Wearable, Nearable, and Ingestible Bioelectronics for Precision Medicine

This seminar will present a vision for “human-in-the-loop” precision medicine enabled by emerging wearable, nearable, and ingestible bioelectronics. The talk will highlight thread-based diagnostic platforms—including sweat-sensing bandages, saliva-sensing floss, and smart sutures for monitoring wound healing—that integrate seamlessly with the body and daily routine for continuous biochemical and physiological sensing.

The seminar will also cover advances in microneedle systems for controlled drug delivery of multiple drugs with different dose rates, and for minimally invasive sampling of interstitial fluid for biosensing. In the ingestible domain, the talk will introduce swallowable capsules for gastrointestinal sensing and spatially resolved sampling of the gut microbiome, offering new insight into host–microbe interactions beyond what fecal testing can provide.

Dr. Sameer Sonkusale

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tufts University on February 6, 2026 at 10:15 AM in EB2 1231
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Sameer Sonkusale is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Tufts University, where he holds joint appointments in the departments of Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biological Engineering. He also served as a visiting professor at the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and Brigham and Women’s Hospital of the Harvard Medical School during 2011-2012 and 2018-2019, respectively. He currently directs an interdisciplinary research group focusing on devices, circuits, and systems for healthcare, biology, life sciences, and the environment. Dr. Sonkusale earned his MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania and has received several awards, including the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2010. He was also honored with a Distinguished Alumni award from his alma mater, BITS Pilani.

Dr. Sonkusale has also been active in translating his research into companies, and currently serves asa a scientific founder and Advisor to three companies, Anodyne Nanotech (Drug delivery), Microvitality (Microbiome) and SalivaSens (saliva diagnostics). In 2025, he was named the Distinguished Innovator of the year by Tufts University. Dr. Sonkusale has served on the editorial boards of several prominent journals, including Scientific Reports, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems, PLoS One, and Electronic Letters. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) and a senior member of National Academy of Inventors (NAI) and the IEEE. He is currently the CAS Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society.

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