Biomedical Engineering: Faculty Experts: For Journalists

Vadim Backman

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Sachs Family Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine, McCormick School of Engineering

Field: Aging, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Epigenetics, Genetics, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biophysics, Cancer Treatment, Cell Imaging, Entrepreneurship, Genetic Medicine and Health, Regenerative Medicine

Lee Cooper

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Pathology

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Computer Science, Pathology, Radiology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Medical Imaging, Precision Medicine

Julius Dewald

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor and Chair of the department of Physical Therapy & Human Movement Sciences, Professor in Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Focus Areas: Biomechanics, Biophysics, Neuroscience, Pain Management, Robotics, Stroke

Dr. Mozziyar Etemadi

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Research, Data Science, Electronic Health Records, Machine Learning and Automation, Precision Medicine, Wearable Technology, Wireless Networks

Mark Fisher

McCormick School of Engineering

Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering

Focus Areas: Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Manufacturing, Medical Device Development, Product Management and Development

Dr. Colin Franz

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, The Graduate School

Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and of Neurology

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Human Biology, Neurology, Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation

Focus Areas: ALS, Neurobiology, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neuroscience, Precision Medicine, Regenerative Medicine, Therapeutics, Wearable Technology

Monica Laronda

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics (Endocrinology)

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Fertility, Obstetrics/Gynecology

Focus Areas: Fertility Treatment and Preservation, Oncofertility, Regenerative Medicine, Reproductive Health, Women's Health

Joshua Nathaniel Leonard

McCormick School of Engineering

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Cancer and Oncology, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Human Biology, Molecular Biosciences, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Cancer Treatment, Drug Development, Genetic Medicine and Health, HIV/AIDS, Immunology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Precision Medicine

Julius B. Lucks

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Global Health, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Biophysics, Environmental Sustainability, Hunger, Food and Water Security, Sustainable energy, Water Quality and Purification

Chad Mirkin

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Nanomedicine

Milan Mrksich

McCormick School of Engineering

Henry Wade Rogers Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science

Focus Areas: Cancer Treatment, Cell Biology, Drug Development

Arthur Prindle

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Molecular Biosciences

Focus Areas: Biotechnology

John Rogers

McCormick School of Engineering

Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Bioelectronics, Haptics, Nanomedicine, Wearable Technology

Evan Scott

McCormick School of Engineering

Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biomaterials, Immunology, Therapeutics, Vaccines

Samuel Stupp

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Board of Trustees Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, Chemistry, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Nanomedicine, Regenerative Medicine, Solar Energy

Keith Edward Jaggard Tyo

McCormick School of Engineering

Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Global Health, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Biofuels, Biomaterials, Biophysics, Biotechnology

Dr. Shuai Xu

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Data Science, Dermatology, Global Health, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Bioelectronics, Telemedicine, Wearable Technology

Hao F. Zhang

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Ophthalmology

Focus Areas: Medical Imaging