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Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics


Conventional pulsed power applications in biology and medicine have a long history, going back three centuries to Galvani, Volta, and Franklin (Benjamin), and even much earlier. Karl Schoenbach, working here at ODU, drawing on his experience in plasma physics and engineering, began in the 1990s with Stephen Beebe and colleagues at Eastern Virginia Medical School applying to biomedical targets a different kind of pulsed power: very high electric fields — megavolts per meter — for very short times — nanoseconds (billionths of a second). In doing so, he brought together the people and resources required to create a new multi-disciplinary field that includes physicists, engineers, cell and molecular biologists, and physicians. Explore Our Research



Faculty Spotlight

Professor P. Thomas Vernier wins the Frank Reidy Award for Outstanding Achievments in Bioelectrics, read more ...

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Prof. P. Thomas Vernier with Prof. Esin Sozer and Dr. Federica Castellani

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Molecular dynamic simulation of pore formation


Annual Center Retreat

Focus on good things that are happening, see more ...

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Participants of the 2023 Annual Retreat

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Prof. Olga Pakhomova with Frank Reidy



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Schoenbach Fellowship Award see more...


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Faculty project awarded R43 Phase 1 NIH SBIR funding see more...


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4th World Congress on Electroporation see more


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AFOSR grant awarded for research on palsma sources see more ....


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NIH Grant Awarded for Early-Stage Neuromodulation Research see more ...


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Dr. Flavia Mazzarda wins the 4th Arthur Pilla Young Scientist Award see more...

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Center for Bioelectrics Seminar Series

seminars are held on Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (EST)

To join our seminars contact Dr. Hailan Chen

Date Speaker Topic
4/18/2023

Manfred Lindau, University of Miami, USA

IN PERSON

The mechanisms of docking, fusion and transmitter release in chromaffin cells
4/11/2023

Christian Zemlin, Washington University, USA

IN PERSON

Surgical Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
4/4/2023

Keerthi Nawarathna, Old Dominion University, USA

IN PERSON

Miniaturized Electromagnetic Sensors and Cellular Biomanufacturing Strategies for Combating Cancer and Obesity
3/28/2023

Gintautas Saulis, Semiconductor Physics Institute, Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Vilnius, Lithuania

ZOOM

Cell Electroporation: Transmembrane Potential and the Factors Affecting It
3/21/2023

Loree Heller, University of South Florida, USA

IN PERSON

Intrinsic effects of nucleic acid electroporation
3/14/2023

Yihong Ye, NIH, USA

IN PERSON

Role of the cell surface heparan sulfate in SARS-CoV-2 infection
3/7/2023 Spring Holiday
2/28/2023

John Semmes, Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA

IN PERSON

Cancer Proteogenomics: Translating Science into Medicine
2/21/2023

MinLei Guo, Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA

IN PERSON

The roles of neuroimmune signaling in drug addiction
2/14/2023

David Graves, Princeton University, USA

IN PERSON

The Physics, Chemistry and Biology of Reactive Species in Plasma Biomedicine
2/6/2023

Richard Nuccitelli, Pulse Biosciences Inc. USA

IN PERSON, 3:00 PM, Education Building room 3306

Type-specific thresholds for tumor clearance using high repetition rate nanosecond pulsed electric fields
1/31/2023

Danilo Tagle, NIH, USA

IN PERSON

Bioengineered Microphysiological Systems as In Vitro Models for Drug Safety, Efficacy and Precision Medicine Studies
1/24/2023

Xilin Zao, Rutgers University, USA & Xiamen University, China

IN PERSON

No life, no death; know life, know death? _Deciphering a universal bacterial death pathway by a "reverse engineering-like" approach
12/6/2022 John Foster, University of Michigan, USA Progress in plasma-based water purification
11/29/2022

Guijun Wang, Old Dominion University, USA

IN PERSON

Carbohydrate Based Organogels and Hydrogels and Their Applications
11/22/2022 Thanksgiving Holiday
11/15/2022

Marco Pravetoni, University of Washington, USA

IN PERSON

Development of immunotherapeutics to treat and prevent substance use disorders and overdose
11/8/2022 Election Day
11/1/2022

John Lazo, University of Virginia, USA

IN PERSON

Exploring the pharmacological properties of tyrosine phosphatase inhibitors
10/25/2022 Nobuhiro Ohta, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan Cancer specific cell death induced by nanosecond pulsed electric field as revealed by fluorescence imaging of endogenous and exogenous fluorophores
10/18/2022

Hai-Lan Chen, Old Dominion University, USA

IN PERSON

A redox approach to wound disinfection and healing
10/11/2022 Fall Holiday
10/4/2022

Joseph Reiner, Virginia Commonwealth, USA

IN PERSON

Detecting cancer-marking peptides with cluster-enhanced nanopore sensing.

9/27/2022

Michael Daniele, North Carolina State University, USA

IN PERSON

Microphysiological Systems at the Blood-Tissue Interface
9/20/2022

Hyun (Michel) Koo, University of Pennsylvania, USA

IN PERSON

Targeting biofilms of surfaces: from nanoparticles to microbiotics
9/13/2022

Richard Heller, University of South Florida, USA

IN PERSON

Therapeutic applications of pulsed electric fields
9/6/2022

Stephen Beebe, Old Dominion University, USA

IN PERSON

Dynamic effects of NPS on mitochondria and cellular electron transport
4/19/2022 Richard A. Britten, Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA The role of NASA funded space radiation research in changing the conceptual basis of radiation effects on the CNS
4/12/2022 Lisha Yang, University of Nevada, USA Characterization of the plasma membrane current induced by ultrashort nanosecond electric pulses in adrenal chromaffin cells: Na+ influx via voltage-independent ion channels, plasma membrane nanopores, or both?
4/5/2022 Pengwei Zhang, Old Dominion University, USA Mechanistic studies on intracellular trafficking of human papillomavirus during infection
3/29/2022 Ana Pego, University of Porto, Portugal Nanobiomaterials for neural regeneration: Breaking barriers with nanotools
3/22/2022 Peter W. Grabham, Columbia University, USA Blood vessels in space vessels: The microvasculature in the space environment
3/15/2022 Guijun Wang, Old Dominion University, USA Carbohydrate based organogels and hydrogels and their applications
3/01/2022 Siqi Guo, Old Dominion University, USA Immunological effects and mechanisms of nanosecond electric pulse tumor ablation
2/22/2022 Venkat Maruthamuthu, Old Dominion University, USA Mechanical regulation of cell adhesion and contractility
2/15/2022 Michael Kong, Old Dominion University, USA Cold-plasma regulation of metabolism to target tumorigenesis and inflammation
2/08/2022 Olga Pakhomova, Old Dominion University, USA Role of ion channels in the plasma membrane permeabilization by nanosecond pulsed electric field
2/01/2022 Michael Levin, Tufts University, USA Bioelectric networks: from basal cognition to electroceuticals for regenerative medicine
1/25/2022 Iurii Semenov,
Old Dominion University, USA

Visual of Plasma membrane potential changes within nanoseconds time intervals using strobe fluorescence

1/18/2022 Stephen Mayfield,
University of California San Diego, USA
Photosynthetic bio-manufacturing in green algae: food and fuel for the 21st century
1/11/2022 Konstatin Birukov,
University of Maryland, USA
Mechanochemical regulation of lung endothelial cell barrier function
12/07/2021 Xing Dai,
University of California, Irvine Medical Center, USA

Making, Maintaining, and Repairing Skin Barrier

11/30/2021 Vitalij Novickij,
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania
Cellular Responses and the Electronics Behind the Electric and Magnetic Field Treatment Techniques in VilniusTECH
11/16/2021 Edwin Oshin,
Old Dominion University, USA
Evaluating the effect of pulsed electric field and plasma on biological tissues by determining tissue conductivity
10/26/2021 Julita Kulbacka, Wroclaw Medical University, Poland PEFs in gastrointestinal cancers-in vitro and in vivo models
10/19/2021 Guillermo Marshall, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina The quest for an optimal dose-response relationship in EP-based tumor treatments
10/05/2021 Anca Dobrian,
Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA
Extracellular Vesicles Take Charge in Obesity Comorbidities

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