Nicole Hashemi

Nicole Hashemi , Ph.D.

  • Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Learn more about Nicole Hashemi

Research

  • Accepting new advisees Is accepting new doctoral advisees

Areas of expertise

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Computational Neuroscience
  • Translational/Clinical Neuroscience

Research Summary

Dr. Nicole Hashemi engineers a blood brain barrier model that recapitulates the cylindrical microarchitecture of cerebral vessels and supports co-culture of essential BBB cell types, enabling applications in drug discovery and traumatic brain injury research.

She also develops wearable sensing platforms capable of detecting disease-specific volatile organic compounds in Parkinson’s patients, advancing real-time, noninvasive diagnostics. Collectively, her work drives innovation in the modeling and detection of neurological disorders.