Biomedical Engineering

Research Area:

I’m currently working on a custom intrinsic imaging system to provide more precise landmarks for neural electrode placement during neurosurgical procedures.

VISE Affiliate:

Daniel Gonzales, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Gonzales Lab

Biomedical Engineering

Research Area:

I am developing the necessary packaging for our neural interfaces to be chronically implanted and housed for long-term recordings.

VISE Affiliate:

Daniel Gonzales, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Gonzales Lab

BS, Biomedical Engineering, 国产原创, 2025

Research Area:

<I'm designing a low-cost beveler device to sharpen the tips of glass micropipettes used for surgical probe insertion.

VISE Affiliate:

Daniel Gonzales, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Gonzales Lab

Education:

BS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville (2022)
MS, Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee Knoxville (2023)

Research Area:

I鈥檓 developing transparent, flexible electrodes for chronic recordings and optogenetic stimulation in non-human primates

VISE Affiliate:

Daniel Gonzales, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Gonzales Lab

]]> 14013 /vise/people/thaissa-peixoto/ Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:33:58 +0000 /vise/?post_type=visepeople&p=14011 Biomedical Engineering

Education:

BS Electrical Engineering
Johns Hopkins University (2025)

Research Area:

I’m interested in developing brain computer interfaces to use in tandem with stimulation to better understand the mechanisms behind achieving neural control

VISE Affiliate:

Daniel Gonzales, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Gonzales Lab

Education:

Chemical Engineering
Villanova University (2025)

Research Area:

I’m interested in developing chronic brain-computer interfaces that may one day help restore cognitive and motor function in patients with neurodegenerative disorders.

VISE Affiliate:

Daniel Gonzales, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Gonzales Lab

Education:

BS Intensive, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Yale University (2024)

Research Area:

I am interested in investigating how neural circuits from different brain regions contribute to the learning process of brain-computer interface controlling cells.

VISE Affiliate:

Daniel Gonzales, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Gonzales Lab

Education:

Bachelor of Science
Georgia Tech

Research Area:

Surgical Robotics

VISE Affiliate:

Alan Kuntz, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Department of Computer Science

Lab:

Kuntz Lab

Education:

BS, Biomedical Engineering
Bucknell University (2023)

Research Area:

I’m interested in developing brain computer interfaces to study the neural circuits underlying their control and inform the design of neuroprosthetic devices

VISE Affiliate:

Daniel Gonzales, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering

Lab:

Gonzales Lab

Education: 聽B.S. Electrical Engineering
Penn State University Schreyer Honors College, 2026

Research Area:

Surgical Robotics

VISE Affiliate:

Robert Webster, Richard A. Schroeder Chair in Mechanical Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
VISE Steering Committee Member

Lab:

Medical Engineering and Discovery Lab (MED)