2030FDT-BioTech: Scalable Digital Twins to Power Virtual Trials and Test Treatments
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2025 - 2028View All Grants
Education
Harvard University ·
2013
Ph.D.