Research strengths

Biomedical Engineering

Mission: As members of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Rochester, our mission is to create and disseminate knowledge in engineering related to basic biomedical sciences and health care applications, and to provide students with the foundational knowledge and skills in biomedical engineering that they will need to become and remain leaders in their chosen field.

Summary: Our faculty focuses on several key areas of expertise:

Biomedical ultrasound and other forms of medical imaging
Tissue and cellular biomechanics
Vascular tissues
Cell-material interfaces
Biochemical engineering
Neuroengineering especially related to perceptual systems
Biomedical optics

Leadership:
Richard E. Waugh, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Committee Chairs:
James McGrath, Ph.D., Graduate Committee
Diane Dalecki, Ph.D., Undergraduate Committee
Greg Gdowski, Ph.D., Accreditation Committee
Anne Luebke, Ph.D, Graduate Admissions Committee and Graduate Cluster Director

Examples of Currently Funded Biomedical Engineering Research Projects

Principal Investigator	Project Title	Total $ Anticipated
Waugh, Richard E Waugh, Richard E	Vascular Relations of Blood Cells and Proteins Whitaker Foundation Leadership Development in Biomedical Engineering	$11,595,847 $3,000,000
Awad, Hani	Targeted Gene Delivery Using Engineering Structured Bone	$231,623
Brown, Edward	Angiogenic Signaling in Living Breast Tumor	$2,431,348
Dalecki, Diane Dalecki, Diane Dalecki, Diane	Cardiovascular Effect of Ultrasound Agents and Contrast Response of Biological Tissues to Underwater Sound Investigations of the Response of Boplogic Tissues to Underwater Sound	$1,045,911 $310,000 $289,615
King, Michael King, Michael King, Michael	Multiparticle Cell Disposition in Realistic Geometries The Effect of Cell Hydrodynamic Interactions Exploiting the Differential Adhesion of Stem Cell Populations	$400,000 $231,867 $200,000
Lerner, Amy	Integration of Fluoroscopy with MR Imaging and Finite Element Modeling	$538,703
McAleavey, Stephen McAleavey, Stephen	Enhance Ultrasound Visualization of Branch Characterization and Development of Acoustic Radiation	$331,915 $231,050
McGrath, James	Cell Motility in Sheets and Crowded Cultures	$68,692

Facilities: Construction is underway on a new $37 million, 100,000-square-foot building, bringing together the newer Department of Biomedical Engineering and with the rich 75-year history of the Institute of Optics.

Resource Highlights:
Cell Separation and Flow Cytometry Facility
Hopeman Microfabrication Facility
Electron Microscopy Imaging Core Facility
Animal Resource Vivarium

Faculty: 14 primary and 33 secondary faculty members from the College and the Medical Center.