Meyerand, M. Elizabeth - Chair and Professor Also Medical Physics The development of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) based acquisition and post-processing methods to visualize diffusion and activation in the human brain. Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Chair and Professor M. Elizabeth Meyerand

Associate Chair of Research and Faculty Development, and Professor David J. Beebe

Vice Chair of the BME Graduate Program and Professor Walter F. Block

Vice Chair and Associate Professor Paul J. Campagnola

Ashton, Randolph - Assistant Professor

Beebe, David J. - Associate Chair of Research & Faculty Development and Professor

Also Mechanical Engineering
Microfluidics -- Cell & Cancer biology
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Biotechnology Training Program, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine, Genome Sciences Training Program, Materials Science Program, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research

Block, Walter F. - Associate Chair of the BME Graduate Program and Professor

Also Electrical and Computer Engineering, Medical Physics
magnetic resonance (MR) interventional procedures -- MR angiography and cardiac imaging - specifically designing real-time magnetic resonance acquisition and processing algorithms and systems for these procedures -- MR contrast mechanisms -- signal and image processing -- distributed computing
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Materials Science Program

Brace, Christopher L. - Assistant Professor

Also Medical Physics, Radiology, School of Medicine and Public Health
Image-guided interventions and thermal ablation -- Biomedical imaging -- Multiphysics modeling -- Bioelectromagnetics
UW-Madison Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

Campagnola, Paul J. - Vice Chair and Associate Professor

biophotonics -- tissue imaging -- breast and ovarian cancer -- connective tissue disorders -- nanofabrication -- cancer cell biology -- tissue engineering
Cellular and Molecular Biology Program

Chesler, Naomi - Associate Professor

Also Mechanical Engineering, Medicine
Vascular biomechanics and hemodynamics -- Vascular remodeling in systemic and pulmonary hypertension -- Pulmonary vascular resistance and impedance -- Ventricular-vascular coupling
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Materials Science Program

Gong, Shaoqin "Sarah" - Associate Professor

Biomaterials (e.g., drug delivery, tissue engineering scaffolds), biosensors, functional polymer nanocomposites (e.g., actuators, sensors), biobased plastics, and microcellular plastics. -- Prof. Gong's lab currently has openings for graduate students/postdocs/visiting scholars with a strong background in polymer chemistry and materials science. Researchers with expertise in developing novel biomaterials and biodevices or functional polymer nanocomposites are strongly encouraged to apply via email.
Materials Science Program, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Kao, W. John - Professor

Also School of Medicine and Public Health, School of Pharmacy, Surgery
mechanisms of cell adhesion and activation on biomaterials: to elucidate the material-modulated molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion and signal transductions leading to phenotypic expressions and cellular activation. -- biomaterial biocompatibility and biodegradation: to analyze material/tissue interfacial phenomena as mediated by material chemicophysical properties, cytokines, and ligand-receptor interactions. -- novel materials for tissue engineering: to develop novel biomaterial constructs of specific biofunctions in manipulating biological responses for therapeutic applications.
Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering Laboratory, Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Biotechnology Training Program, Materials Science Program, Rheology Research Center, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

Keely, Patricia J. - Associate Professor

Understanding how breast cell interactions with the extracellular matrix through integrins and small GTPases affect normal and carcinogenic cell phenotype
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Cancer Biology Program, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Materials Science Program, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology

Kreeger, Pamela - Assistant Professor

Cellular Engineering -- Systems Biology -- Endocrinology -- Cancer -- Women's Health
Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine, Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program, Genome Sciences Training Program, Molecular Biosciences Training Grant Program, Molecular and Environmental Toxicology Center, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

Li, Wan-Ju - Assistant Professor

musculoskeletal tissue engineering -- stem cell-based regenerative medicine -- nanostructural biomaterial
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Materials Science Program, Orthopedic Research Laboratories, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Masters, Kristyn S. - Associate Professor

Synthesis of bioactive materials that direct cell function -- Characterization of cell-material interactions -- Tissue Engineering -- Drug Delivery
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Materials Science Program

Murphy, William L. - Associate Professor

Also Materials Science and Engineering, Pharmacology
Creation of new biomaterials using bioinspired approaches -- Using biomaterials to define the stem cell microenvironment -- Development of biomaterials for tissue regeneration (tissue engineering) -- New approaches for drug delivery and gene therapy
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Materials Science Program, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Smart, Bioinspired Materials Laboratory

Ogle, Brenda M. - Assistant Professor

Lineage Commitment of Stem Cells -- Fusion of Stem Cells -- Cardiovascular Regenerative Medicine -- Cardiac Transplantation in Infancy -- Role of Extracellular Matrices in Stem Cell Differentiation -- Cell Fusion and Cancer Metastasis
Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation, Materials Science Program, Neural Interface Technology, Research, and Optimization Laboratory, System Regeneration Laboratory

Tompkins, Willis J. - Associate Chair of the BME Undergraduate Program and Professor

Also Electrical and Computer Engineering
microcomputer-based biomedical instrumentation -- real-time biomedical digital signal processing -- biomedical computing
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Vanderby, Ray, Jr. - Professor

Also Engineering Physics, Mechanical Engineering
tissue mechanics (bone, ligament, tendon, and cartilage) -- tissue engineering -- connective tissue healing -- orthopedic biomechanics
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science Program, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Webster, John G. - Professor Emer.

medical instrumentation -- radio-frequency and microwave hepatic ablation -- safety of less-lethal electromuscular incapacitation device (EMD): stun guns and Tasers -- biopotential amplifiers and interference -- bioelectrodes
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Williams, Justin - Associate Professor

Neural Engineering -- Functional Neurosurgery -- BioMEMS -- Neural Rehabilitation -- Neural Prostheses -- Applied Neuroscience
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Materials Science Program

Adjunct or Faculty Affiliates

Anderson, Paul - Associate Professor

Also School of Medicine and Public Health, Neurological Surgery
Development of animal models that create and allow treatment of intervertebral disc degeneration. Experimental treatments include the use of growth factors, peptides and non-viral gene transfer. -- Develop quantitative methods to measure the distribution of water throughout human and animal intervertebral discs. -- Evaluate the use of adipose derived stem cells in a spinal fusion model. -- Spinal biomechanics for design and validation of disc arthroplasty devices.
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Beard, Daniel - Professor

Cai, Weibo - Assistant Professor

Also Medical Physics, Radiology, School of Medicine and Public Health
Molecular Imaging -- Nanotechnology/Nanomedicine -- Positron Emission Tomography -- Cancer Research -- Radiochemistry
Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Materials Science Program, Molecular Imaging and Nanotechnology Laboratory

Carayon, Pascale - Procter & Gamble Bascom Professor in Total Quality

Also Industrial and Systems Engineering, Population Health Sciences
human factors and ergonomics -- job and organizational design -- quality and productivity improvement -- technological and organizational change -- human factors and systems engineering in healthcare and patient safety -- human factors and organizational issues in computer security
Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement

Chen, Herbert - Professor

Connor, Nadine - Associate Professor

Crone, Wendy C. - Professor

Also Engineering Physics, Materials Science and Engineering
experimental mechanics of materials -- characterization hydrogels and biomaterials -- therapeutic medical devices
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Materials Science Program, Materials and Mechanics Research Group, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center

Eldridge, Marlowe W. - Assistant Professor

Also Pediatrics

Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Eliceiri, Kevin W - Director, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation

Biophotonics Biomedical Optics Optical Instrumentation Cancer imaging Image Informatics Image Analysis

Fain, Sean B. - Associate Professor

Also Medical Physics, Radiology
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fast MRI, quantitative imaging, functional lung imaging, perfusion imaging and transplant viability.
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Field, Aaron S. - Assistant Professor

Also School of Medicine and Public Health, Radiology
Quantitative magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of white matter disease, including diffusion tensor imaging -- MR tracking of myelination following glial cell transplantation
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, University of Wisconsin Clinical Science Center

Fronczak, Frank J. - Professor

Also Mechanical Engineering
biomedical equipment design -- hydraulics -- fluid power systems -- machine design -- product design -- rehabilitative and assistive technology
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program

Gould, Jon - Associate Professor

Grist, Thomas M. - Professor

Also Medical Physics, Radiology
anatomic and functional imaging using magnetic resonance -- cardiovascular imaging -- clinical trials
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Gruben, Kreg G. - Associate Professor

Also Kinesiology, Mechanical Engineering
biomechanics -- motor control -- human locomotion
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Hagness, Susan C. - Philip Dunham Reed Professor

Also Electrical and Computer Engineering, InterEngineering
bioelectromagnetics -- computational electromagnetics -- dielectric spectroscopy -- FDTD theory and applications -- microwave diagnostic and therapeutic techniques for biological and medical applications -- microwave inverse scattering -- nanoelectromagnetics -- wideband and multi-band antennas -- ultrawideband microwave breast imaging -- STEM outreach -- first-year engineering education (see the video about our Grand Challenges course posted on Science360)
Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

Hall, Timothy J. - Professor

Also Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health
Medical ultrasound -- Wave propagation in inhomogeneous media -- Characterization of media based on interactions with ultrasonic waves -- Viscoelasticity -- Nonlinear hyperelasticity -- Measurement of the fundamental mechanical properties of soft tissues -- Development of test tools and teaching tools for ultrasonic imaging systems -- Signal and image processing -- Image registration
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Heiderscheit, Bryan - Associate Professor

Also School of Medicine and Public Health
Neuromuscular adaptations to injury and aging -- Gait mechanics -- Running injuries -- Orthopedics and Sports Medicine -- Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Institute on Aging, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Hematti, Peiman - Associate Professor

Henderson, Douglass L. - Professor

Also Engineering Physics, Medical Physics
reactor physics -- radiation transport -- fusion reactor technology -- nuclear waste
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Fusion Technology Institute, Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics

Huttenlocher, Anna - Professor

Also Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health

Jeraj, Robert - Assistant Professor

Also Human Oncology, Medical Physics, School of Medicine and Public Health
Image guided cancer therapy -- Molecular imaging -- Radiation therapy -- Optimization -- Monte Carlo modeling -- Dosimetry
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Jiang, Hongrui - Associate Professor

Also Electrical and Computer Engineering
MicroElectroMechanical Systems -- Microsensors and microactuators -- BioMEMS and micro-optics -- Microfluidics -- Lab on chips -- Biomimetics and bioinspiration
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Materials Science Program, UW Eye Research Institute

Jiang, Jack - Professor

Also Surgery
Vibratory properties of the vocal folds via studies of excised larynges -- Biomechanical modeling, aerodynamics, and analysis of laryngeal microstructure -- Development of accurate protocols for voice measurement in patients with laryngeal pathology
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Karsh, Ben-Tzion - Associate Professor

Also Family Medicine, Industrial and Systems Engineering, Population Health Sciences
patient safety -- health systems engineering -- macroergonomics -- technology change -- occupational safety and health
Center for Quality and Productivity Improvement

Lakes, Roderic S. - Wisconsin Distinguished Professor

Also Engineering Physics, Materials Science and Engineering
Viscoelasticity, Fibrous composites, cellular solids, biomaterials; bone and ligament; Cosserat solids, development of novel foams including materials with a negative Poisson's ratio, called anti-rubber, auxetic, or dilational. Follow-on work. Holographic, and other optical experimental methods
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Engineering Mechanics, Materials Science Program, Mechanics and Materials Research Group, Rheology Research Center

Lee, Sang-Hoon - Senior Visiting Scientist

Liu, Bo - Associate Professor

Mackie, T. Rockwell - Professor

Also Engineering Physics, Human Oncology, Medical Physics
radiation therapy -- radiation sciences
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Martin, Jay K. - Professor

Also Mechanical Engineering
Research, Design, and Product Development - Assistive Technology -- Access to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education and Careers for Individuals with Disabilities -- Formative Assessment Methods for Engineering Learning
Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Materials Science Program

McCarthy, James J. - Associate Professor

Also Pediatrics, School of Medicine and Public Health

Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Medow, Joshua - Assistant Professor

Mistretta, Charles A. - Professor

Also Medical Physics, Radiology
investigations of non-invasive techniques for magnetic resonance imaging of the cardiovascular system -- quantitation of flow -- coronary artery imaging and flow measurement -- MR Myocradial Perfusion
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Muir, Peter - Associate Professor

Also Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
Targeted remodeling of bone -- Functional adaptation to bone fatigue -- Bacteria-associated inflammatory arthritis -- Anterior cruciate ligament rupture
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Murphy, Regina M. - Smith-Bascom Professor

Also Chemical and Biological Engineering
targeted drug design -- physical chemistry of protein-protein interactions
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Biophysics Program, Center for Neuroscience

Nowak, Robert D. - McFarland-Bascom Professor in Engineering

Also Electrical and Computer Engineering
statistical signal processing, machine learning, imaging, network science, and applications in computational biology, medicine and communications.

Palecek, Sean P. - Associate Professor

Also Chemical and Biological Engineering
cellular engineering -- tissue engineering -- stem cells -- cell and protein biosensors
Biotechnology Training Program, Materials Science Program, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wisconsin Stem Cell Research Program

Pearce, Robert - Professor

Pfleger, Brian F. - Assistant Professor

Also Chemical and Biological Engineering
Synthetic Biology -- Metabolic Engineering -- Biotechnology -- Protein Engineering -- Natural Products
Biotechnology Training Program, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Genome Sciences Training Program, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Ploeg, Heidi-Lynn - Associate Professor

Also Mechanical Engineering
bone modelling and remodelling -- orthopaedic implant design and analysis -- biomechanics of joints -- finite element analysis -- fatigue of materials
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Materials Science Program

Radwin, Robert G. - Professor

Also Industrial and Systems Engineering
analytical methods for measuring and assessing exposure to physical stress in the workplace -- ergonomics aspects of manually operated equipment and human-computer input devices -- causes and prevention of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and peripheral neuropathies -- occupational biomechanics -- rehabilitation engineering
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Ergonomics Analysis and Design Consortium, Industrial Hand Tool and Ergonomics Research Consortium, Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Trace Research and Development Center, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Raval, Amish N. - Assistant Professor

Reed, Jennifer L. - Assistant Professor

Also Chemical and Biological Engineering
Systems biology -- Metabolic model development & analysis -- Metabolic engineering -- Biofuels, bioremediation, & biotechnology
Biotechnology Training Program, Bringing Advanced Computational Techniques to Energy Research, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine, Genome Sciences Training Program, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program

Reeder, Scott B. - Assistant Professor

Research interests are in the areas of cardiovascular and abdominal MRI, particularly in the development of rapid and quantitative imaging techniques, including rapid cardiac imaging methods, and novel fat-water separation techniques. More recent areas of interest include molecular imaging and MRI.
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Robbins, JoAnne - Professor

Sesto, Mary Elizabeth - Assistant Professor

Also Industrial and Systems Engineering, School of Medicine and Public Health

Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, Trace Research and Development Center

Sheinis, Andrew I. - Assistant Professor

Also Astronomy

Shusta, Eric V. - Associate Professor

Also Chemical and Biological Engineering
brain drug delivery -- blood-brain barrier engineering -- biopharmaceutical design -- protein engineering
Biotechnology Training Program, Blood-Brain Barrier Group, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Clinical Neuroengineering Training Program, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center

Sidney, Daniel - Assistant Visiting Scientist

Siedband, Melvin - Professor Emeritus

Sillay, Karl A. - Assistant Professor

Also Neurological Surgery

Spalding, Edgar - Professor

Also Botany

Tham, Robert - Adjunct Assistant Professor

modeling & controls of biomedical and therapy delivery systems -- anesthetic delivery system -- drug delivery systems -- intelligent therapy delivery systems -- devices for respiratory care -- patient monitoring systems -- applying medical Informatics to patient care in the hospital

Thelen, Darryl G. - Associate Professor

Also Mechanical Engineering
Simulation of musculoskeletal dynamics -- Mechanics and control of movement -- Neuromuscular adaptation with age, injury and disease -- Imaging of soft tissue mechanics -- Application of biomechanics in orthopedics and rehabilitation
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Center for Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology, Institute on Aging, Materials Science Program, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Thibeault, Susan - Associate Professor

Also Surgery

Thomadsen, Bruce R. - Associate Professor

Also Engineering Physics, Human Oncology, Medical Physics
Brachytherapy Physics -- Radiation Dosimetry -- Patient Safety
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Center for Human Performance and Risk Analysis

Thompson, Paul - Adjunct Professor

Also Biological Systems Engineering

Tome, Wolfgang - Professor

Also Human Oncology

Turner, Kevin T. - Assistant Professor

Also Materials Science and Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
analytical and experimental adhesion mechanics -- micro- and nano-manufacturing -- MEMS design and fabrication -- single cell mechanics
Materials Science Program

Turng, Lih-Sheng (Tom) - Professor

Also Mechanical Engineering
injection molding and innovative plastics manufacturing processes -- bio-based polymers and tissue engineering scaffolds -- microcellular injection molding (MuCell process) -- nanocomposites and electro-active polymers (EAP's) -- computer-aided engineering (CAE) and numerical simulation -- design and process optimization -- intelligent injection molding control -- material characterization for plastics and metals -- net-shape die casting using semi-solid alloys -- Internet-based collaboration for design and manufacturing
Manufacturing Systems Engineering Program, Materials Science Program, Polymer Engineering Center, Rheology Research Center, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Tyler, Mitchell E. - Senior Lecturer

Neural Engineering, Neural Rehabilitation, Applied Neurosccience, Noninvasive Neuromodulation (NINM), Electrocutaneous Stimulation, Biomechanics, Biomaterials
Orthopedics and Rehabilitation

Vanderheiden, Gregg C. - Professor

Also Industrial and Systems Engineering
ergonomics -- mobile computing -- universal design -- computer interface design -- rehabilitation engineering -- computer access for people with disabilities -- accessible design of mass market products -- design of next-generation information and transaction systems -- human augmentation -- modality translation

van der Weide, Daniel - Professor

Also Electrical and Computer Engineering
Multifunctional scanned probe microscopy -- Localized spectroscopy of biological and low-dimensional electronic systems -- Terahertz circuits and devices
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research, Materials Science Program

Varghese, Tomy - Professor

Also Electrical and Computer Engineering, Medical Physics
Elastography -- In-vivo strain imaging -- Signal & Image Processing Applications in Medical Imaging -- Ultrasound Tissue Characterization
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Weibel, Douglas B. - Assistant Professor

Also Biochemistry
Soft materials -- Micro- and nanofabrication -- Microbiology -- Chemical biology -- Biotechnology
Biophysics Program, Biotechnology Training Program, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Chemistry-Biology Interface Training Program, Materials Science Program, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, Molecular Biosciences Training Grant Program

White, John G. - Professor Emeritus

Also Anatomy
Also Principal Investigator, Laboratory for Optical and Computational Instrumentation (LOCI) -- Optical and computational instrumentation for live cell studies -- Development of new optical sectioning microscopy techniques -- Cell cycle control and cytoskeletal dynamics
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Wieben, Oliver - Assistant Professor

Also Medical Physics, Radiology, School of Medicine and Public Health

Yin, John - Professor

Also Chemical and Biological Engineering
virus-host interactions -- systems biology -- microfluidics -- pre-biotic chemistry
Biotechnology Training Program, Cellular and Molecular Biology Program, Computation and Informatics in Biology and Medicine, Madison Virology Program, Microbiology Doctoral Training Program, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

Yin, Tom - Professor

Also Physiology
neurophysiological and neuroanatomical mechanisms of bineural interaction in the auditory brainstem nuclear -- mechanisms of sound localization -- psychoacoustics of localization
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Zagzebski, James A. - Professor

Also Human Oncology, Medical Physics, Radiology
acoustic properties of tissues and ultrasonic contrast agents -- quantitative ultrasound imaging and tissue characterization -- flow visualization -- medical image processing and texture analysis -- objective performance testing of ultrasound equipment
Biomedical Engineering Center for Translational Research

Zinn, Michael R. - Assistant Professor

Also Mechanical Engineering
Minimally invasive surgical robotics -- Human-centered robotics -- Robotic actuation technology and controls -- Haptics

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