# Lab Members The Harvard Biodesign Lab brings together a highly multidisciplinary group of researchers and staff from the engineering, industrial design, apparel and medical communities to develop technologies that augment and restore human performance. In addition to traditional academic research, the lab is also highly translation-focused and has a track record of securing and delivering on large government funded projects (e.g. DARPA Warrior Web) that partially or fully support dedicated staff engineers who are part of the Wyss Institute’s translation team and work directly alongside the academic researchers. Sort ![Biodesign Lab 2021 Boston Triathlon](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/biodesignlab/files/boston_triathlon_2021_2.jpg?itok=cChcc4BL) ![2021 Pumpkin Carving Contest](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/biodesignlab/files/pumpkin_carving_-_cropped.jpg?itok=oOF5-bT_) *Biodesign Lab 2021 Boston Triathlon* *Biodesign Lab 2021 Pumpkin Carving Contest* ![Biodesign Lab 2019 Bionic 5K](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/biodesignlab/files/bionic_5k_2019_1.jpg?itok=Rzd0BOWL) ![Biodesign Lab 2022 Bionic 5K](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/biodesignlab/files/bionic_5k.jpg?itok=qOc-LXmj) *Biodesign Lab 2019 Bionic 5K* *Biodesign Lab 2022 Bionic 5K* ![Biodesign Lab 2022 Harvard SEAS Commencement](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/biodesignlab/files/lab_pic_may_2022_1.jpg?itok=6loaqZfq) ![Biodesign Lab 2022 Harvard SEAS Commencement](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/biodesignlab/files/lab_pic_may_2022_graduation_4_4.jpg?itok=gFBqQnyG) *Biodesign Lab 2022 Harvard SEAS Commencement* ![Biodesign Lab 2025 Harvard SEAS Commencement](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-07/2025_harvard_graduation_lab_2.jpg?itok=Ec_YoCJR) ![Biodesign Lab 2025 Harvard SEAS Commencement](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/styles/hwp_1_1__720x720_scale/public/2025-07/2025_harvard_graduation_group.jpg?itok=1E3ypV0X) *Biodesign Lab 2025 Harvard SEAS Commencement* ![Conor Walsh](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/conor_walsh.jpg) ###### Professor Conor Walsh (PI) Conor is the Paul A. Maeder Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the [John A. Paulson Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences](http://www.seas.harvard.edu/) and an Associate Faculty Member at the [Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering](http://wyss.harvard.edu/). [Full Biography](/conor-walsh) ![Mark Peterson](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/mark_peterson.jpg) Faculty Coordinator Mark Peterson ###### Postdoctoral Researchers and Research Associates Sort ![Generic Image](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/blank_person_1.jpg) Dr. Adam Quirk *Research Associate* ![David Pont](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/david_pont.jpg) Dr. David Pont *Research Associate* ![Santiago Canete](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/santiago_canete.jpg) Dr. Santiago Canete Riaza *Postdoctoral Research Fellow* ![Fabian Weigend](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/fabian_weigend.jpg) Dr. Fabian Clemens Weigend *Research Associate* ![Anne Tryphosa](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/AnneTryphosaK.jpg) Dr. Anne Tryphosa Kamatham *Postdoctoral Research Fellow* ![Dabin Choe](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/dabin_choe_0.jpg) Dr. Dabin Choe *Postdoctoral Research Fellow* ![Kaymie Shiozawa](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-10/kaymie_selfportrait.jpeg) Dr. Kaymie Shiozawa *Postdoctoral Research Fellow* [Website](https://kaymie.com/) ###### Graduate Students Sort ![Matthias Jammot](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-09/matthias_jammot.png) Matthias Jammot (G1) [Website](https://matthiasjammot.com/) ![Michael Finn-henry](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/michael_finn_henry%20%281%29.jpg) Michael Finn-Henry (G2) [Website](https://michaelfinnhenry.com) ![Tara Kimiavi](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/tara_kimiavi.jpeg) Tara Kimiavi (G2) ![Patrick Puma](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/patrick_puma.jpeg) Patrick Puma (G2) ![Maggie Chen](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/maggie_chen.png) Maggie Chen (G2) ![Umut Civici](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/umut_civici.jpeg) Umut Serdar Civici (G3) [Website](https://www.umutcivici.com/) ![Fivos Kavassalis](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/fivos_kavassalis.jpg) Fivos Kavassalis (G3) [Website](https://fivosjkavassalis.github.io/) ![Sarah headshot](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2026-04/headshot_1.jpeg) Sarah Cavanagh (G4) ![Elizabeth Suitor](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/elizabeth_suitor.jpg) Elizabeth Suitor (G5) [Website](http://elsuitor.com/) ![James Arnold](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/james_arnold.jpeg) James Arnold (G5) [Website](https://scholar.harvard.edu/jma98) ![Harrison Young](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/harrison_young.jpg) Harrison Young (G6) [Website](http://harrisontyoung.com/) ![Philipp Arens](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/philipp_arens.png) Philipp Arens (G6) ![David Farrell](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/david_farrell.jpg) David Farrell (G6) ![Myles Cooper](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/myles_cooper.jpg) Myles Cooper (G7) ###### Research Staff and Wyss Staff Collaborators Sort ![Generic Image](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/blank_person_1.jpg) Tom Hoang *Embedded Software Engineer* ![JP Tuttle](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/jp_tuttle.jpg) J.P. Tuttle *Connected Systems Software Developer* ![Sebastian Martino](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/sebastian_martino.jpeg) Sebastian Martino *Embedded Software Engineer* ![D Mejorado](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2025-07/d_mejorado.jpg) D Mejorado *Biomedical Engineer* ![Gwen Riemer](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2026-03/IMG_4665%20%281%29_0.jpeg) Gwen Riemer *Functional Apparel Designer* ![Gary Li](/sites/g/files/omnuum11441/files/2026-03/IMG_0085%20%281%29.jpg) Gary Li *Functional Apparel Designer* ###### Visiting Graduate Students ###### Undergraduate Students Sort ## [Lab Alumni](/lab-alumni)