People
Secondary Faculty
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Adamo, Joan
- Associate Director, Regulatory Support Services, CTSI
Interests: Regulatory Science; guidance for researchers who are planning studies regulated by the FDA
Anand, Ajay
- Deputy Director, Georgen Institute of Data Science
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- ajay.anand@rochester.edu | (585) 276-3149
- 1203 Wegmans Hall
Interests: Ultrasound signal processing; Model-based parameter estimation; Novel clinical ultrasound imaging techniques; Biomedical data analytics
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Baran, Tim
- Research Assistant Professor of Imaging Sciences
Research Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- timothy.baran@rochester.edu | (585) 275-5340
Interests: Biomedical optics; photodynamic therapy; medical image processing
Berger, Andrew J.
- Professor of Optics
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- ajberger@optics.rochester.edu | (585) 273-4724
- 405 Goergen Hall
Interests: Biomedical Optics; Optics Education
Borkholder, David
- Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering; Associate Professor of Microsystems Engineering
- david.borkholder@rit.edu | (585) 475-6067
Interests: Biosensors, biomedical MEMs, medical devices, the auditory system, and treatment of auditory dysfunction
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Chakkalakal, Joe V.
- Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- Joe_Chakkalakal@URMC.Rochester.edu | (585) 273-5631
- 4-6423 Medical Center
Interests: Development, Regeneration, Aging, Cancer, Stem Cells
Chess, Patricia
- Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology; Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Effects of strain on pulmonary epithelium
Condon, Jason
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Project Manager, CMC at Vaccinex, Inc
Interests: Bioprocess engineering; Biopharmaceutical manufacturing; Biologics process development
Crane, Benjamin
- Associate Professor of Otolaryngology; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy
Interests: The interaction of vision, the vestibular system, and human disease on motion perception
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Dean, David
- Professor of Pediatrics, Neonatology; Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Gene Therapy
DeAngelis, Greg
- Professor of Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Neurobiology & Anatomy, Center for Navigation & Communication Sciences, and Center for Visual Science
Interests: Visual neuroscience; Multi-sensory integration; Neural coding; Linking neurons to perception
Dogra, Vikram
- Professor of Imaging Sciences; Professor of Biomedical Imaging; Professor of Urology
Interests: Photoacoustic imaging for medical diagnosis ; Application of high resolution ultrasound for bladder tumor detection and follow-up; High intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for hemostasis
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Foster, Thomas
- Professor of Imaging Sciences; Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Physics & Astronomy; Professor of Optics
Interests: Photodynamic Therapy of Cancer and Microbial Infections
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Glading, Angela
- Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Role of cell-cell contact in regulating cellular function in both the normal and disease state
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Henry, Kenneth S.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Neuroscience, Department of Otolaryngology (SMD)
- kenneth_henry@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-4851
Howard, Thomas
- Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Assistant Professor of Computer Science; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
- thoward@ece.rochester.edu | (585) 275-3755
Interests: Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Machine Learning, Natural Language Understanding
Hunter, Jennifer
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Assistant Professor, Center for Visual Science
Interests: Mechanisms of light-induced retinal damage and development of non-invasive fluorescence imaging techniques
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Loiselle, Alayna E.
- Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Orthopaedics , Center for Musculoskeletal Research (SMD)
- alayna_loiselle@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7239
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Meirelles, Luiz, A. D.
- Assistant Professor of Dentistry; Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Dentistry
Merigan, William
- Professor of Ophthalmology
Professor, Center for Visual Science
Interests: Imaging the function of retinal neurons using calcium indicators; Evaluating vision restoration by optogenetics, stem cells or gene therapy
Miller, Benjamin
- Professor of Dermatology; Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics
Interests: Carbohydrate and protein recognition, molecular design, and biomolecular sensing
Mody, Nipa
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Senior Engineer at Ortho Clinical Diagnostics
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Nedergaard, Maiken
- Professor of Neurosurgery, Center for Translational Neuromedicine; Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy; Professor of Neurology
Interests: The basic biology of glial cells in the CNS and the role of astrocytes in several neurological diseases, including stroke, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, tremor, and ALS. Research is aimed at defining new strategies for the treatment of neurological diseases that target astrocytic dysfunction
Ning, Ruola
- Professor of Imaging Sciences; Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Interests: Research Radiology, CT Physics, Medical Imaging Systems
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Papuga, Owen
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Analysis of gait and balance, assessment of physical function outcome measures pre/post intervention, investigations of several aspects of low back pain
Pasternak, Tatiana
- Professor of Neurobiology & Anatomy, Brain & Cognitive Sciences, Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Cortical circuitry underlying memory-guided sensory decisions
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Rubens, Deborah
- Professor of Imaging Sciences; Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Ultrasound sonoelasticity; 3-dimensional imaging; Contrast agents
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Schell, Michael
- Professor of Radiation Oncology; Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Small, Eric M.
- Associate Professor, Department of Medicine , Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute (SMD)
- eric_small@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 276-7706
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Wan, Jiandi
- Assistant Professor of Microsystems Engineering
Assistant Professor of Center for Translational Neuromedicine
Interests: Microfluidics; Red cell mechanosensing; tissue engineering; cerebral microcirculation; biofluid mechanics
Ward, Denham Salisbury
- Professor Emeritus of Anesthesiology; Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Control of breathing
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Zhang, Xinping
- Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics, Center for Musculoskeletal Research
- xinping_zhang@urmc.rochester.edu | (585) 275-7928
Interests: Understanding bone tissue repair using molecular, genetic, imaging and engineering approaches
Zuscik, Michael
- Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Center for Musculoskeletal Research; Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Interests: Cartilage biology and osteoarthritis