Amir Vahabikashi, PhD

Amir Vahabikashi joined the Bioengineering Department at Northeastern University in July 2023. He earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from K.N.Toosi University of Technology in Iran and Villanova University, respectively. His doctoral studies at Northwestern University’s Biomedical Engineering Department, under Prof. Mark Johnson, focused on the mechanobiology of outflow tissue in primary open-angle glaucoma.

He then moved to the Cell and Developmental Biology Department at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine as a postdoctoral fellow to study the role of the cytoskeleton and nucleuskeleton in cellular and nuclear mechanobiology in laboratory of Dr. Robert Goldman. He concluded his postdoctoral trainings by joining Dr. John Rogers’ group at Northwestern Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics where he focused on developing compliant two and three-dimensional multimodal bioelectronic interfaces for organoid and tissue-scale mechanobiology studies and implantable technologies for regenerative engineering.

He is a recipient of the Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) from the National Eye Institute, the Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Cancer Institute, and the Innovation Corps Award from the National Science Foundation. His goal is to use the combination of soft bioelectronics and multi scale mechanobiology to understand the mechanisms of human development and disease and develop new therapeutic and regenerative approaches for various illnesses.

Sadia Amin Kabbo (she/her)

Sadia is a PhD student in the Bioengineering Department. She received her BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering Technology (RUET), Bangladesh. Sadia joined the lab in January 2024 and is interested in nuclear mechanobiology, biomechanics, and tissue engineering.

In her free time, Sadia enjoys hiking and reading.

David Berger

David is a Master student in the Bioengineering Department with a concentration in cell and tissue engineering. He joined the lab in October 2023 and is interested in examining the role of vimentin cytoskeleton in regulating the mechanics of Shlemm’s Canal endothelial cells.