Tyler Nelson

Tyler Nelson is a Research Biomedical Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory, where responsibilities include leading a lab group focused on developing advanced in vitro platforms, such as brain, gut, skin, lung, and muscle models, alongside conducting microfluidic, microelectrode array, and aerosol exposure studies. Prior experience includes serving as a CRFP Post-Doctoral Research Fellow specializing in lung-on-a-chip technology and real-time biosensor development, as well as a Pelotonia Graduate Research Fellow at The Ohio State University, where projects involved engineered nanoscale tools to study tumor cell migration. Tyler co-founded a team recognized in the 2013 Ohio State University Business Plan Competition for developing a laparoscopic medical device prototype. Academic credentials include a Ph.D. and a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering from The Ohio State University, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from Purdue University.