Co-Principal Investigators
Monica Daley
Dr. Daley works at the interface of biomechanics, neuromuscular physiology and neuroscience, to understand how humans and animals achieve integrated function for stable and agile movement, particularly in non-steady locomotor tasks. These studies aim to reveal general principles of movement that inform human and animal health and welfare— including clinical gait assessment, treatment of movement disorders, rehabilitation strategies, and bio-inspired engineering of legged robots and mobility assistance technology.
Kiisa Nishikawa
The Nishikawa laboratory collaborates widely with scientists and engineers to investigate the biomechanics and biophysics of muscles from molecules to movement, with an emphasis on investigating the role of titin in muscle force production. The laboratory’s current focus is linking in vivo experimental data to ex vivo models and experiments. This work has led to many new and exciting ideas, including the idea that muscle is a tunable material, and the related idea that neural control permits, rather than instructs, muscle force. Currently, they have experiments and modeling projects ranging from skinned fiber and intact muscle physiology to biomechanics, kinesiology and exercise science.
Faculty Participants
Christopher Arellano
Manny Azizi
Silvia Blemker 
Suzanne Cox
James Finley
University of Southern California
Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy
Alena Grabowski
University of Colorado Boulder
Claire Trevor School of the Arts
Natalie Holt
University of California, Riverside
Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology
Angela Horner
Christian Hubicki
Jacob Krans
Craig McGowan
Jill McNitt-Gray
University of Southern California
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, And Sciences
Jenna Monroy
David Reinkensmeyer
University of California, Irvine
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering
Gregory Sawicki
Georgia Tech
The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering
Nidhi Seethapathi
University of Pennsylvania
Bioengineering and Neuroscience
Kelli Sharp
Anne Silverman
Simon Sponberg
Bert Tanner
Washington State University
Department of Molecular Biosciences
Joe Thompson
Madhusudhan Venkadesan
Yale University
School of Engineering & Applied Science
Sasha Voloshina
University of California, Irvine
The Henry Samueli School of Engineering