World-class clinical expertise on our campus
Designing systems and materials that direct cells to regenerate healthy, functional tissue for those suffering from degenerative diseases
Departments
Student spotlight
Mariam El-Hattab
PhD student, Biomedical Engineering
"My work includes exploring how fat cells influence skin cells in the wound healing process. At Iowa, I’ve found that everyone is always rooting for my growth in every aspect, not only as a student but also as a researcher.”
Researchers
James Ankrum
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Director, Hanson Center for Communication
Terry Braun
Title/Position
Hansjoerg E.J.W. Kolder MD Professor in Best Disease Research
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Director, Coordinated Laboratory for Computational Genomics
Interim Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Thomas Casavant
Title/Position
Roy J. Carver, Jr. Chair in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jennifer Fiegel
Title/Position
Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Researcher, Environmental Health Sciences Research Center
Professor (secondary), Pharmaceutical Sciences and Experimental Therapeutics
Researcher, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute
Researcher, Center for Gene Therapy of Cystic Fibrosis and Other Genetic Diseases
Researcher, Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing
Researcher, Iowa Technology Institute
Michael Mackey
Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering
Eric Nuxoll
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Researcher, Center for Biocatalysis and Bioprocessing
Edward Sander
Title/Position
Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Researcher, Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging
Researcher, Iowa Technology Institute
Michael J. Schnieders
Title/Position
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Researcher, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Researcher, Institute for Vision Research
Researcher, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center
Affiliate, University of Iowa Genetics Cluster Hire Initiative
Affiliate, University of Iowa Informatics Initiative
Researcher, Iowa Technology Institute
Sarah C. Vigmostad
Title/Position
Interim Associate Dean for Access, Opportunity, and Diversity
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Researcher, Iowa Institute for Biomedical Engineering
Kristan Worthington
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Member, Institute for Vision Research
Member, Iowa Neuroscience Institute
Yuliang Xie
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Research Engineer, IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering
Researcher, Pappajohn Biomedical Institute