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

Terry Braun
Title/Position
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Director, Coordinated Laboratory for Computational Genomics
Interim Director, Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

Jennifer Fiegel
Title/Position
Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Xuan Mu
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering

David W. Murhammer
Title/Position
Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Eric Nuxoll
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
Edward Sander
Title/Position
Robert and Virginia Wheeler Faculty Fellow in Engineering
Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Fatima Toor
Title/Position
Lowell G. Battershell Chair in Laser Engineering
Associate Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Kristan Worthington
Title/Position
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Yuliang Xie
Title/Position
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering