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Medical Scientist Training Program
Thomas Mier

Thomas Mier

G1 Student

Faculty Advisor

  • Bonnie Dittel, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology

Locations

  • Medical Scientist Training Program

Contact Information

Education

BS, Biochemistry, Boston College, 2019

Research Interests

Neuroimmunology and neuro-ophthalmology

Research Experience

91ɫƵ, 2024-Present
Advisor: Bonnie Dittel, PhD

University of Pennsylvania, 2019-2022
Advisor: Mark Allen, PhD
Project: Developing an implantable sensor capable of restoring the sensation of touch to patients suffering from nerve damage

Boston College, 2017-2019
Advisor: Fazel Tafti, PhD
Project: Discovering and characterizing novel superconductors and other metamaterials by developing simplified synthesis techniques 

Publications

Ding Y, Du L, Hao H, Mier TCE, Van der Spiegel J, Lucas TH, Aflatouni F, Richardson AG, Allen MG. A Biocompatible Glass-encapsulated Triaxial Force Sensor for Implantable Tactile Sensing Applications. Proc IEEE Int Conf Micro Electro Mech Syst. 2024 Jan;2024:821-824. doi: 10.1109/mems58180.2024.10439390. Epub 2024 Feb 22. PMID: 38628954; PMCID: PMC11019900.

Du L, Hao H, Ding Y, Gabros A, Mier TCE, Van der Spiegel J, Lucas TH, Aflatouni F, Richardson AG, Allen MG. An implantable, wireless, battery-free system for tactile pressure sensing. Microsyst Nanoeng. 2023 Oct 11;9:130. doi: 10.1038/s41378-023-00602-3. PMID: 37829157; PMCID: PMC10564885.

Kim J, Yoon YK, Mier TC, Allen MG. CNC-lithography: Computer-controlled multidirectional light-motion-synchronized lithography for 3-D microfabrication. 2015 Transducers - 2015 18th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems (TRANSDUCERS), 2015, pp. 1358-1361, doi: 10.1109/TRANSDUCERS.2015.7181184.

Abramchuk M, Mier T, Tafti F. Tuning the magnetic and structural properties of a three-metal boride alloy: Mn0.95−δFe1.05+δ−xCoxB. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Volume 805, 2019, Pages 909-914, ISSN 0925-8388, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.07.119. 

General Interests

Hiking, skiing, volleyball, cooking, and reading