Doctoral Training Faculty

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  • Awad

    Awad, Hani

    • Professor of Orthopaedics, Center for Musculoskeletal Research
      Donald and Mary Clark Professorship of Orthopaedics
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Office Location
    1.8531 Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 273-5268
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering

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  • Tim Baran

    Baran, Tim

    • Assistant Professor of Imaging Sciences
      Assistant Professor of Optics
      Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Telephone
    (585) 275-5340
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Biomedical optics; photodynamic therapy; medical image processing

  • Andrew J. Berger

    Berger, Andrew J.

    • Professor of Optics
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Office Location
    405 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 273-4724
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Biomedical Optics; Optics Education

  • Edward Brown

    Brown III, Edward

    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Neuroscience
      James P. Wilmot Cancer Center
    Office Location
    5-7224A Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 273-5918
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Multiphoton laser scanning microscopy, novel in vivo imaging, and measurement techniques, tumor biology

  • Mark Buckley

    Buckley, Mark

    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Center for Musculoskeletal Research
      Center for Visual Science
    Office Location
    317 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 276-4195
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Soft tissue biomechanics, surgical biomechanics, viscoelasticity and poroelasticity, novel imaging techniques to characterize soft tissue properties

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  • Laurel H. Carney

    Carney, Laurel H.

    • Marylou Ingram Professor in Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Neuroscience
    Office Location
    5-6438 Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 276-3948
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Auditory neuroscience; neurophysiological behavioral, and computational studies of hearing; signal processing for hearing aids

  • Regine Choe

    Choe, Regine

    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Office Location
    MC 5-7233A Med Center
    Telephone
    (585) 273-4374
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Diffuse optical methods based on near infared light illumination for disease detection and therapy monitoring in brain, bone, and breast

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    Clark, Robert

    • Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Office Location
    214 Hopeman

    Interests: Dynamic systems; Measurement and control; Single-molecule mechanics; Bio-nano-manufacturing; Scaffolds for tissue engineering

  • Benjamin T. Crane, M.D., Ph.D.

    Crane, Benjamin

    • Associate Professor of Otolaryngolog
      Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Neurobiology and Anatomy
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: The interaction of vision, the vestibular system, and human disease on motion perception

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  • Diane Dalecki

    Dalecki, Diane

    • Kevin J. Parker Distinguished Professor in Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Director, Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound
    Office Location
    308 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-7378
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Biomedical ultrasound imaging and therapy, acoustics, lithotripsy, biological effects of ultrasound

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    DeLouise, Lisa A.

    • Associate Professor of Dermatology
      Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Telephone
    (585) 275-1810
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Engineering Smart Bandage Bio Nanomaterials for Healing Skin

  • Marvin Doyley

    Doyley, Marvin

    • Wilson Professor of Electronic Imaging
      Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Imaging Sciences (Radiology)
    • Chair, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Office Location
    518 Chair Office / 621 Faculty Office Computer Studies Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-3774
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Therapeutic and diagnostic imaging using optical, magnetic resonance, and ultrasound imaging

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    Duric, Nebojsa

    • Professor of Imaging Sciences
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    • Vice Chair for Research, Department of Imaging Sciences

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  • Greg T. Gdowski

    Gdowski, Greg T.

    • Professor of Instruction, Biomedical Engineering
    • Executive Director, Center for Medical Technology & Innovation
    Office Location
    310 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-2580
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Technology commercialization, start-up ventures, neural circuitry and information processing, and computational neuroscience

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    Giacomelli, Michael

    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Assistant Professor of Optics
    Office Location
    5-8145 Medical Center
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Multiphoton microscopy, surgical imaging, high throughput imaging, fluorescence lifetime imaging, high-speed analog and optoelectronics, design of microscopic and medical imaging systems

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    Lalor, Edmund

    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Neuroscience
    Office Location
    2.B203A Center for Advanced Brain Imaging and Neurophysiology (CABIN), Medical Annex Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-3077
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Human sensory neurophysiology, brain-computer interfacing, computational neuroscience, neural encoding of natural sounds, sensory processing in psychiatric and developmental disorders

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    Lee, Whasil

    • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
      Center for Musculoskeletal Research
    Office Location
    4-8553 Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 276-4631
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Cell mechanics and mechanotransduction, mechanosensitive ion channels, therapeutic strategies for musculoskeletal disease and joint pain

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    Lerner, Amy L.

    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
    • Academic Director, Center for Medical Technology & Innovation
    Office Location
    307 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-7847
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Orthopaedic bio-mechanics, cornea mechanics, cartilage mechanics, medical image- based finite element modeling, knee biomechanics

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    Loiselle, Alayna E.

    • Associate Professior of Orthopaedics, Center for Musculoskeletal Research
      Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
    Telephone
    (585) 275-7239
    Web Address
    Website
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    Luebke, Anne E.

    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Neuroscience
    Office Location
    6-8547 Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 273-1635
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Role of cochlear outer hair cells in hearing and hearing loss, at both the molecular and systems levels

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  • Ross Maddox

    Maddox, Ross

    • Visiting Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Auditory neuroscience; Auditory brainstem response; Audio-visual integration; Selective attention; Audiologic diagnosis

  • Stephen McAleavey

    McAleavey, Stephen

    • Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
      Rochester Center for Biomedical Ultrasound
    • Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
    Office Location
    210A Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-7768
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Instrumentation, signal processing, ultrasound imaging, motion tracking, elasticity imaging methods, ultrasound echo models

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    McGrath, James

    • William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Office Location
    306 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 273-5489
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Microphysiological systems, nanomembranes for diagnostics, and microfluidics

  • Mohammad Mehrmohammadi

    Mehrmohammadi, Mohammad

    • Associate Professor of Imaging Sciences
      Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Telephone
    (585) 276-7148
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: The primary focus of the PURE lab at the University of Rochester is to develop novel, hybrid, and ultrasound-based diagnostic methods, and define the clinical utility of the developed technologies as it applies to detection, diagnosis, and therapy of various pathologies.

  • Benjamin L. Miller, Ph.D.

    Miller, Benjamin

    • Professor of Dermatology
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Optics
    Telephone
    (585) 275-9805
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Carbohydrate and protein recognition, molecular design, and biomolecular sensing

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  • Jong-Hoon Nam

    Nam, Jong-Hoon

    • Professor of Mechanical Engineering
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Office Location
    203 Hopeman
    Telephone
    (585) 273-4555
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Biophysics of inner ear sensory cells; Cell mechanics

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  • Kevin J. Parker

    Parker, Kevin J.

    • William F. May Professor of Engineering
      Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Imaging Sciences (Radiology)
    • Dean Emeritus, School of Engineering & Applied Sciences
    Office Location
    724 Computer Studies Building
    Telephone
    (585) 275-3294
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Medical Imaging; 3D and 4D Imaging; CT, MRI, and ultrasound; Multi-dimensional processing and display techniques; Doppler Imaging Techniques; Sonoelasticity; Digital Halftoning; Blue Noise Mask ; Color Halftoning

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  • Jannick Rolland

    Rolland, Jannick

    • Brian J. Thompson Professor of Optical Engineering
      Professor of Optics
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor in the Center for Visual Science
    • Director, NSF/IUCRC: Center for Freeform Optics
      Director, R.E. Hopkins Center for Optical Design and Engineering
    Office Location
    505 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 752-1013
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Optical Aberration Theory; Freeform Optics; Metasurfaces; Metaform; Optical System Design; Optical Metrology; Illumination; Instrumentation and System Engineering; Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT); Optical Coherence Elastography (OCE); Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR); Head-Worn Displays; Heads-up Displays

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  • Edward M. Schwarz, Ph.D.

    Schwarz, Edward

    • Professor of Orthopaedics
      Richard and Margaret Burton Distinguished Professor in Orthopaedics
      Professor of Medicine, Allergy/Immunology and Rheumatology
      Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
      Professor of Urology
    • Director , Center for Musculoskeletal Research
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Pro-inflammatory cytokine signal transduction and novel drug and gene therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Scott Seidman

    Seidman, Scott

    • Professor of Instruction, Biomedical Engineering & Neuroscience
      Center for Visual Science
    Office Location
    216 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-3932
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Vestibular systems, motor learning, physiological models, multi-sensory integration

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  • Richard E. Waugh

    Waugh, Richard E.

    • Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor of Biochemistry & Biophysics
    Office Location
    218 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-3768
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Cell Adhesion, mechanical and thermodynamic properties of biological membranes; cellular mechanics and function of cytoskeletal proteins

  • David R. Williams

    Williams, David R.

    • William G. Allyn Professor of Medical Optics
      Professor of Optics
      Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
      Professor of Ophthalmology
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Professor in the Center for Visual Science
    • Director, Center for Visual Science
    Office Location
    270 Meliora Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-8672
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: The Human Visual System; Physiological Optics

  • Wilson

    Wilson, Nicole

    • Assistant Professor of Surgery, Pediatric Surgery
      Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Assistant Professor or Pediatrics
    Telephone
    (585) 275-4435
    Web Address
    Website
  • Axel Wismueller

    Wismueller, Axel

    • Professor of Imaging Sciences, of Biomedical Engineering, and of Electrical and Computer Engineering
    Office Location
    MCA 2-2214 Medical Center
    Telephone
    (585) 613-2399
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Mathematical algorithms for computational analysis; Pattern recognition in clinical real-world applications

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    Yeh, Shu-Chi

    • Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
      Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology
    Telephone
    (585) 275-1632
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Intravital imaging-based approaches for direct visualization, quantification, and molecular profiling of the local regulatory machineries that harbor the skeletal, hematopoietic, and malignant stem cells

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  • James M. Zavislan

    Zavislan, James M.

    • Professor of Optics
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
      Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
      Associate Professor, Center for Visual Science
      Mercer Brugler Distinguished Teaching Professor 2018-2021
    Office Location
    414 Goergen Hall
    Telephone
    (585) 275-9819

    Interests: Optical Engineering; Biomedical Optical Systems

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    Zhang, Xinping

    • Associate Professor of Orthopaedics, Center for Musculoskeletal Research
    Telephone
    (585) 275-7928
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Understanding bone tissue repair using molecular, genetic, imaging and engineering approaches

  • Jianhui Zhong, Ph.D.

    Zhong, Jianhui

    • Professor of Imaging Sciences
      Professor of Biomedical Engineering
    Web Address
    Website

    Interests: Development and medical application of magnetic resonance imaging