An experimental spirometer used to measure lung function. The low-cost device could be used to diagnose and manage respiratory disease.
Experts
Nicholas L. Abbott — Biotechnology, polymers, liquid crystals, surfactants
David Beebe — Microfluidics, cell and cancer biology
Christopher L. Brace — Interventional oncology, interactions of energy with tissue
Patricia Flatley Brennan — Health informatics, community health, information systems
Pascale Carayon— Human factors and systems engineering, quality improvement
Mark P. Finster — Organization of healthcare
James (Jay) Ford — Health informatics, community health, information systems
Susan Hagness— Microwave diagnostic and therapeutic techniques
Ben-Tzion Karsh— Patient safety, health systems engineering
Pamela Kreeger— Systems biology, endocrinology, cancer, women's health
Jingshan Li— Manufacturing, service and health care systems engineering
Wan-Ju Li— Musculoskeletal tissue engineering, stem cell-based regenerative medicine
David M. Lynn — Gene and drug delivery, controlled release
Christos T. Maravelias — Pharmaceutical research and development
Kristyn Simcha Masters— Cardiovascular biomaterials, tissue engineering, heart valve disease
Enid Montague— Trust in health technologies and systems, human-computer interaction
Regina M. Murphy - Targeted drug design, physical chemistry of protein-protein interactions
William L. Murphy— Biomaterials, drug delivery, tissue engineering
Sean P. Palecek — Cellular engineering, stem cells, tissue engineering, cell and protein biosensors
Joel A. Pedersen— Organic contaminants, prions and nanoparticles in the environment
Jennifer L. Reed — Systems biology, biotechnology
Robert Radwin— Ergonomics. occupational biomechanics, rehabilitation engineering
Eric Shusta— Protein engineering, protein therapeutics, drug delivery to the brain
Susan Thibeault— Tissue engineering of the vocal fold lamina propria, laryngeal immunology
Daniel van der Weide — Medical uses of microwaves, microfabrication
Gregg C. Vanderheiden — Design related to human disability and aging
Raj Veeramani — E-business, supply chain management, IT-enabled improvements, RFID
Carl S. Vieth — Performance improvement and quality systems
John Yin — Virus host interactions, systems biology
The rapid pace of technological development presents both challenges and solutions for the advancement of human health. Interdisciplinary research in the College of Engineering provides a path to safely, efficiently and quickly integrate new technologies into the healthcare marketplace.
At the intersection of science and engineering disciplines, we are creating new methods and technologies for drug delivery, tissue regeneration, medical imaging and early detection and treatment of cancers. Research projects continue to provide deeper understanding of stem cells, viruses, protein development, cellular processes and the human brain. Our experts in quality, human factors, decision-making and optimization are working to build a better healthcare delivery system which is critical to controlling healthcare costs.
The explosive growth of communications technologies promises a new era of personalized healthcare and our researchers are leaders in creating and implementing medical informatic systems that reduce costs and allow individuals a greater role in managing their own health in a secure, integrated way. Through careful analysis and engineering our faculty have pioneered systems and devices to assist the disabled and make products more usable for everyone. The great depth and breadth of research at the UW-Madison College of Engineering provides our faculty and staff the environment to explore and innovate solutions that have tremendous impact on the advancement of healthcare.
Resources
Biomedical Engineering
Student Design Consortium
Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS)
Center for Health Systems Research and Analysis (CHSRA)
Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology (UW-CREATe)
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Medical Device Technology Office
UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery
Healthcare News
- Award to fund Wiegmann project on medical evacuations
- Brennan joins national health IT working group
- Material screening method allows more precise control over stem cells
- Chemical engineer receives prestigious Korean honor
- Lynn, Shusta earn American Chemical Society awards
- Palecek to receive PNAS paper honor
- Three faculty among UW-Madison Kellett award recipients
- Focus on new faculty: Kris Saha and the intersection of disease, data and public health
- Two engineers among UW-Madison Romnes Faculty Fellowship recipients
- It's the stuff of dreams: Better healthcare at home
- Li earns 3M faculty award
- Focus on new faculty: Ashton works to move medicine from treatment to cure