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Craig Forest is an Assistant Professor in the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology since 2008. His research focuses on developing miniaturized robotic instrumentation for biomolecular science, including bioMEMS, machine design, and signal processing. He leads the Forest Laboratory, which has pioneered intracellular in vivo robotics for neuroscience, advanced virus detection technologies, and personalized drug dosage systems.
Key research interests include bio-nano robotics, electrophysiology automation, and biomedical instrumentation. His work bridges mechanical engineering with neuroscience and genetic science, creating tools like the PatcherBot for automated patch-clamp electrophysiology and systems for high-throughput cell analysis. Recent studies emphasize acoustic reporter genes for ultrasound imaging and novel methods for epithelial impedance spectroscopy.
Dr. Forest collaborates across disciplines, contributing to makerspace education through initiatives like CREATE-X and the Invention Studio. His publications span automated neural recording systems, microfluidic diagnostics, and bacterial communication networks. His lab’s innovations have enabled breakthroughs in synaptic connectivity mapping, Huntington’s disease modeling, and scalable 3D connectomics techniques.
