Past GEM Projects
Since the Galvanizing Engineering in Medicine (GEM) Program began in 2014, this initiative has funded 32 GEM Projects. The GEM initiative has resulted in 243 publications and poster presentations, 32 patents, 7 startup companies, and numerous new collaborations between engineers, clinical faculty, and industry. Read more about the past GEM projects below.
2025
Weak Cell Adhesion is a Prognostic Signature of Invasive Cancer
Adam Engler
aengler@ucsd.edu
Anne M. Wallace
amwallace@health.ucsd.eduBiomechanical Monitoring for Birth Injury Prevention
Lindsey Burnett
liburnett@health.ucsd.edu
Kenneth Loh
kenloh@ucsd.eduAI-Powered Development of Small-Molecule Therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease
Sheng Zhong
szhong@ucsd.edu
Douglas Galasko
dgalasko@ucsd.edu2024
A Design of a Novel Catheter System to Assess the Tibial Vessels
Ann Gaffey
agaffey@ucsd.edu
James Friend
jfriend@ucsd.eduIntelligent Tutoring System for Radiation Oncology
Nadir Weibel
weibel@ucsd.edu
Michael Sherer
msherer@ucsd.eduEndoAVA: Optimizing Mechanical Thrombectomy
Oxygen Rescue Catheter
Development of an Operator-Free Ultrasound Patch
Elsie Ross
e5ross@ucsd.edu
Sheng Xu
shx064@ucsd.edu
Sean Perez
saperez@ucsd.edu
Muyang Lin
m1lin@ucsd.edu
Sai Zhou
saz001@ucsd.edu2023
An Arthroscopic 3D Bioprinter for Minimally Invasive Rotator Cuff Tear Repair
Shaochen Chen
shc064@ucsd.edu
Anshuman Singh
anshu_singh@hotmail.com
David B. Berry
dbberry@health.ucsd.eduEngineering a Novel Pessary/vaginal Support Device for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Charles W. Nager
cnager@health.ucsd.edu
Maziar Ghazinejad
mghazinejad@eng.ucsd.edu
Ghanshyam S. Yadav
gyadav@health.ucsd.eduDevelopment of Steerable Liquid Crystal Elastomer (LCE) - Based Catheters for Neuroendovascular Applications
Maziar Ghazinejad
mghazinejad@ucsd.edu
Mohammad Eghtedari
meghtedari@health.ucsd.edu
Shengqiang Cai
shqcai@ucsd.edu
Hamed Hosseini-toudeshki
hahossei@ucsd.edu
Pyam Ramnes
pramnes@eng.ucsd.eduDevelopment of an Optical Module for Monitoring Sensory Fiber Degeneration in the Evaluation of Peripheral Neuropathies and Neurotrophic keratopathy
Linda Shi
zshi@ucsd.edu
Chengbiao Wu
chw049@health.ucsd.edu
Zhaowei Liu
z4liu@ucsd.edu
Junxiao Zhou
juz095@ucsd.edu
Derek Stuart Welsbie
dwelsbie@health.ucsd.eduDeep learning bronchoscopy with significantly improved image quality
Zhaowei Liu
zhaowei@ucsd.edu
George Cheng
gcheng@health.ucsd.edu2022
Multirate Tomography for Low-Cost Diagnosis and Monitoring of Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Yeshaiahu Fainman
yfainman@ucsd.edu
Dirk-Uwe Bartsch
dbartsch@ucsd.eduEpidermal Haptic Sensor for Closed-Loop Meditation-Based Pain Reduction
Darren Lipomi
dlipomi@ucsd.edu
Fadel Zeidan
fzeidan@ucsd.eduAugmented Reality Navigation System for Pain Management Therapies
Farshad Ahadian
fahadian@ucsd.edu
Frank E. Talke
ftalke@ucsd.eduPlant Viruses against Cancer
Nicole Steinmetz
nsteinmetz@eng.ucsd.edu
Ezra Cohen
ecohen@health.ucsd.eduDevelopment of a Wearable Wireless Ultrasonic Patch for Continuous Monitoring of Diaphragm Thickening Fraction in Respiratory Failure Patients
Jinghong Li
jil055@health.ucsd.edu
Sheng Xu
shengxu@ucsd.eduA Novel Patient Specific Vaginal Dilator to Prevent Radiation Induced Vaginal Stenosis for Cervical Cancer
Jyoti Mayadev
jmayadev@ucsd.edu
Milan Makale
mmakale@ucsd.edu
Karcher Morris
k6morris@ucsd.edu
Frank E. Talke
ftalke@ucsd.edu
2021
Design of a non-nutritive suckling system for real-time characterization of suckling efficacy in neonates
Vanessa P. Scott
Erin H. Walsh
James Friend
Spinothalamic tract stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain
Sharona Ben-Haim
Shadi A. Dayeh
Tony Yaksh, PhD
Densitometric blood flow quantification from invasive angiography
Francisco Contijoch
Ryan Reeves
Brendan Colvert
2020
Joint development of a mobile, head-mounted EEG/EOG brain computer interface to concurrently capture afferent and efferent visual dysfunction in people with MS
Jennifer Graves
Tzzy-Ping Jung
Masaki Nakanishi
A 3D Printed Clip that Converts Average Smartphones into Blood Pressure Monitors with No Additional Electronics
Edward Jay Wang
Alison A. Moore
Tala al-Rousan
COVID-19 Rapid Response Awards
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, GEM provided COVID-19 Rapid Response Awards to projects addressing the novel coronavirus. The GEM COVID-19 Rapid Response Awards funded projects are listed below. Read more about the COVID-19 Rapid Response Projects.
Vacuum-Exhausted Isolation Locker (VEIL) to Facilitate Treatment of Respiratory Compromise from COVID-19 Infection
James Friend
Timothy Morris
Disposable Wearable for Tracking Vitals of COVID-19 ICU Patients
Robert Owens
Todd Coleman
Customized Wearable Wireless Multimodal Sensor for Continuous and Remote Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients
Jinghong Li
Sheng Xu
Immunomodulatory Extracellular Matrix Hydrogels for Treating COVID-19 Lung and Systemic Inflammation
Karen Christman
Mark Hepokoski
Mobile Tele-Health Robot System to Improve Healthcare Safety and Patient Well-Being
Laurel Riek
Leslie Oyama
Alan Card
Lesley Wilson
Ventricular Arrhythmia Risk Assessment Following COVID-19 Infection
David Kruman
Jeff Omens
Kurt Hoffmayer
Gordon Ho
Personalized Mental Wellness Platform for Clinicians
Jyoti Mishra
Steve Koh
Dhakshi Ramanathan
Sujit Dey
2019
Real-time monitoring of phage therapy pharmacodynamics
Robert Schooley
Nicole Steinmetz
Development of an Injectable Biomaterial for Dysphagia Rehabilitation
Andrew Vahabzadeh-Hagh
Karen Christman
Personalized assessment of left atrial thrombosis risk by computational fluid dynamics
Andrew Kahn
Juan DelAlamo
A Demixable Adherence-independent Non-contact In-bed Sensor for Heart Failure Biomarkers
Kevin King
Todd Coleman
Understanding of the Pathophysiology of Wounds from peripheral artery disease (PAD) in Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Pranav Garimella
Jesse Jokerst
Point-of-Care Electrochemical Immunoassay for TB Diagnosis
Antonino Catanzaro
Timothy Rodwell
Joseph Wang
2018
Developing Methods to Optimize Accuracy, Efficiency, and Safety in Telerobotic Surgery
Ryan Orosco
Michael Yip
Reengineering Monocytes from Peripheral Blood for Immunotherapy Targeting Pancreatic Cancer
Michael Bouvet
Yingxiao Wang
Electricidal Urinary Catheter–Preventing Spread of Infectious Diseases within the Urinary Tract
Mike Tolley
Fred Spada
Frank E. Talke
Madhu Alagiri
Next-generation Spinal Cord Neuro-electronic Interface Implant for the Potential Treatment of Paralysis
Joseph Clacci
Shadi Dayeh
Vikash Gilja
Eric Halgren
Martin Marsala
Joel Martin
2017
Low-dose CT-based Method for Detection of Subclinical Anthracycline-induced Cardiotoxicity
Anna Narezkina
Elliott R. McVeigh
Steerable Tip Microcatheter Treatment of Intracranial Aneurysms
Alexander Norbash
James Friend
Optical Pressure Sensor for Measuring Intraocular Pressure for Keratoprosthesis Patients and Glaucoma Patients
Robert Weinreb
Frank Talke
Development of a Magnetic Nanosensor-based Assay for Real-time Non-invasive Quantification of Protein and Nucleic Acid Biomarkers in Preterm Birth—Point-of-care Testing for Early Identification of Patients at Risk for Pregnancy Complications
Louise Laurent
Drew Hall
Yu-Hwa Lo
2016
Disposable, 3-D Printable Endoscope
Frank Talke
Thomas Savides
Injectable Biomaterial for Treating Pelvic Floor Disorders
Karen Christman
Marianna Alperin
Battery-free Wireless Wearable Sensors for Sleep Monitoring
Sheng Xu
Robert Owens
Compressed Sensing Image Acquisition and Processing for Single Photon Emission Tomograph
Bhaskar Rao
Sebastian Obrzut
Bongyong Song
2015
Development of a Non-Invasive Quantitative Tool to Detect and Localize Human Ventricular Fibrillation Mechanisms
Andrew D. McCulloch
David Krummen
Continuous and Direct Intraocular Pressure Monitoring via Fluid-sensitive 3D Photonic Crystal Implants
Donald J. Sirbuly
Robert Weinreb
Solution: Development of Patient-specific Indices of Left-ventricular Blood Stasis by Echocardiographic Imaging and Analyses of Intraventricular Flow
Juan Carlos del Alamo
Andrew Kahn
Micropower Integrated Nano-engineered Retinal Interface
Gert Cauwenberghs
Gabriel Silva
William Freeman
2014
Smartphone-Based Biosensor to Monitor pH and Pulmonary Exacerbation Biomarkers in Patients with CF
Douglas Conrad
Drew Hall
Molecular Biosensors and Machineries for the Engineering and Imaging of T Cell Activities for Immunotherapy for Multiple Myeloma
Xiangdong Xu
Yingxiao Wang
