Ryan Koppes
Assistant Professor,
Chemical Engineering
Office
- 339 Mugar
- 617.373.8547
Lab
- 111 Mugar
- 617.373.8161
Research Focus
neural interface technology, tissue engineering, and musculoskeletal biomechanics
About
Joined the Chemical Engineering Department in Fall 2015.
Education
- PhD (2013) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Biomedical Engineering
- MS (2010) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Biomedical Engineering, area of concentration: Muscle Tissue Engineering
- BS (2008) Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Biomedical Engineering, area of concentration: Biomaterials
Professional Affiliations
- American Society for Mechanical Engineers
- Biophysical Society
- Biomedical Engineering Society
- Materials Research Society
Research Overview
neural interface technology, tissue engineering, and musculoskeletal biomechanics
Selected Research Projects
- Engineering A Humanized Gut-Enteric-Axis
- Principal Investigator, National Institutes of Health
Department Research Areas
Selected Publications
- A. Ziemba, A. D’Amato, T. MacEwen, D. Puhl, A.N. Koppes, R.A. Koppes, M. Lennartz, R. Gilbert, Stabilized Interleukin-4-Loaded Poly(Lactic-Co-Glycolic) Acid Films Shift Pro-Inflammatory Macrophages Towards A Regenerative Phenotype in Vitro, ACS Applied Bio Materials, 2(4), 2019, 1498-1508
- M.L. Puzan, B. Legesse, R.A. Koppes, H. Fenniri, A.N. Koppes, Bio-active Organic Rosette Nanotubes Support Sensory Neurite Outgrowth, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 4(5), 2018, 1630-1640
- A.R. Spencer, A. Primbetova, A.N. Koppes, R.A. Koppes, H. Fenniri, N. Annabi, Electroconductive Gelatin Methacryloyl-PEDOT: PSS Composite Hydrogels: Design, Synthesis, and Properties, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 4(5), 2018, 1558-1567
- J.R. Soucy, E.S. Sani, R.P. Lara, D. Diaz, F. Dias, A.S. Weiss, A.N. Koppes, R.A. Koppes, N. Annabi, Photocrosslinkable Gelatin/Tropoelastin Hydrogel Adhesives for Peripheral Nerve Repair, Tissue Engineering Part A, 24 (17-18), 2018, 1393-1405
- T. Torregrosa, R.A. Koppes, Neural Interface Technology for By-Passing and Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury, Cells, Tissues, and Organs, 202(1-2), 2016, 6-22
Sep 16, 2020
Koppes and Bencherif Published in Bioelectricity
ChE Assistant Professors Ryan Koppes and Sidi A. Bencherif were published in Bioelectricity for their research on “Electroconductive Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering: Current Status and Future Perspectives.”
Sep 03, 2020
Abigail and Ryan Koppes Featured on Inside Front Cover of Advanced Biosystems
ChE Assistant Professors Abigail Koppes and Ryan Koppes’ research on “Reconfigurable Microphysiological Systems for Modeling Innervation and Multitissue Interactions” was published in the September issue of Advanced Biosystems.
Sep 03, 2020
Fang and Koppes Receive $2.2M NIH Award Leading to State-of-the-Art Electrophysiological Capabilities
ECE Assistant Professor Hui Fang (PI) and ChE Assistant Professor Ryan Koppes (co-PI), in collaboration with UCLA and Boston Children’s Hospital, received a $2.2M NIH grant for “Novel transparent, ultra-soft neuroelectrode arrays based on nanomeshing conventional electrode materials.” In this study, they propose to prove a novel electrode concept, nanomeshing conventional electrode materials, can lead to state-of-the-art electrophysiological capabilities while allowing at the same time, optical and chronic-bio- compatibilities. Besides enabling new hypothesis-driven neuroscience studies from overcoming major barriers of integrating in-vivo electrical recordings with optical approaches, the proposed research will also provide unique opportunities for next-generation therapeutic interventions via sustainable neural prosthetics.
Aug 13, 2020
Abigail Koppes and Ryan Koppes Published in the Journal of Neuroscience Research
ChE Assistant Professors Abigail Koppes and Ryan Koppes published their research in the Journal of Neuroscience titled: “The effects of low intensity focused ultrasonic stimulation on dorsal root ganglion neurons and Schwann cells in vitro.”
Jul 16, 2020
Cryopreservation of Cardiac Autonomic Neurons
ChE Assistant Professor Abigail Koppes and Assistant Professor Ryan Koppes’ research on “Cryopreservation and functional analysis of cardiac autonomic neurons” was published in the Journal of Neuroscience Methods.
Jun 24, 2020
Investigating Intestinal Inflammation
ChE Assistant Professor Abigail Koppes and Assistant Professor Ryan Koppes’ research on “Cholinergic Activation of Primary Human Derived Intestinal Epithelium Does Not Ameliorate TNF-α Induced Injury” was published in the latest issue of Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering.
Jun 05, 2020
Advancements in Microphysiological Systems
ChE Assistant Professor Abigail Koppes, Assistant Professor Ryan Koppes, and PhD Student Kyla Nichols’ research on “Recent advancements in microphysiological systems for neural development and disease” was published in the Current Opinion in Biomedical Engineering.
May 29, 2020
Why I paused my Ph.D. research to work as an industry intern
ChE PhD student Tess Torregrosa wrote an editorial in Science Magazine on “Why I paused my Ph.D. research to work as an industry intern“, Tess was co-advised by Assistant Professors Ryan Koppes and Abigail Koppes.
May 21, 2020
Rapid Prototyping of Multilayer Microphysiological Systems
ChE Assistant Professor Ryan Koppes, Assistant Professor Abigail Koppes, and PhD students were published in ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering for their research on “Rapid Prototyping of Multilayer Microphysiological Systems”. Abstract Source: ACS Microfluidic organs-on-chips aim to realize more biorelevant in vitro experiments compared to traditional two-dimensional (2D) static cell culture. Often such devices are […]
Feb 19, 2020
Observing How Cells Interact
ChE Assistant Professor Abigail Koppes is isolating individual cell types to identify how they interact with their environment.