Affiliate Faculty
Affiliate Faculty
Affiliate Faculty
Zhuming Ai, PhD
zai@uic.edu
(312) 996-7337
Department/Company : Biomedical Health Information
Research Interest : Virtual Reality, Visualization, and Computer Graphics
Farid Amirouche, PhD
Amirouch@uic.edu
(312) 996-3601
Department/Company : Mechanical Engineering
Research Interest : Biomechanics
Robert Anderson, PhD
robertan@rush.edu
(312) 942-5451
Department/Company : Rush OB/GYN
Research Interest : …
Gunnar Andersson, MD, PhD
gunnar_andersson@rush.edu
(312) 942-545
Department/Company : Rush Orthopedics
Research Interest : Biomechanics
Anjum Ansari, PhD
Ansari@uic.edu
(312) 996-8735
Department/Company : Physics
Research Interest : Dynamics of Nucleic Acids & Protein-DNA Interactions
Alexander Aruin, PhD
Aaruin@uic.edu
(312) 355-0902
Department/Company : Physical Therapy
Research Interest : Motor Disorders & Rehab, Biomechanics
Boaz Avitall, MD, PhD
Bavitall@uic.edu
(312) 996-9090
Department/Company : Cardiac Electrophysiology
Research Interest : Electrophysiology
Amelia Bartholomew, MD, MPH, FACS
ambart@uic.edu
(312)-355-4065
Department/Company : Surgery
Research Interest : Stem cell based tissue regeneration Focus: Kidney, skin and soft tissue
William Beck, PhD
wtbeck@uic.edu
(312) 996-0888
Department/Company : Biopharmaceutical Sciences
Research Interest : …
Anakarina Bedran-Russo, PhD
bedran@uic.edu
Department/Company : Dentistry
Research Interest : Biomaterials, Dental Materials, Hard Tissues, Interfaces
Tanya Berger-Wolf, PhD
tanyabw@uic.edu
Department/Company : Computer Science
Research Interest : …
Dulal Bhaumik, PhD
dbhaumik@uic.edu
(312) 413-0348
Department/Company : Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Research Interest : Statistical Inferences, Design of Experiments, Multivariate Analysis
Alan Boghosian, DDS
Boghosian@nwu.edu
(312) 266-6316
Department/Company : Northwestern University Dental School
Research Interest : Physical Properties of Polymer Based Dental Materials
Scott T. Brady, PhD
stbrady@uic.edu
(312) 996-6791
Department/Company : Anatomy and Cell Biology
Research Interest : …
Kenneth Brezinsky, PhD
kenbrez@uic.edu
(312) 996-9430
Department/Company : Industrial Engineering
Research Interest : …
Elisa Budyn, PhD
ebudyn@uic.edu
(312) 996-9631
Department/Company : Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Research Interest : Development, Disabilities, Assistive Technologies
Kejia Cai, PhD
kcai@uic.edu
(312)413-0091
Department/Company : Radiology
Research Interest : Metabolic and Molecular MRI
David Carley, PhD
DWCarley@uic.edu
(312) 996-3827
Department/Company : Medicine
Research Interest : Respiratory & Sleep Neurobiology, Integrative Systems Physiology
Sabri Cetinkunt, PhD
scetin@uic.edu
(312) 996-9611
Department/Company : Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Research Interest : Mechatronics, Auomatic Control, Robotics, Automation, CAD/CAM
Bhaskar Das Gupta, PhD
bdasgup@uic.edu
(312) 355-1319
Department/Company : Computer Science
Research Interest : Bioinformatics, Neural Networks, Computation Biology
Pieter de Tombe, PhD
pdetombe@lumc.edu
(708) 216-1018
Department/Company : Loyola Physiology
Research Interest : …
John Daugirdas, PhD
Jtdaugir@uic.edu
(312) 666-6500
Department/Company : Medicine
Research Interest : Vascular Physiology
Thomas Diekwisch, DDS, PhD
tomdkw@uic.edu
Department/Company : Orthodontics
Research Interest : Gene Function in Tooth Development, Enamel Crystal Growth
Carmen DiGiovine, PhD
cpdigiov@uic.edu
(630)-752-9670
Department/Company : 6 Degrees of Freedom, LLC
Research Interest : Rehabilitation Engineering, Assistive Technology
Urmila Diwekar, PhD
urmila@uic.edu
(312) 413-1649
Department/Company : Bioengineering
Research Interest : Stochastic Modeling, Optimization Uncertainty
Carla Evans, DDS
Caevans@uic.edu
(312) 996-2253
Department/Company : Orthodontics
Research Interest : Orthodontic Mechanotherapy
Christopher Fall, PhD
fall@uic.edu
Department/Company : Georgetown Computer Science
Research Interest : Neural, Cell & Tissue Engineering, Systems Biology
Alan Feinerman, PhD
Feinerma@uic.edu
(312) 996-2313
Department/Company : ECE
Research Interest : Fiber Optic Technology
Douglas Feinstein, PhD
dlfeins@uic.edu
(312) 355-1665
Department/Company : Anesthesiology
Research Interest : Neuroscience
Jesus Garcia-Martinez, MD, PhD
garmar@uic.edu
(312) 355-0260
Department/Company : Physiology & Biophysics
Research Interest : Exciataion-contraction Coupling in Skeletal & Cardiac Muscle
Richard Gemeinhart, PhD
rag@uic.edu
(312) 996-2253
Department/Company : Pharmaceutics/ Pharmacodynamics
Research Interest : Polymer Chemistry for Drug Delivery & Biomaterials
Anne George, PhD
anneg@uic.edu
(312) 413-0738
Department/Company : Oral Biology
Research Interest : Biomineralization, Noncollagenous Protein, Dentin, Gene Cloning
Ben Gerber, MD
BGerber@uic.edu
(312) 996-8872
Department/Company : Medicine
Research Interest : Computer Applications in Medicine, Medical Informatics
Maryellen L. Giger, PhD
m-giger@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-6778
Department/Company : U Chicago Radiology
Research Interest : Radiology
Mark Grabiner, PhD
grabiner@uic.edu
(312) 996-2757
Department/Company : Kinesiology
Research Interest : Aging, Musculoskeletal Biomechanics
Oliver Graudejus, PhD
ogaudej@princeton.edu
Department/Company : Princeton Physiology
Research Interest : …
Daniel Graupe, PhD
Graupe@uic.edu
(312) 996-3085
Department/Company : ECE
Research Interest : Medical Signal Image Processing
Anil Gulati, PhD
gulati@uic.edu
Department/Company : Midwestern University Pharmacy
Research Interest : Regional & Systemic Hemodynamics & Drug Delivery
Ogan Gurel, PhD
ogan@ogangurel.com
Department/Company : Aesis Research Group
Research Interest : …
Nadim Hallab, PhD
nhallab@rush.edu
(312) 942-5000 x29720
Department/Company : Rush Orthopedics
Research Interest : In Vivo Metallic Implant Degradation
Luke Hanley, PhD
Lhanley@uic.edu
(312) 996-0945
Department/Company : Chemistry
Research Interest : Chemical Mods & Analysis of Biological Surfaces
Glenn Hedman, MS
Ghedman@uic.edu
(312) 413-1555
Department/Company : Disability and Human Development
Research Interest : Rehabilitation Engineering
Daniel Hier, MD
dhier@uic.edu
(312) 996-1757
Department/Company : Neurology
Research Interest : Neural Networks, Multi-Imaging Modalities
Anton J. Hopfinger, PhD
Hopfingr@uic.edu
(312) 996-4816
Department/Company : Medicinal Chemistry
Research Interest : Computer Assisted Molecular Design
Constance Jeffery, PhD
cjeffery@uic.edu
(312) 996-3168
Department/Company : Biological Sciences
Research Interest : Protein Structure & Function
Michael Johnson, PhD
mjohnson@uic.edu
(312) 996-9114
Department/Company : Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Research Interest : Computer Aided Therapeutic Design & Structural Bioinfomatics
Greg Jursich, PhD
jursich@uic.edu
(312) 413-8641
Department/Company : Bioengineering
Research Interest : Molecular Dynamics, Spectroscopy, Thin Film Deposition, Nanomaterial
Lon Kaufman, PhD
lkaufman@uic.edu
(312) 996-5822
Department/Company : Biological Sciences
Research Interest : Gene Expression, Genetic Engineering, Molecular Biology
Robert Kenyon, PhD
kenyon@uic.edu
(312) 996-3002
Department/Company : Computer Science
Research Interest : Human Computer Interaction
Robert Kleps, PhD
kleps@uic.edu
(312) 996-8550
Department/Company : Research Service Facility
Research Interest : NMR
Timothy Koh, PhD
Tjkoh@uic.edu
(312) 996-1617
Department/Company : Kinesiology
Research Interest : Mechanical Load, Muscle Injury, Adaptation
Prakash Kotecha, PhD
kotecha@uic.edu
(312) 413-1292
Department/Company : Vishwamitra Research Institute
Research Interest : Sustainability, Carbon capture and Sequestration, Process Systems Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
Mary Jo Ladu, PhD
mladu@uic.edu
(312) 355-4795
Department/Company : Anatomy & Cell Biology
Research Interest : Abnormalities in Processing of Amyloid Presursor Protein in Alzheimer’s
Andrew Larson, PhD
a-larson@northwestern.edu
Department/Company : NWU Radiology
Research Interest : …
Irena Levitan, PhD
levitan@uic.edu
(312) 996-8039
Department/Company : Pulmonary, Critical Care, Sleep Medicine
Research Interest : Cardiovascular Research
Fei Li, PhD
fei@uic.edu
Department/Company : Pharmacology
Research Interest : …
Jianxun Li, PhD
jxli@uic.edu
(312) 996-7732
Department/Company : Oral Biology
Research Interest : Cell Adhesion, Proliferation & Differentiation
Qingbo Li, PhD
gkli@uic.edu
(312) 413-9301
Department/Company : Pharmaceutical Biotechnology
Research Interest : Anaerobic Metabolism, Bacteriostatic Resistance
Aiming Lu, PhD
aiminglu@uic.edu
(312) 413-3964
Department/Company : MR Research Center
Research Interest : MR Physics
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Nadim Mahmud, PhD
nadim@uic.edu
(312) 996-2242
Department/Company : Medicine
Research Interest : …
Asrar Malik, PhD
abmalik@uic.edu
(312) 996-7635
Department/Company : Pharmacology
Research Interest : …
Natalia Maltsev, MD, PhD
maltsev@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-4960
Department/Company : Human genetics Department, University of Chicago
Research Interest : Computational Biology, Systems Biology, Translational Medicine
Jeremy Mao, PhD
jm2654@columbia.edu
(212) 305-4475
Department/Company : Columbia University Medical Center
Research Interest : Biomemectics, Tissue Engineering of Bone and Cartilage
Phillip Marucha, PhD
marucha@uic.edu
Department/Company : Periodontics
Research Interest : …
Farzad Mashayek, PhD
mashayek@uic.edu
Department/Company : Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Research Interest : …
J. Jason McAnany, PhD
jmcana1@uic.edu
(312) 355-3632
Department/Company : Ophthalmology and Visual Science
Research Interest : Visual Dysfunction, Electrophysiology, Psychophysics, Retinal Imaging
David Mogul, PhD
mogul@iit.edu
(312) 567-3873
Department/Company : IIT Biomedical Engineering
Research Interest : Electrophysiology & Electrical Dynamics of the Brain
Pirooz Mohazzabi, PhD
pirooz.mohazzabi@uwp.edu
Department/Company : UW Parkside
Research Interest : Physics
Raghu Natarajan, PhD
rnataraj@rush.edu
(312) 942-5367
Department/Company : Rush
Research Interest : Finite Element Modeling in Orthopedics
Hammad Naveed, PhD
Department/Company : Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago
Research Interest : …
Craig Niederberger, MD
craign@uic.edu
(312) 996-2779
Department/Company : Urology
Research Interest : Biomechanics & Computational Modeling
S. Jay Olshansky, PhD
sjayo@uic.edu
(312) 996-8860
Department/Company : Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Research Interest : Estimates of Upper Limits to Human Longevity
Steven Olson, PhD
Steven.Olson@uic.edu
(312) 996-1043
Department/Company : Oral Diseases
Research Interest : Engineering of Novel Anticoagulant, Antiapoptotic & Antifibrinolytic Proteins
Hayat Onyuksel, PhD
Hayat@uic.edu
(312) 996-2097
Department/Company : Pharmaceutics
Research Interest : Controlled Drug Delivery
Alejandro Espinoza Orias, PhD
alejandro_espinoza@rush.edu
Department/Company : Rush, Orthopedic Surgery
Research Interest : …
Marc Ovadia, MD
movadia@uic.edu
Department/Company : UC Pediatrics
Research Interest : Electrophysiology and Pacing
Clive Pai, PhD
cpai@uic.edu
(312) 996-1507
Department/Company : Physical Therapy
Research Interest : Neuromuscular Mechnisms, Motion Analysis
Philip Patston, PhD
patston@uic.edu
(312) 996-8554
Department/Company : Oral Medicine
Research Interest : Mechanism, Regulation, Function, and Structure of the Serpin Family of Proteins
Avinash G. Patwardhan, PhD
apatwar@lumc.edu
(630) 430-7612
Department/Company : Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Research Interest : Orthopaedic Surgery & Rehab
Dan Pavel, PhD
danpavel@uic.edu
(312) 996-3966
Department/Company : Radiology/ Nuclear Medicine
Research Interest : Medical Imaging
David R. Pepperberg, PhD
davipepp@uic.edu
(312) 996-4174
Department/Company : Ophthalmology
Research Interest : Retinal Physiology
Pavel Petukhov, PhD
pap4@uic.edu
(312) 996-4262
Department/Company : Medicinal Chemistry & Pharmacognosy
Research Interest : …
Peter Pfanner
pfanner@uic.edu
312-355-3348
Department/Company: Innovation Center
Research Interest: User Centered Medical Device Design
William Pietrzak, PhD
bill.pietrzak@biometmail.com
(219) 267-6639
Department/Company : Biomet, Inc
Research Interest : Orthopedic Biomaterials
Stephen W. Porges, PhD
sporges@uic.edu
(312) 355-1557
Department/Company : Psychiatry
Research Interest : Brain-Body Center
Kim Reisinger, PhD
kreisinger@cirnetwork.org
(312) 355-1557
Department/Company : Ctr. for International Rehabilitation
Research Interest : Biomechanics
Susan Renner, PhD
susan.renner@va.gov
Department/Company : Hines VA Hospital
Research Interest : Biomechanics
Brian Roman, PhD
broman@uchicago.edu
(773) 702-6906
Department/Company : UC Radiology
Research Interest : …
Patrick Rousche, PhD
info@ensisconsulting.com
Department/Company : Ensis Scientific Consulting
Research Interest : neural engineering biomedical device design
Charles Rhodes, PhD
Rhodes@uic.edu
(312) 996-4868
Department/Company : Physics
Research Interest : X-Ray Microimaging and Bioinformatics
Brenda Russell, PhD
Russell@uic.edu
(312) 413-0407
Department/Company : Physiology & Biophysics
Research Interest : Cardiovascular Biophysics
Aheda Saber, PhD
ahedasabar@yahoo.com
Department/Company : Governors State University
Research Interest : …
Juan Salazer, PhD
jsalazar@ksu.edu
(785) 317-4348
Department/Company : KSU Chemical Engineering
Research Interest : …
Patrick Salmon, PharmD, PhD
patrick.salmon@unige.ch
Department/Company : Neurosciences, Geneva School of Medicine (CMU)
Research Interest : Genetic Engineering of Cells using Lentivectors
Hee-Jeong Sampen, PhD
hee-jeong_sampen@rush.edu
Department/Company : Rush Biochemistry
Research Interest : …
Laxman Saggere, PhD
saggere@uic.edu
(312) 413-1031
Department/Company : Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Research Interest : MEMS, BioMEMS
Dan Schonfeld, PhD
dans@uic.edu
(312) 996-5847
Department/Company : ECE
Research Interest : Medical Imaging
Joel Schwartz, DMD, DMSc
joshwar@uic.edu
(312) 355-4311
Department/Company : Oral Medicine
Research Interest : Pathology
Stanley Sclove, PhD
slsclove@uic.edu
(312) 996-2681
Department/Company : Information & Decision Sciences
Research Interest : Time Series Segmentation
Michael Scott, PhD
mjscott@uic.edu
(312) 996-4354
Department/Company : Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Research Interest : Design Theory, CAD
Kotaro Sena, DDS, PhD
kotaro_sena@rush.edu
(312) 942-5548
Department/Company : Rush Anatomy & Cell Biology
Research Interest : …
Ahmed Shabana, PhD
shabana@uic.edu
(312) 996-3600
Department/Company : Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Research Interest : Dynamic Systems
Sadhana Sharma, PhD
sadhana@uic.edu
Department/Company : Ohio State University
Research Interest : …
Scott Shippy, PhD
Sshippy@uic.edu
(312) 355-2426
Department/Company : Chemistry
Research Interest : Chemical Signaling in the Mammalian Brain
Brenda Sposato, MEBME, ATP
bsposato@uic.edu
(312) 413-7785
Department/Company : Assistive Technology
Research Interest : Rehabilitation Engineering
Glenn Stebbins, PhD
gstebbin@rush.edu
(312) 563-3854
Department/Company : Rush Neurological Sciences
Research Interest : Effects of Aging on Cognitive Function in Humans
Rick Sumner, PhD
rick_sumner@rush.edu
(312) 942-5501
Department/Company : Rush Anatomy & Cell Biology
Research Interest : Bone Regeneration & Implant Fixation
Janet Szlyk, PhD
janeszly@uic.edu
(312) 996-1466
Department/Company : Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences
Research Interest : Vision Loss in Retinal Diseases
Peter Tek, MS, DO
peter.tek@mwumail.midwestern.edu
Department/Company : MWU Urology
Research Interest : Medical Device Design
Joseph Towles, PhD
towles@northwestern.edu
(312) 238-1235
Department/Company : Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Research Interest : Hand biomechanics & control after neurologic injury, simulation of treatment interventions
Matthew Tresch, PhD
m-tresch@northwestern.edu
Department/Company : NWU Physiology
Research Interest : Biomechanics & Rehabilitation
David Ucker, PhD
duck@uic.edu
(312) 413-1102
Department/Company : Microbiology & Immunology
Research Interest : …
Amarjit Virdi, PhD
avirdi@rush.edu
(312) 942-5143
Department/Company : Rush Anatomy & Cell Biology
Research Interest : Biomechanics, Bone Regeneration
Kishore Wary, PhD
kkwary@uic.edu
(312) 413-9582
Department/Company : Pharmacology
Research Interest : Biology of EPCs
Jamie Williams, PhD
jwilliams@robsonforensic.com
Department/Company : Robson Forensic
Research Interest : Biomechanics
Markus Wimmer, PhD
markus_a_wimmer@rush.edu
Department/Company : Rush Orthopedics
Research Interest : Damage and Wearing of Implants
Shaolin Yang, PhD
shaolin@uic.edu
(312)-413-3818
Department/Company : Psychiatry, Radiology
Research Interest : MRI, MRS, Psychiatric Disorder, Type 2 Diabetes, Drug Abuse, HIV, and Body/Organ Diseases
X. Joe Zhou, PhD
xjzhou@uic.edu
(312) 413-3979
Department/Company : MR Research Center
Research Interest : MRI Physics & Tumor Applications
Bert Zuber, PhD
blzuber@uic.edu
Department/Company : Professor Emeritus
Research Interest : …