Bobak Mosadegh Laboratory

Bobak Mosadegh received his B.S. and M.S. in biomedical engineering from the University of California, Irvine.  He performed undergraduate and graduate-level research in Professor Noo Li Jeon’s lab, working on gradient-generating microfluidic devices. Dr. Mosadegh received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor while working in the lab of Shuichi Takayama.  His research involved developing microfluidic integrated circuits and various cell patterning methods using aqueous two-phase systems and microfluidic devices.  Under the  guidance  of George M. Whitesides, Dr. Mosadegh performed his postdoctoral training at Harvard University and the Wyss Institute of Biologically Inspired Engineering.  His research focused on developing two technologies: i) a 3D paper-based cell culture system to study the effects of ischemic gradients on cancer cells and cardiomyocytes, and ii) actuators and control systems for soft robotics. Dr. Mosadegh started as an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM), in Nov. 2014. He is currently an associate professor. He is a member of the Dalio Institute of Cardiovascular Imaging, and convener  for the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) working group on cardiac occluders. 

Mohsen Annabestani, Ph.D., earned his M.S. in biomedical engineering from Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 2013 and his Ph.D. in electrical engineering in 2018, both focusing on soft actuators. During his Ph.D., he spent six months at Harvard University researching soft robotic catheters. From 2018 to 2021, he worked at Sharif University of Technology, contributing to soft sensors, actuators, biosensors, wearable devices, and microfluidics, while supervising B.S. and M.S. students. In 2021, Dr. Annabestani joined the Bioinspired Soft Robotics group at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia as a postdoctoral research fellow, collaborating on designing growing robots inspired by plant movement. Currently, he is a postdoctoral research associate at Weill Cornell Medicine, focusing on mixed reality visualization for cardiac interventions and soft robotics for biomedical applications. With expertise in biomedical engineering and artificial intelligence, Dr. Annabestani aims to address healthcare challenges by integrating soft robotic systems with intelligent algorithms and signal processing. He has also lectured on electric circuits, signal processing, machine learning, and engineering mathematics.

Alex Caprio obtained his M.S. in biomedical engineering from the Faculty of Medicine in Nancy, France. He subsequently had several internships and positions, providing him expertise in medical device development and testing. While at the Dalio Institute, he has acquired skills in 3D printing, image segmentation, image analysis, computer-aided design, soft robotics and stretchable electronics. He contributes to most projects in the labs of both Dr. Mosadegh and Simon Dunham.  

Mousumi Dhara manages purchasing, regulatory affairs and operations for the Biomedical Engineering and Brain Health Imaging Institute in the Department of Radiology. Prior to this, she was the biorepository coordinator in the Head and Neck Cancer Division at Johns Hopkins University, and in Tissue Procurement Services at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Department of Pathology.