David Borkholder
David Borkholder
Bausch + Lomb Professor, Microsystems Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rm: ENG/2195
david.borkholder@rit.edu
585-475-6067
My office (17-2195) is located in the IT Collaboratory building (ENG) at the east end of the north hallway on the ground floor. It is best to make an appointment.
Education and Training
Education and Training
2007
Biology of the Inner Ear: Experimental & Analytical Approaches.
Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole
1999
PhD in Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
1994
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering
Stanford University
1992
Bachelor of Science in Microelectronic Engineering
Rochester Institute of Technology
Positions
Positions
2020 - 2024
Co-founder and Chief Research Officer
Casana (formerly Heart Health Intelligence, Inc)
2018 - 2020
Co-founder, Chairman
Heart Health Intelligence, Inc
2016 – 2020
Founding Director
Personalized Healthcare Technology | PHT180
2015 – Present
Bausch + Lomb Professor
Microsystems Engineering, RIT
2012 - 2015
Bausch and Lomb Associate Professor
Microsystems Engineering, RIT
2011 – Present
Founder, Chief Technology Officer and Chairman
BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.
2007- 2012
Associate Professor
Electrical Engineering and Microsystems Engineering, RIT
2007 – Present
Adjunct Associate Professor
Otolaryngology and Biomedical Engineering, University of Rochester
2006- 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Otolaryngology, University of Rochester
2004- 2007
Assistant Professor
Electrical Engineering, RIT
2001 - 2004
Director of Engineering
ZONARE Medical Systems, Inc.
1998 - 2001
Director of Engineering
Cepheid
Service
Service
2023 – Present
Member, American Heart Association Board, Rochester
2023 – Present
Member, NATO HFM-371 RSM Human Factors and Medicine Research Specialists Meeting on "Blast Exposure Monitoring in Military Training and Operations."
2021 – Present
Member, NATO HFM-388 Human Factors and Medicine Panel on "Guidelines to mitigate military occupational brain health risks from repetitive blast exposure."
2020 – Present
Editorial Board, Micromachines
2019 – Present
Associate Editor, IEEE Journal of Translational Engineering in Health and Medicine (JTEHM)
2014 – 2020
Board of Directors, RedSky (Biomedical Institute of the Americas)
2012 - 2016
NIH Bioengineering of Neuroscience, Vision and Low Vision Technologies (BNVT) study section
Chair 2014-2016
2009 - 2015
DARPA Defense Sciences Research Council
Honors, Awards and Grants
Honors, Awards and Grants
2020
Professor Borkholder elected to the College of Fellows in the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, a distinction reserved for the top 2% of the field.
2016
Professor Borkholder honored as the Distinguished Inventor of the Year by the Rochester Intellectual Property Law Association for his development and commercialization of the Blast Gauge System.
2015 - 2020
Development of implantable micropumps and models of drug delivery for use in biotherapeutic treatments including permanent hearing loss, balance problems, and deafness.
NIH National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders ($2.8MM)
Role: PI
2014
Innovation award for research leading to the successful commercialization and fielding of the Blast Gauge System.
2013 - 2014
Develop an advanced Blast Gauge platform that integrates into the next generation soldier sensor system.
Sub-contract to BAE Systems
Role: PI (BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.)
Develop a portable, cost-efficient blast force monitoring device that can be easily deployed by Marines and other ground forces in the theater of operations to measure, record, and display overpressure and force acceleration data from varying blast type events to which these troops are exposed.
Marine Corps Systems Command SBIR ($150k)
Role: PI (BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.)
2012 - 2015
This research seeks to build innovation capacity pertaining to printed devices and materials including sensors, actuators, and displays.
National Science Foundation ($599k)
Role: Co-I (Cormier PI)
2012 - 2014
This research aims to apply porous nanocrystalline silicon (pnc-Si) membranes to microscale preparative and analytical systems, and low flow rate electroosmotic pumps.
National Science Foundation ($600k)
Role: Co-I (McGrath PI)
This research aimed to test the hypothesis that an assistive listening system with dynamic, user-controlled directional characteristics improves communication for the hearing impaired significantly relative to traditional fixed-directional systems.
National Science Foundation RAPD ($300k)
Role: PI
DARPA Microsystems Technology Office ($9.9MM)
Role: PI (BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.)
2012
2011 - 2013
This research aimed to pilot deployment of the Blast Gauge in Afghanistan to validate device performance, refine distribution and recovery logistics, and evaluate wearability of the device.
DARPA Microsystems Technology Office ($9.9MM)
Role: PI (BlackBox Biometrics, Inc.)
2010 - 2011
This research aimed to address a critical need for measurement of blast exposure and resulting head acceleration in combat troops through development of a soldier borne dosimeter system.
DARPA Microsystems Technology Office ($1.2MM)
Role: PI
2009 - 2010
Exploration of genetically expressed FRET probes for epidermal monitoring of blood glucose levels.
Blue Highway ($88k)
Role: PI
2009 - 2011
Research sensor modalities and pressure wave hemodynamics for robust cuff-less blood pressure estimation.
National Semiconductor ($130k)
Role: PI
2006 - 2011
A Mentored Career Development Award exploring intra-cochlear dosing profiles for gene therapy studies in the mouse model system while preserving cochlear function. Implantable micropump development is targeted at expanding drug delivery capabilities, allowing repetitive cochlear infusions of multiple agents over extended periods for more complex deafness therapies.
NIH National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders ($922k)
Role: PI (mentor: Robert D. Frisina)