Biophysics: 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

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

Philip E. Hockberger

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Associate Professor of Neuroscience

Field: Research Administration

Focus Areas: Biomedicine, Biophysics, Cell Imaging, Neuroscience, Physiology

Kevin L. Kohlstedt

Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Research Associate Professor of Chemistry

Field: Chemistry, Materials Science, Nanotechnology

Focus Areas: Biophysics, Machine Learning and Automation, Molecular Bonds, Quantum Mechanics, Solar Energy, Sustainable energy

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

Dr. Marco Martina

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Professor of Neuroscience

Field: Neurology, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Focus Areas: Biophysics, Chronic Pain, Neuroscience

Gabriel Jacob Rocklin

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Pharmacology

Field: Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, Pharmacology

Focus Areas: Biochemistry, Biophysics

Krishna Shrinivas

McCormick School of Engineering, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Artificial Intelligence, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chemistry, Molecular Biosciences, Physics and Astronomy, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Biophysics, Cell Biology, Life Sciences, Machine Learning and Automation

Dina Simkin

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Research Assistant Professor

Field: Molecular Biosciences, Pharmacology

Focus Areas: Biophysics, Cell Biology, Epilepsy, Neurobiology, Neuroscience

Danielle Tullman-Ercek

McCormick School of Engineering

Professor, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering

Field: Chemical and Biological Engineering, Genetics, Infectious Diseases, Molecular Biosciences, Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology

Focus Areas: Antibiotic Resistance, Biochemistry, Biofuels, Biomaterials, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical Industry, Vaccines

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