Nima Toosizadeh, PhD

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR 

                                 

                                 Nima Toosizadeh, PhD

                                 email: nima.toosizadeh@rutgers.edu

                                 Google Scholar

                                 Research Gate 

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POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARS

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                                 Mehran Asghari (Biomedical Engineering)

                                 email: masghari@arizona.edu

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PHD STUDENTS

 

                                 Kelsi Petrillo (Biomedical Engineering, PhD)

                                 email: plk44@gsbs.rutgers.edu

 

 

 

 

 

                                 Mohammad Hosseinalizadeh (Biomedical Engineering, PhD)

                                 email: mh1695@gsbs.rutgers.edu

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                 Monica Hruzd (Biomedical Engineering, PhD)

                                 email: mlh251@gsbs.rutgers.edu

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COLLABORATORS

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                                 Hossein Ehsani, PhD

                                 email: hossein.ehsani.bme@gmail.com

                                 Biomechanics, Motor Control, Robotics, Frailty, Cognitive Impairment

 

                                                                 

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                                 Emily Peters, MPH

                                 Research Coordinator

                                 email: petersen@shp.rutgers.edu

                                 

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CURRENT STUDENTS

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1.     Jarod Lopez, BS (Computer Science, Rutgers)

2.     Vaishnavi Kogenaru, BS (Genitics, Rutgers)

                             

FORMER POSTDOCS

   

1.    Kubra Akbas, PhD (Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, Rutgers), 2023-2025

2.    Hossein Ehsani, PhD (Medicine, University of Arizona, University of Arizona), 2015-2018

 

FORMER PHD STUDENTS

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1.    Danya Pradeep Kumar, PhD (Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona Graduated 2022) 

2.    Mehran Asghari, PhD (Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Graduated 2023)

3.    Patricio Arrue (Biomedical Engineering, University of Arizona, Graduated 2023)

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FORMER GRADUATE STUDENTS

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1.    Alexandria Rufin, MSc (Health Informatics, Rutgers)

2.    Edwin Lotero, MSc (Computer Science, Rutgers)

3.    Reena Sharma, MSc (Computer Science, Rutgers)

4.    Kyushu Jariwala, MSs (Computer Science, Rutgers)

5.    Manav Patel, MSs (Rutgers School of Graduate Studies)

6.    Parastou Esmaieli, MSc (Rutgers School of Graduate Studies)

7.    Amy Muchna (Public Health - Graduate Student)

8.    Hannah Stocker (Public Health - Graduate Student)

9.     Coco Victoria G. Tirambulo (Public Health - Graduate Student)

10.    Miguel Salvador Pena (Biomedical Engineering, Graduate Student)

11.    Rylie Watson (Biomedical Engineering)

12.    Peggy Ackun (Biomedical Engineering)

13.    Karam Elali (Biomedical Engineering)

14.    Martha Rocio Ruiz (Public Health) 

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FORMER UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS

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1.    Caroline Sutherland Mills (Biomedical Engineering)

2.    Alexys Manring Manring (Biomedical Engineering)

3.    Sarah Fakhouri (Biomedical Engineering - Arizona State University)

4.    Daniel Gaytan-Jenkins (Biomedical Engineering) 

5.    Tzu-Chuan Yen (Physiology)

6.    Michelle Heusser (Biomedical Engineering - 1st place Undergraduate Health Science UA Showcase)   

7.    Marco Miramontes (Biomedical Engineering)

8.    Jaimeson Veldhuizen (Biomedical Engineering - Outstanding Undergraduate 2017)

9.    Reine Mager (Biomedical Engineering)

10.    Brian Hedden (Biomedical Engineering - Arizona State University)

11.    Suhil Hiermandi (Biomedical Engineering - Arizona State University)

12.    Genevieve Wahlert (Biomedical Engineering)

13.    Ziad Hindosh (Physiology)

14.    Faysal Stipho (Physiology) 

15.    Ghazal Moghaddami (Biomedical Engineering)

16.    Alexandra Phillips Sween (Physiology)

17.    Talia Sora Nagy Tax (high school) 

18.    Ben Carpenter (Biomedical Engineering)

19.    Audrey Cohen (Biomedical Engineering)

20.    Kayleigh Mylelle Ruberto (Biomedical Engineering)

21.    Mark Andrew Bosset (Biomedical Engineering)

22.    Thomas Zachariah Murickan (Biomedical Engineering)

23.    Emma Katelyn Mason (Biomedical Engineering)

24.    Julia Gailene McElwee (Biomedical Engineering) 

25.    Haley Renee Johnson (Biomedical Engineering)

26.    Miriam Yamileth Heras (Neuroscience and Cognitive Science and Management Information Systems)

27.    Paige Rudy (Biomedical Engineering) 

28.    Alexis Sullivan (Biomedical Engineering)

29.    Isabelle O'Grady (Biomedical Engineering)

30.    Hector Flores (Biomedical Engineering)

31.    Isabellah Mayoral Ortega (Biomedical Engineering)

32.    Alex Moncada (Biomedical Engineering)

    

October 2022

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February 2023 - Congratulations to the fNIRS team, Kelsi, Isabellah, and Hector, for winning both undergraduate and graduate first place award at the 2023 Research Expo

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April 2023 - Congratulations to Mehran and Patricio for successfully finishing their PhD

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June 2023 - Last day at the University of Arizona with the great Biomechanics Team 

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Feb 2024 - First lab gathering at Rutgers 

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​​​​​​​​​​May 2025 - Congratulations to Kelsi for successfully passing her PhD proposal