FACULTY

Tenure System Faculty

Orlando Auciello

Auciello, Orlando
Professor, Distinguished Chair in Engineering
orlando.auciello@utdallas.edu

Technology of nanocarbon thin films

Leonidas Bleris

Bleris, Leonidas
Professor, Fellow, Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science
bleris@utdallas.edu

Experimental systems and synthetic biology, gene therapy, genome editing (CRISPR) technologies

Cao, Chen
Assistant Professor
Chen.Cao@UTDallas.edu

Single-cell sequencing, bioinformatics, developmental biology, cancer evolution, microfluidics, imaging.

Stuart Cogan

Cogan, Stuart
Professor
stuart.cogan@utdallas.edu

Devices and materials for stimulation and recording of neural activity in the treatment of disease

Dave Dingal

Dingal, Dave
Assistant Professor
davedingal@utdallas.edu

Molecular biology, developmental biology, synthetic and system Biology

Yichen Ding

Ding, Yichen
Assistant Professor
yichen.ding@utdallas.edu

Optical microscopy, image segmentation, interactive visualization, myocardial deformation

Baowei Fei


Fei, Baowei

Professor, Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science
bfei@utdallas.edu

Biomedical imaging, quantitative imaging, hyperspectral imaging, image-guided intervention, machine learning, data science, and augmented reality for medical and healthcare applications

Jacopo Ferruzzi

Ferruzzi, Jacopo
Assistant Professor
jacopo.ferruzzi@utdallas.edu

Biomechanics, mechanobiology, experimental soft tissue mechanics, theoretical and computational modeling, tissue remodeling in cardiovascular disease and cancer

Gao, Yongsheng
Assistant Professor
yongsheng.gao@utdallas.edu

Polymeric biomaterials, drug delivery, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine

Heather Hayenga

Hayenga, Heather
Associate Professor
heather.hayenga@utdallas.edu

Mechanobiology, vascular growth and remodeling, biomechanics, cardiovascular diseases

Seth Hays

Hays, Seth
Associate Professor, Fellow, Eugene McDermott Professor
seth.hays@utdallas.edu

Development and optimization of neuromodulation therapies for neurological disorders

Caroline Jones

Jones, Caroline
Assistant Professor
caroline.jones@utdallas.edu

Immunoengineering, Sepsis, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Inflammation, Lab-on-a-chip technology, Biosensors, Host-pathogen interactions

Kang, Gu
Assistant Professor
gueon.kang2@utdallas.edu

Biomechanics, Frailty, Diabetic foot, Fall prevention, Gait, Posture, Wearable sensors, Motion analysis, Computational modeling, Finite element analysis, Physical activity, Physiological monitoring

Kim, Brian
Associate Professor
bkim@utdallas.edu

Multimodal Neural Interfaces, Brain-Machine Interfaces, Neurochemical Sensors, Single-Cell Electrophysiology, and Medical Diagnostics

Stephen Levene

Levene, Stephen
Professor
stephen.levene@utdallas.edu

Novel nucleic-acid-based strategies for drug delivery and cellular reprogramming

Li, You
Assistant Professor
leo.you.li@utdallas.edu

Medical Ultrasound Imaging Artificial Intelligence to Advance Translation Research Placental Hemodynamic Imaging

Miller, Kristin
Associate Professor
Kristin.miller@utdallas.edu

Biomechanics, Mechanobiology, Reproductive Health, Growth and Remodeling, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Obaid, Girgis
Assistant Professor
girgis.obaid@utdallas.edu

Photodynamic therapy, nanomedicine, image guided surgery, nano-immunoengineering, lipid nanoparticles, pancreatic cancer, head and neck cancer

Joseph Pancrazio

Pancrazio, Joseph
Vice President for Research, Professor
joseph.pancrazio@utdallas.edu

Novel neural interface materials and technologies, neural assays

Shalini Prasad

Prasad, Shalini
Department Head, Professor, Cecil H. and Ida Green Professor in Systems Biology Science
shalini.prasad@utdallas.edu

Wearables, Environments Sensors, Biosensors, Bio and Nanotechnology

Rodrigues, Danieli
Associate Professor
danieli@utdallas.edu

Orthopedic and dental biomaterials

David Schmidtke

Schmidtke, David
Professor
david.schmidtke@utdallas.edu

Fabrication of novel materials and devices (e.g. biosensors, microfluidics) for biological and medical applications

Sirsi Shashank

Sirsi, Shashank
Associate Professor
shashank.sirsi@utdallas.edu

Cancer research, ultrasound imaging and image-guided drug delivery, ultrasound contrast agents development

Victor Varner

Varner, Victor
Associate Professor
vdv@utdallas.edu

Biomechanics, mechanobiology, heart development, lung development, computational modeling, tissue engineering

Instructional Faculty

Tariq Ali


Ali, Tariq

Associate Professor of Instruction
tariq.ali@utdallas.edu

Design and analysis of electrical circuits for biomedical engineering applications, components and system design

Brown, Katherine
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Katherine.Brown@utdallas.edu

Good, Levi
Assistant Professor of Instruction
levi.good@utdallas.edu

Clark Meyer

Meyer, Clark
Associate Professor of Instruction
clark.meyer@utdallas.edu

Introductory bioengineering courses, finite element analysis, biomechanics, and FDA regulations

Katie Myers

Myers, Kathleen
Associate Professor of Instruction
mcneeley@utdallas.edu

Todd Polk

Polk, Todd
Professor of Practice
todd.polk@utdallas.edu

Digital Circuits, senior capstone project courses

Ben Porter

Porter, Ben
Associate Professor of Instruction
Ben.Porter@utdallas.edu

Christian Rivera

Rivera, Christian
Assistant Professor of Instruction
Cprivera@utdallas.edu