Marissa Nichole Rylander, Virginia Tech (IMAGE) Virginia Tech Caption Marissa Nichole Rylander, Virginia Tech assistant professor jointly appointed in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering and Sciences (SBES), has developed a system capable of minimally invasive and nondestructive light sensitive, molecular sensing and control of biological and transport processes within living organisms. Credit Virginia Tech Photo Usage Restrictions Photo may be used with discussion of Dr. Rylander's research. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.