Research in medical imaging enables non-invasive assessment of anatomy and physiology, detection and tracking of disease, and guides therapeutic interventions. Active research collaborations are ongoing with UI Health Care, the Veterans Administration hospital, and the College of Public Health.
Departments
Student spotlight
Yue (Amanda) Pan
PhD student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
“As an engineer, being able to help the doctors improve treatment for patients with pulmonary disease feels great. We have a lot of professionals and resources at the university, which makes everything easier and enjoyable.”
Researchers
James Ankrum
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Director, Hanson Center for Communication
Reinhard R. Beichel
Title/Position
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Terry Braun
Title/Position
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Director, Coordinated Laboratory for Computational Genomics
Interim Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Thomas Casavant
Title/Position
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Gary E. Christensen
Title/Position
Departmental Executive Officer, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Jennifer Fiegel
Title/Position
Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Mona Garvin
Title/Position
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Sajan Goud Lingala
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Michael Mackey
Title/Position
Associate Professor Emeritus, Biomedical Engineering
Eric Nuxoll
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Joseph M. Reinhardt
Title/Position
Roy J. Carver Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Punam Saha
Title/Position
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Edward Sander
Title/Position
Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Michael J. Schnieders
Title/Position
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Milan Sonka
Title/Position
Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Director, Iowa Initiative for Artificial Intelligence
Co-director, Iowa Institute for Biomedical Imaging
Sarah C. Vigmostad
Title/Position
Interim Associate Dean for Access, Opportunity, and Diversity
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Kristan Worthington
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Xiaodong Wu
Title/Position
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Yuliang Xie
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering