Sandeep Gopalakrishnan

Sandeep Gopalakrishnan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM), where he also serves as the Director of the Wound Healing and Tissue Repair Analytics Laboratory. His academic and research work is deeply integrated with his role as Co-Founder and CEO of Auxillium Health, a health technology startup focused on AI-driven solutions for chronic wound care.

His educational background includes:

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Physiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI (Mentor: David R. Harder, PhD)
• Ph.D. in Health Sciences/Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Mentor: Janis T. Eells, PhD)
• M.S. in Clinical Laboratory Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• B.S. in Medical Laboratory Technology, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, University of Kerala, India

Dr. Gopalakrishnan's research focuses on addressing the silent epidemic of chronic non-healing wounds through innovative therapeutic strategies and digital health tools. He is particularly interested in leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to develop smartphone-based wound assessment systems that empower patients to monitor their healing progress and make informed care decisions. His work also includes designing clinical trials and collecting patient-centered data on wound healing outcomes and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).

Although no recent publications are listed in the provided text, his research program demonstrates a strong interdisciplinary focus on biomedical science, digital health, and AI-driven decision support systems in wound management.

His notable scientific awards include:

• Chancellors Fellowship, UWM Graduate School
• Fight for Sight Summer Fellowship
• Quantum Devices Scholarship
• Victor A. Drill Award, Society of Toxicology, Midwest Regional Chapter
• Harriet H. Werley Nursing Faculty Research Award (2018)
• Molly Yeffeth Krain and Irwin Amrani Memorial Award (2009)

Dr. Gopalakrishnan is actively involved in mentoring students in the Biomedical Sciences program and leads a research laboratory focused on analytics in wound healing. He is also connected to industry through Auxillium Health, which translates his research into real-world AI applications. His work bridges academic research, clinical innovation, and entrepreneurial development. He holds memberships in several professional organizations, including the American Professional Wound Care Association (where he serves as Secretary and Board Member), the Wound Healing Society, the American Society for Clinical Pathology, and the World Association for Photobiomodulation Therapy (WALT) as an Ad Hoc Board Member.

His research laboratory, the Wound Healing and Tissue Repair Analytics Laboratory, serves as a hub for interdisciplinary collaboration, combining biomedical research with data science and digital health innovation.