Leadership
Academic Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program Biomechanics & Neural Engineering Lumbar Spine Coordination and Control
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Co-Director, Biomedical Product Design & Development
Associate Professor, Mechanical EngineeringAssociated Tracks
Biomedical Product Design & DevelopmentResearch Interests
Joint Dynamics and Stability
Associate Director, Bioengineering Graduate Program Bioimaging Tissue Mechanics
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Professor, Mechanical EngineeringAssociated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & DevelopmentResearch Interests
Computational Joint Mechanics
Director, Graduate Studies Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Biomimetic Materials
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Professor, Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringAssociated Tracks
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Biomolecular EngineeringResearch Interests
Hydrogels
Tissue Engineering
Drug Delivery
Bioprocessing
Director, Bioengineering Research Center Bioimaging Professor Spencer and her research team are designing, synthesizing, and developing novel biomaterials for the repair and replacement of mineralized tissues. Under in vivo conditions, failure of a repair or replacement generally begins at the biomaterial/tissue interface and thus, a key aspect of our work is understanding the fundamental phenomena that control biological interactions at material interfaces.
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Deane E. Ackers Distinguished Professor, Mechanical EngineeringAssociated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & DevelopmentResearch Interests
Director, Bioimaging Bioimaging Photoacoustic Imaging
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Associate Professor, Mechanical EngineeringAssociated Tracks
Research Interests
Biomedical Ultrasound
Director, Bioinformatics Bioinformatics Machine Learning and Data Mining
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Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceAssociated Tracks
Research Interests
Statistical Learning
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Informatics
Health Informatics
Director, Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Molecular Biomimetics
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Wesley G. Cramer Professor, Mechanical EngineeringAssociated Tracks
Research Interests
Bio-nanotechnology
Bio-enabled Materials Science
Co-Director, Biomechanics & Neural Engineering Biomechanics & Neural Engineering Sensorimotor Deficits in Neurological Disease Populations Co-Director, Biomechanics & Neural Engineering Bioimaging Computational Medicine
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Director, Human Performance Laboratory
Senior Scientist, Landon Center on Aging
Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation ScienceAssociated Tracks
Research Interests
Gait Mechanics in Pathological Populations
Clinical Assessment Tools for Mobility Deficits
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Associate Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer ScienceAssociated Tracks
Bioinformatics
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & DevelopmentResearch Interests
Computational Surgery
Computational Anatomy
Computational Biomechanics
Patient-Specific Model and Mesh Generation
Image Processing
Co-Director, Biomedical Product Design & Development Biomechanics & Neural Engineering Structural Biomaterials
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Professor, Mechanical EngineeringAssociated Tracks
Biomedical Product Design & DevelopmentResearch Interests
Spine Biomechanics
Design and Testing of Medical Devices
Director, Biomolecular Engineering Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering Molecular Engineering and Interfacial Nanomedicine
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Assistant Professor, Chemical and Petroleum EngineeringAssociated Tracks
Biomolecular EngineeringResearch Interests
Core Faculty
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Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Nanoparticles and Colloids in Pharmaceuticals and Biomedicine
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Assistant Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing: Sciences & Disorders
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Speech Neuroscience
Speech Motor Control
Brain Machine Interfaces
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Associate Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Associated Tracks
Bioinformatics
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Computational Molecular Design of Pharmaceuticals
Polymers and Other Biomaterials
Optimization Algorithms Applied to Engineering Systems
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Assistant Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomolecular Engineering, Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Vaccines, Immunology, Virology, Disease Correlates, Molecular Biotechnology, Therapeutic Proteins, Antibody Discovery
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Associate Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Applying Polymeric Nanomaterials to the Treatment and Diagnosis of Cancer
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Associate Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
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Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Human Sensorimotor Control and Disorders, Stroke Rehabilitation, and Sports Injury Rehabilitation
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Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Effects of Age and Disorders on the Biomechanics of Balance, Gait, and Motor Control
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Associate Department Chair, Mechanical Engineering
Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Applications of Biomechanics and Machine Design
Biomechanics Testing Machines and Experimental Designs
Kinematic Joint Studies
Wear of Artificial Components
Testing and Evaluation of Prosthetic Devices
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James R. Neff/John and Harriet Wiebe Chair of Orthopedic Biomechanics
Director, Orthopedic Biomechanical and Bioengineering Laboratories
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Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Research Interests
Orthopedic Biomechanics
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Professor & Vice Chair of Research, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Director, Landon Center on Aging
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Neural Mechanisms of Recovery after Brain Injury
implantable Devices for Brain Plasticity
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Assistant Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Biomimetic Nanomaterials
Tissue Matrix Engineering
Biotransporters
Therapeutic Medical Implants
Stem Cells
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KU Foundation Distinguished Professor, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomolecular Engineering
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Nano Devices and Microfluidics
Academic Affiliates
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Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Programs, School of Engineering
Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Associated Tracks
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Biomedical Robots
Applied Artificial Intelligence
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Associate Professor, Aerospace Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Enhancement of Transportation Related Technologies
Design, Development and Testing of Unusual Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles
Missiles, Munitions, and Adaptive Aerostructures
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Assistant Professor for Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Research Interests
Cognitive Science, Network Science, Computational Modeling, Machine Learning, Data Science, Graphical Models
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Director, Hoglund Brain Imaging Center
Professor, Neurology
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Research Interests
Imaging Studies in Cognitive Recovery from Brain Injury and Stroke
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Professor, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
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Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Research Interests
Neurophysiology - Motor Control
Pathophysiology of SIV/HIV Associated Neural Injury
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Professor, Hearing and Speech
Associated Tracks
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Research Interests
Acoustic and Electric Measures of the Pathophysiology underlying Hearing Impairment
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Associate Professor, Neurology
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Research Interests
Developing MR imaging and spectroscopy techniques and quantification methods to measure neurochemicals in oxidative stress in aging, AD and diabetes
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Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Research Interests
Vasculogenesis
Tissue Movements During Early Development
Extracellular Matrix Assembly
Multicellular Motility
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Associate Professor, Cancer Biology
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention Program, University of Kansas Cancer Center
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Regulation of gene expression in colon cancer; Development of biomarker screening devices; Drug design and screening.
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Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Laser diagnostic studies of nano-/mico-sized particulates suspended in fluids
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Professor, Chemistry
Associated Tracks
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Single Molecule Spectroscopy
Model Membranes
Protein Channel Dynamics
Optical Microscopy/Spectroscopy
Fiber Optic Sensors
Development of Novel Microscopy Techniques
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Associate Professor, Physics and Astronomy
Associated Tracks
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Kinetics and thermodynamics of protein-protein and protein-nucleic acid interactions; development and implementation of new biophysical methodologies and techniques for the study of these phenomena
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Chancellors Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Sciences and Endowed Professor
Professor and Director of Molecular Oncology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Deputy Director, The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Director, Biospecimen Shared Resource
Kansas Bioscience Authority Eminent Scholar
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Molecular Oncology
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Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Associated Tracks
Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Data Mining
Including Mining Micro-Array Data
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Research Assistant Professor, Neurology
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Bioimaging
Research Interests
Use of sophisticated signal processing of electrophysiologic cardiac signals to understand fetal autonomic nervous system development (fetal imprinting) and infant visual development
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Senior Scientist, University of Kansas Cancer Center
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Development of a three-dimensional breast cancer model to develop a novel anticancer agent that targets BRCA1
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Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Optical/RF Measurement and Bioscensors
Novel Photonic Devices
Optical Communication Systems
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Director, University of Kansas Cancer Center
Director, Kansas Masonic Research Institute (KMCRI)
Professor, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
William R. Jewell, MD Distinguished Kansas Masonic Professorship in Cancer Research
Chief Executive Offier, Midwest Cancer Alliance
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Expression and function of BRCA1 in breast tumorigenesis
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Assistant Professor, Speech-Language-Hearing: Science & Disorders
Associated Tracks
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Research Interests
signal processing, binaural hearing mechanisms and psychoacoustics; development of speech coding strategies and their application to cochlear implants
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Professor, Chemistry
Professor, Molecular Biosciences
Associated Tracks
Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Computer simulations of proteins, peptides and complex liquids
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Associate Professor, Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Research Interests
In vivo characterization of neurodegenerative diseases using novel MRI techniques
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Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Research Interests
Computational analysis of cell and tissue dynamics during early embryogenesis, the Cell Biology of Vascular Pattern Formation, Physical Mechanisms of Morphogenesis, Cell Surface-Extracellular Matrix Interactions, Developmental Malformations
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Ralph N. Adams Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Director, Adams Institute for Bioanalytical Chemistry
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Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Biomedical Product Design and Development Research interests: Microfluidics, biosensors and lab-on-a-chip devices
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Distinguished Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Associated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Physical Biochemistry, stabilization of macromolecules, vaccines
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Professor, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Nano-micro-macro mechanics of calcified and soft tissues, constitutive modeling and computational methods, scanning acoustic microscopy and ultrasonic testing
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Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Metal-microbe interactions and effects on antibiotic resistance, analysis of environmental contaminants
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Professor, Physics & Astronomy
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
High Energy Theory, Single Molecule Methods, Pharmaceutical Data Analysis
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Assistant Professor, Molecular Biosciences
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Bioinformatics
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Transitions in single cells verses evolutionary fitness
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Chair, Molecular Biosciences
Professor, Molecular Biosciences
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Protein Structure and Function
F1 ATPase Rotary Motor
Mechanism of Torque Generation and Nanodevice Fabrication
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Associate Professor, Anatomy and Cell Biology
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Research Interests
"Research in the lab is interdisciplinary and focuses on the dynamic nature of the extracellular matrix, the milieu that surrounds the cells, and contributes to their shape, locomotion, gene expression, and every aspect of their behavior...To study these dynamic molecules we use automated microscopes and fluorescent probes to perform time-lapse imaging of avian developmental events and the role of the ECM in these events."
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Professor, Pharmacology and Toxicology and Neuroscience Graduate Program/Director, Microscopy and Analytical Imaging Resource Core Lab
Associated Tracks
BioImaging
Research Interests
The development and application of tools and workflows for multi-scale multi-modal correlated volume microscopies and three-dimensional volume reconstruction to unravel synaptic geometry
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Associate Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Research Interests
Enzyme catalysis in non-aqueous solvents; extractive fermentation; pharmaceutical and biomaterials processing with compressed carbon dioxide.
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Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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Bioimaging
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Utilizing cell adhesion molecules for targeted drug delivery and tissue engineering
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Associate Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Design and analysis of chemical transport processes in which bioactive agents are released
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Professor, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Fabrication of selective oxygen permeable membrane reactors, production of biodiesel, production of synthesis gas (autothermal reforming), production of hydrogen (CO oxidation/LTWGS)
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Associate Professor, Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering
Associated Tracks
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Wastewater Treatment
Biological Processes
Algal Growth and Biodiesel Production
Molecular Methods
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Director, Center for Computational Biology
Professor, Molecular Biosciences
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Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Development of molecular recognition methods for structural genomics and bioinformatics
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Distinguished Professor, Pharmaceutical Chemistry
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Elucidation of protein-drug degradation pathways during storage, shipping and handling; development of new analytical approaches to characterize macromolecules and vaccines for use as pharmaceuticals; design and evaluation of formulations to improve stability of biopharmaceutical drugs and vaccines
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Chair, Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
Albert P Learned Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering
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Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Liquid-liquid Systems and Intensification
Enzymatic Catalysis
Ion-exchange and Adsorption
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Professor and Chair, Cancer Biology
Associate Director for Basic Sciences
Associate Director for Education
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Bioimaging
Bioinformatics
Biomolecular Engineering
Research Interests
Tumor progression, invasion, metastasis,
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Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Associated Tracks
Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Neuromorphic Architecture for Brain-inspired Computing Systems, Neuromorphic Electronic Circuits for Brain-Inspired Computing Systems, and Neural Network.
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Assistant Professor of Chemistry
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Analytical Chemistry, Micro/Nanofluidics, Single Cell Analysis, Genetic Analysis, Proteomics, Cancer Biology and Diagnostics, Systems Biology, Nanobiotechnology
Research Interests
Quantitative analysis of dynamic and heterogeneous biological processes is key to deciphering complex biological systems, such as cancer. Drawing on microfluidics, analytical chemistry, molecular/cell biology, bioengineering, and material science, our research is dedicated to advancing quantitative biology and personalized medicine through technology innovation and translational research. We currently focus on three main areas:
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Director, Aerospace Engineering Graduate Program
Professor, Aerospace Engineering
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Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Biofluid Dynamics
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Assistant Professor, Department of EECS/ITTC
Associated Tracks
Bioinformatics
Research Interests
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Biological big data and precision medicine
Functional non-coding RNA
Clinical Affiliates
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Vice Chair of Research, Neurosurgery
Professor, Neurosurgery
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Pending
Research Interests
Pending
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Professor, Neurology
Associate Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Research Interests
Utilizing MRI to examine how lifestyle factors such as exercise and diet influence brain aging and Alzheimer's
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Assistant Professor, Cardiac Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Associated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Research Interests
Cardiac Surgery
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Thomas Holder/Keith Ashcraft Endowed Chair in Pediatric Surgery Research
Director, Cardiac Regenerative Surgery Research Laboratories
Associated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Research Interests
Cardiac Surgery
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Director, Entrepreneurship Programs
Lecturer, School of Business
Associated Tracks
Biomedical Product Design & Development
Research Interests
Entrepreneurship
Experiential Learning
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Director, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Program
Vice Chair Education, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery
Associated Tracks
Bioimaging
Research Interests
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
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Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science
Associated Tracks
Biomechanics & Neural Engineering
Research Interests
Understanding biochemical and neural mechanisms contributing to chronic pain syndromes and the efficacy of various physical therapy interventions in modulating pain
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Chair, Division of Biomedical Sciences
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry
University of Southern California
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Biomedical Sciences with special training in Pathology and Biomaterials
Research Interests
Amplifying cell signals for potentially lower cost stem cell interventions
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Professor, Otolaryngology
Associated Tracks
Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
Research Interests
Neurotology, Otology, Tinnitus Management, Balance Disorders, Cochlear implants, Acoustic Neuromas and Skull Base Surgery
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Medical School: University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
Residency: University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics, Columbia, MO
Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA
Fellowship: University of Missouri Hospitals and Clinics, Columbia, MO (Infectious Diseases)
Associated Tracks
Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Infections in Stem Cell Transplant Recipients, Complicated Pulmonary Infections, Tick-Borne Diseases
Research Interests
Prevention of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection, Transplant Related Infections