BME GIDP Faculty

 

Active BME Faculty
Currently mentoring students and/or serving on BME committees
Name
Home Department Research Interests Phone / Email

Maria Altbach

Novel MRI Techniques

(520)626-5532
maltbach@email.arizona.edu

David Armstrong

Surgery

Wound healing, amputation prevention, infectious diseases, biomechanics, diabetes

(520)360-0044
DGA@email.arizona.edu

Fiona Bailey

Physiology

Neuromuscular control of upper airway muscles

(520)626-8299
ebailey@email.arizona.edu

Bhaskar Banerjee

Medicine

Novel optical methods of cancer detection

(520)626-6119
bbanerjee@deptofmed.arizona.edu

Harrison H. Barrett

Optical Sciences

Image science, Nuclear Medicine

(520)626-6815
hhb@email.arizona.edu

Jennifer K. Barton

BME

Biological Imaging, Medical Instrumentation

(520)621-4116
barton@u.arizona.edu

Ali Bilgin

BME

Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing, Image and Video Compression, MRI

(520)626-8943
bilgin@ece.arizona.edu

Scott Boitano

Physiology

Respiratory Cell Physiology, Cell-Cell Communication, Cell-Pathogen Interactions

(520)626-2105
sboitano@email.arizona.edu

Heddwen Brooks

Physiology

Effects of Vasopressin on Gene Expression in Renal Medullary Cells, Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome

(520)626-7702
brooksh@email.arizona.edu

Christopher Choi

ABE

Heat Transfer in Biosystems

(520)621-1890
cchoi@ag.arizona.edu

Joel Cuello

ABE

Biosensors and Bioreactor Design for Cell Cultures

(520)621-7757
Jcuello@ag.arizona.edu

Pierre Deymier

MSE

Nanobiomolecular Science and Technology, Computer Modeling and Simulation

(520)621-6080
deymier@email.arizona.edu

Erika Eggers

Physiology

Visual Physiology, Neurophysiology, Inhibitory Synaptic Transmission

(520)626-7137
eeggers@email.arizona.edu

Jean-Marc Fellous

Psychology

Neuromodulation, Neurophysiology, Computational Neuroscience, Face Perception, Distributed Artificial Intelligence

(520)621-7447
fellous@email.arizona.edu

Wolfgang Fink

ECE

Biomedical Instrumentation and Testing for Cataracts, Glaucoma, Vision Prosthetics

(520)621-8734
wfink@ece.arizona.edu

Lars Furenlid

Medical Imaging

Nuclear Medicine, Imaging

(520)626-4256
furen@radiology.arizona.edu

David Galbraith

Plant Sciences

Biological Instrumentation, Gene Expression in Eukaryotes, Functional Genomics and Proteomics, Food Safety

(520)621-9153
galbraith@arizona.edu

Art Gmitro

Medical Imaging

Medical Optics, MRI, Optical Computing

(520)626-4720
gmitro@radiology.arizona.edu

Henk Granzier

Physiology

Role of the filamentous proteins titin and nebulin in function of normal and diseased muscle

(520)626-3641
granzier@email.arizona.edu

Charles Higgins

Neuroscience

Neuromorphic Engineering, Bio-Inspired Vision

(520)621-6604
higgins@ece.arizona.edu

Julia Indik

Medicine

Heart Rhythym Disorders

(520)626-6358
jindik@email.arizona.edu

John Konhilas

Physiology

Molecular and cellular biology of the heart cell, Cardiac disease

(520)626-6578
konhilas@email.arizona.edu

Daniel Latt

Orthopedic Surgery

Stresses in the Foot and Ankle, Posture and Gait Studies

(520)626-4024
dlatt@email.arizona.edu

Rongguang Liang

Optical Sciences

3D Imaging, Digital Imaging

(520)621-4995
rliang@optics.arizona.edu

Ron Lynch

Physiology

Cell Imaging

(520)626-2472
rlynch@u.arizona.edu

Terry Matsunaga

Medical Imaging

Ultrasound Contrast Agents and Novel Drug Delivery Systems for Drug and Gene Delivery

(520)626-6834
Tmatsunaga@radiology.arizona.edu

Dominic McGrath

Chemistry & Biochemistry

Materials and Polymer Chemistry

(520)626-4690
mcgrath@u.arizona.edu

Bijan Najafi

Surgery

Biomechanical modeling of balance and gait, wearable sensor technology

(520)626-7097
bnajafi@email.arizona.edu

Marty Pagel

BME

Engineering New MRI Methods to Improve Pre-clinical Biomedical Diagnostics

(520)626-4707
mpagel@u.arizona.edu

Linda Powers

ECE

MicroBioengineering, Sensors for Microbial Contamination 

(520)621-7634
lsp@ece.arizona.edu

Horacio Rilo

Surgery

Islet cell transplantation


hrilo@email.arizona.edu

Marek Romanowski

BME

Contrast Agent Development

(520)626-1578
marekrom@email.arizona.edu

Jim Schwiegerling

Optical Sciences

Corneal Topograpy, Optical Properties of the Eye

(520)621-8688
jschwieg@u.arizona.edu

Timothy Secomb

Physiology

Microcirculatory Functions - Applied Mathematics

(520)626-4513
secomb@u.arizona.edu

Robert Snyder

BME

Remodeling and Regeneration of Retinal Tissue

(520)327-2020
rsnyder781@gmail.com

John Szivek

Orthopedic Surgery
-Program Chair

Orthopedic Implants, Mechanical Sensors

(520)626-6094
szivek@u.arizona.edu

Jil Tardiff

Medicine

Thin filament mutations, cardiomyopathy

(520)626-8001
jtardiff@email.arizona.edu

Ted Trouard

BME

Medical Imaging, MRI

(520)626-2177
trouard@email.arizona.edu

Evan Unger

Medical Imaging

Diagnostic Imaging, Interventional Radiology, Contrast Agents

(520)626-1957
eunger@radiology.arizona.edu

Urs Utzinger

BME

Tissue Spectroscopy, Imaging and Bioinstrumentation

(520)626-9281
utzinger@email.arizona.edu

Jonathan P. Vande Geest

AME

Ocular Biomechanics, Cardiovascular Tissue Mechanics, Cardiovascular Medical Devices

(520)621-2514
jpv1@email.arizona.edu

Russell Witte

Medical Imaging

Experimental Ultrasound and Neural Imaging

(520)626-6834
rwitte@radiology.arizona.edu

Pak Kin Wong

AME

Tissue engineering, molecular diagnostics, microfluidics

(520)626-8724
pak@email.arizona.edu

Xiaoyi Wu

AME

Experimental biomaterials
Tissue mechanics
Computational biomaterials

(520)626-8724
xwu@ame.arizona.edu

Jeong-Yeol Yoon

ABE

Lab-on-a-Chip, Protein Nanoarray, Immunoassay

(520)621-3587
jyyoon@email.arizona.edu

Yitshak Zohar

AME

MEMS, Bio-MEMS, Microscale fluid mechanics and heat transfer, Microsensors and microactuators, Integrated microfabrication technologies

(520)626-8093
zohar@email.arizona.edu

Affiliated BME Faculty
Name
Department Research Interests Phone / Email

Ara Arabyan

AME

Biodynamics, Computer Modeling, Motor Control

(520) 621-2116
arabyan@ame.arizona.edu

Scott Berman

Surgery

Vascular Implants, Endovascular Grafts


sberman@azvasc.com

Yira Bermudez

Medicine

Cancer Prevention and Control

(520) 626-7254
ybermudez@azcc.arizona.edu

Zoe Cohen

Physiology

Role of Red Blood Cells in Thrombus Formation

(520) 621-5485
zcohen@email.arizona.edu

Andrew Fuglevand

Physiology

Neurophysiology, Biomechanics

(520) 621-6983
fuglevan@u.arizona.edu

Carol Gregorio

Cell Biology and Anatomy

Cardiac Muscle Function and physiology

(520) 626-8113
gregorio@email.arizona.edu

Allan J. Hamilton

Surgery

Stereoactic Surgery

(520) 626-4409
ajh@u.arizona.edu

Scott E. Klewer

Pediatrics

Heart valve development

(520) 626-6508
sklewer@peds.arizona.edu

Phillip Kuo

Medical Imaging

Cancer Imaging

pkuo@email.arizona.edu

Douglas Larson

Surgery

Cardiopulmonary Bypass

(520) 626-6339
dflarson@u.arizona.edu

Joseph Mills

Surgery

Vascular Surgery, Biomaterials, Vascular Imaging

(520) 626-7332
jmills@u.arizona.edu

Natarajan Raghunand

Medical Imaging

MRI, Tumor Physiology

(520) 626-5050
raghunan@u.arizona.edu

Jeffrey J. Rodriguez

ECE

Biomedical Image Processing & Analysis

(520) 621-8732
jrod@ece.arizona.edu

Marvin Slepian

Medicine

Total Artificial Heart

(520) 626-8414
slepian@email.arizona.edu

Dan Stamer

Ophthalmology

Eye Structure, Trabecular Meshwork

(520) 626-7767
dstamer@eyes.arizona.edu

Brad Story

Speech and Hearing

Bioacoustics, Computer Modeling of Vocal Tract

(520) 626-9528
bstory@email.arizona.edu

Frederic Zenhausern

Basic Medical Sciences

Gene-Based Biodosimetry, Rapid DNA Testing

(602) 827-2051
fzenhaus@email.arizona.edu

Other
Name
Department Research Interests Phone / Email

Terry Bahill
(Emeritus)

SIE

Modeling Physiological Systems, Decision Analysis and Resolution

(520) 621-6561
terry@sie.arizona.edu

Glen Gerhard
(Emeritus)

ECE

Medical Instrumentation, Sensors

(520)621-2436
gerhard@ece.arizona.edu

James B. Hoying
(U Louisville)

Cardiovascular Innovation Institute

Angiogenesis, Genomics, Microvascular Engineering


jhoying@u.arizona.edu

Robin Strickland
(Emeritus)

ECE

Clinical Digital Image Processing

(520)621-6191
strickland@ece.arizona.edu

John Williams
(Emeritus)

AME

Neural Networks, Intelligent Control

(520)621-9729
jgw@bigdog.engr.arizona.edu

BME Program Founders
Name
Department Research Interests Phone / Email

Bruce Simon
(Emeritus)

AME

Biosolid Mechanics (Cardiovascular and Orthopedic)

(520)621-4451
simon@ame.arizona.edu

Stuart K. Williams
(U Louisville)

Cardiovascular Innovation Institute

Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering


skwill@u.arizona.edu