Dr. Ravishekar Kannan is a Principal Scientist at CFDRC. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in 2008 from the Department of Aerospace Engineering, Iowa State University. His research interests include particle transport methods, computational drug delivery, moving boundary problems, parallel programming, algorithm development for high order methods, fluid structure interactions and High Performance Computing (HPC). He has published a series of research papers on the above in well-known international journals. Some of his latest contributions include the development of the Wind-Kessel algorithm for truncated lung models, the Q3D model for lung airways, novel high order viscous flux schemes, optimized partitioning and communication routine for HPC and development of an algorithm to detect and quantify blast injuries. Currently Dr. Kannan works on the multiscale modelling of the pulmonary drug particle deposition, dissolution, clearance and systemic circulation, collaborating with the FDA, NIH and Merck teams. Dr. Kannan has been invited to present his research at several universities worldwide in the above mentioned areas. Dr. Kannan is in the editorial board of “Journal of Aerospace Engineering and Technology” and “International Journal of Biomedical Engineering”.

His research interest on Lung absorption and Pulmonary drug delivery

Dr. Zuo is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. He has OSU-P status with the Graduate School and is advising MS or PhD students at The Ohio State University. Zuo is also a faculty member of OSU Biophysics Graduate Program. Zuo’s research objective is to study the biological function of respiratory muscle using noninvasive methodology and preconditioning therapies. Zuo’s group is developing the stem cell treatments for respiratory muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Zuo’s research emphasizes on the molecular and cellular mechanism of stress-induced free radicals formation in skeletal and cardiac muscle. Particularly his team aims at identifying new roles of free radicals on diverse disease models such as cardiovascular ischemia/reperfusion injuries, skeletal muscle dysfunction in hypoxia, and COPD induced damage on respiratory muscle. Currently, Dr. Zuo serves as the Academic Editor for PeerJ and Associate Editor for Frontiers in Striated Muscle Physiology and Frontiers in Physiology.

His research interest on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Flavio Fontes Pirozzi; endocrinologist of Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism; master degree in Genetic by State of Sao Paulo University (UNESP/IBILCE - Sao Jose do Rio Preto/Brazil) and professor on Endocrinology Department of Unilago Medical School (Sao Jose do Rio Preto/Brazil). Speaker on World Congress of Diabetes 2015 (Kaohsiung/Taiwan).

His research interest on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension