Director

Dr. Caterina Gallippi serves as the Director of the UNMUTED training program. She is a professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel, North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, and her research focuses on ultrasound elasticity imaging, tissue and blood motion detection, adaptive filtering, and advanced signal processing. Dr. Gallippi brings five years of experience as her department’s Director of Graduate Studies to the leadership of UNMUTED. She holds a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Duke University.

Associate Directors

Drs. Xiaoning Jiang and Omer Oralkan are the Associate Directors of the UNMUTED training program.

Dr. Xiaoning Jiang is the Dean F. Duncan Distinguished Professor in the North Carolina State University Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. His research centers on piezoelectric ultrasound transducers in application to medical imaging and therapy as well as NDT/NDE, smart materials and structures, and M/NEMS. Dr. Jiang received his Ph.D. degree from Tsinghua University and his Postdoctoral training from the Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Omer Oralkan is a professor in the North Carolina State University Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research interests include using integrated circuits and underlying technologies to develop devices and systems for ultrasound imaging, photoacoustic imaging, image-guided therapy, biological and chemical sensing, and ultrasound neural stimulation. His earned a bachelor’s degree from Bilkent University, a master’s degree from Clemson University, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University, all in electrical engineering.

Ultrasound Mentors

Paul Dayton, Ph.D., UNC and NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Caterina Gallippi, Ph.D., UNC and NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Xiaoning Jiang, Ph.D., NC State Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Kennita Johnson, Ph.D., UNC and NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Marie Muller, Ph.D., NC State Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Omer Oralkan, Ph.D., NC State Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Virginie Papadopoulou, Ph.D., UNC and NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Gianmarco Pinton, Ph.D., UNC and NC State Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering

Clinical Mentors

Cherie Kuzmiak, DO, UNC Department of Radiology

Emily Ray, M.D., M.P.H., UNC Division of Oncology

Yueh Lee, M.D., Ph.D., UNC Department of Radiology

James F. Howard, Jr., M.D., UNC Department of Nephrology

Mark Farber, M.D., UNC Division of Vascular Surgery

Timothy Nichols, M.D., UNC, UNC Division of Cardiology

Jonathan Homeister, M.D., Ph.D., UNC Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Randal Detwiler, M.D., UNC Division of Nephrology

Commercialization Mentors

Ryan Gessner, Ph.D., General Manager (SonoVol Site), Revvity

Tomek Czernuszewicz, Ph.D., Director of Ultrasound Imaging (SonoVol Site), Revvity

Christopher Moore, Ph.D., Senior Sales Specialist, Revvity

Sunny Kasoji, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Triangle Biotechnology

Russell Behler, Ph.D., Global Product Manager, General Imaging Ultrasound Leadership Portfolio, GE Healthcare

William Mauldin, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Rivanna Medical