Kristin Gilchrist Ph.D.

Education

Ph.D. (Electrical Engineering) - Stanford University, Stanford, CA
M.S. (Electrical Engineering) - Stanford University, Stanford, CA
B.E. (Biomedical and Electrical Engineering) - Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN

Biography

Dr. Kristin H. Gilchrist is an Assistant Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU). She is also the Associate Director of Research for the USU Center for Biotechnology (4DBio3). Dr. Gilchrist has spent the past two decades applying engineering principles and technology to solve biomedical problems. At 4DBio3, she manages projects focused on application of bioprinting and biomanufacturing to enhance the readiness and health of America’s Warfighters. These efforts include development of organ-on-chip models to study military-relevant exposures and tissue engineering solutions for musculoskeletal injuries. Prior to joining 4DBio3 in 2021, she spent 15 years as a research scientist in the Technology Advancement and Commercialization division at RTI International. At RTI she managed numerous technology development projects leveraging wearable sensors to provide actionable information for health and wellbeing. These efforts included pre-symptomatic detection of respiratory illness, rapid assessment of mild traumatic brain injury, and detection of seizures in children with epilepsy. Before joining RTI in 2005, Dr. Gilchrist was a research scientist at MCNC Research and Development Institute where she developed microscale devices for medical imaging and chemical sensing applications.

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