Dr. R. D. K. Misra is a Professor in the Department of Metallurgical, Materials, and Biomedical Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso, USA. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), India, and his Ph.D. in Metallurgy and Materials Science from the University of Cambridge, UK. Professor Misra's inter-/multidisciplinary research interests include advanced manufacturing of biomedical devices, nanoparticle systems for drug delivery, antimicrobial systems, super-hydrophobic nanocomposites for wound dressing, nanostructured implants, the impact of nanostructured surfaces on protein adsorption, quantum dots for bio-imaging, and bio-nano interactions. His research programs involve the use of a broad spectrum of biomaterial characterization techniques, such as electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, X-ray diffraction, EBSD, atomic force microscopy, and mechanical testing, to list a few.
Dr. Aladin M. Boriek, PhD, is a Professor of Medicine and Physiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He received a master's degree from the University of Michigan in 1984 and a PhD from Rice University in 1990. He completed his postdoctoral training at Baylor College of Medicine in respiratory mechanics under the mentorship of Dr. Rodarte. He has been a regular member of the Respiratory Integrative Biology and Translational Research Study Section (2005–2009). He has served on other NIH study sections, including Respiratory and Applied Physiology, Skeletal Muscle Biology and Exercise Physiology, and Bioengineering and Physiology. He has also served as an external reviewer for the Surgery Review Board of the Department of Veteran Affairs, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Canadian Lung Association /Canadian Thoracic Society, and the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong. He has also served on numerous review panels for the National Science Foundation. Dr. Boriek’s research interests include respiratory muscle mechanics, mechanical signal transduction, and muscular dystrophy.
