Bioengineering

Graduate Group Faculty

Below is an alphabetical list of faculty who are members of the Bioengineering Graduate Group. Graduate students entering our program have an opportunity to join the lab of any faculty member within the Bioengineering Graduate Group. Our graduate group faculty have research activities in all areas of bioengineering and are from schools throughout Penn, including Penn Engineering, Penn Dental, Penn Medicine, Penn Vet and the School of Arts and Sciences. By clicking the name of the faculty member, you can view their profile information.

For faculty listings sorted by research topic, or to learn more about each area of research, please visit the Bioengineering Research Areas page. To see only faculty with academic appointments within the department of Bioengineering, visit our departmental faculty page.

The Graduate Group bylaws are available here.

Name Rank Primary Department Research Area(s)
Kristy Arbogast, PhD Research Assistant Professor Pediatrics Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Injury Biomechanics
Richard Assoian, PhD Professor Pharmacology Cellular Engineering | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Injury Biomechanics | Cell Mechanics
Norman Badler, PhD Professor Computer and Information Science Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Vijay Balasubramanian, PhD Associate Professor Physics and Astronomy Imaging Theory and Analysis
Gordon Baltuch, MD, PhD Professor Neurosurgery Experimental Neuroscience
Danielle Bassett, PhD Assistant Professor Bioengineering Biomaterials | Systems and Synthetic Bioengineering | Computational Neuroengineering | Experimental Neuroengineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Tobias Baumgart, Ph.D. Professor Chemistry Membrane Biochemistry and Biophysics
Sheryl Beck, Ph.D. Associate Professor Anesthesiology  Developmental Biology | Physiology| Neuroscience
Peter Bloch, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus Radiation Oncology Radiation Physics
Joel Boerckel, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Mechanobiology | Tissue Engineering
Daniel Bogen, MD, PhD Professor Bioengineering Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery
Dawn Bonnell, PhD Professor Materials Science and Engineering Biomaterials
Roberto Bonasio, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Cell and Developmental Biology Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Ari Borthakur, PhD Sr. Research Investigator Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
David Brainard, PhD Professor Psychology Computational Neuroscience | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Jake Brenner Assistant Professor Medicine
Gershon Buchsbaum, PhD Professor Bioengineering Computational Neuroscience
Lukasz Bugaj, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Bioengineering Cell Signaling | Systems Biology | Synthetic Biology
Jason Burdick, PhD Professor Bioengineering Tissue Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Biomaterials
Johannes Burge, Ph.d. Assistant Professor Psychology Computational Models of Visual Processing | Depth Perception | Visual Neuroscience
Pablo G. Camara Assistant Professor Genetics
Alejandro Carabe-Fernandez, PhD Assistant Professor Radiation Oncology Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cellular and Molecular Imaging | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Yi-Wei Chang Assistant Professor Biochemistry and Biophysics Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Alice Chen-Plotkin Associate Professor Neurology Cell and Molecular Engineering | Neuroengineering
David M. Chenoweth, PhD Assistant Professor Chemistry Molecular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Biomaterials | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Vivian Cheung, Ph.D. Professor Human Genetics Genetics | Genomics
Lewis Chodosh, MD, PhD Professor Cancer Biology Molecular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery
Michael Chorny, PhD Research Assistant Professor Pediatrics Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Biomaterials
Brian Chow, PhD Assistant Professor Bioengineering Molecular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Systems and Synthetic Bioengineering | Experimental Neuroengineering
Shinjae Chung Assistant Professor Neuroscience Pharmacology | Cell and Molecular Biology | Neurology
Artur Cideciyan, PhD Research Professor Ophthalmology Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Mortimor M. Civan, MD Professor Physiology Cellular Engineering
Akiva Cohen, PhD Research Associate Professor Pediatrics Injury Biomechanics | Cell Mechanics | Experimental Neuroscience | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Yale Cohen, PhD Associate Professor Otorhinolaryngology Computational Neuroscience | Experimental Neuroscience
Russell J. Composto, PhD Professor Materials Science and Engineering Biomaterials
Diego Contreras, MD, PhD Associate Professor Neuroscience Experimental Neuroscience
David P. Cormode, PhD Assistant Professor Radiology Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Biomaterials | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Douglas Coulter, PhD Professor Pediatrics Computational Neuroscience | Experimental Neuroscience | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
John Crocker, PhD Associate Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering | Cell Mechanics
D. Kacy Cullen, PhD Associate Professor Neurosurgery Injury Biomechanics | Experimental Neuroscience
Henry Daniell, Ph.D. Professor Biochemistry Immunology | Cell and Molecular Biology
Christos Davatzikos, PhD Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Peter F. Davies, PhD Professor Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics
Kathryn Davis, Ph.D Assistant Professor Neurology Neuroscience
E. Jim Delikatny, PhD Research Associate Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
John Detre, MD Professor Neurology and Radiology Computational Neuroengineering | Experimental Neuroengineering |Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation
Scott Diamond, PhD Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Dennis E. Discher, PhD Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Cellular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Cell Mechanics | Biomaterials | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
George Dodge, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Musculoskeletal Research
Jay Dorsey, Ph.D. Associate Professor Radiation Oncology Radiation Biology | Signal Transduction | Molecular Therapeutics
Larry Dougherty, PhD Research Associate Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Paul Ducheyne, PhD Professor Bioengineering Tissue Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Biomaterials
Joshua Dunaief, MD, PhD Associate Professor Opthalmology Molecular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices, and Drug Delivery | Experimental Neuroengineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
James Eberwine, PhD Professor Pharmacology Experimental Neuroscience
David M. Eckmann, MD, PhD Professor Anesthesiology and Critical Care Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery
Steven J. Eliades MD, PhD  Assistant Professor Otorhinolaryngology Computational Neuroengineering | Experimental Neuroengineering
Nader Engheta, PhD Professor Electrical and Systems Engineering Experimental Neuroscience | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Charles Epstein, PhD Professor Mathematics Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Marni Falk, PhD Assistant Professor Pediatrics Medical imaging | Bioengineered Therapeutics
Yong Fan Assistant Professor Radiology Imaging Theory and Analysis | Compuational Neuroengineering
Christopher Fang-Yen, PhD Associate Professor Bioengineering Computational Neuroscience | Experimental Neuroscience | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation
Victor Ferrari, MD Professor Medicine Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Mark Fogel, MD Professor Pediatrics and Radiology Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation
Kenneth R. Foster, PhD Professor Bioengineering Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Terence Gade, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Radiology Image-guided interventions | Molecular imaging and cancer biology
Arupa Ganguly,Ph.D Professor Genetics Ophthalmology | Molecular Genetics
James C. Gee, PhD Associate Professor Bioengineering Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Computational Neuroscience | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis |Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Maria Geffen, PhD Assistant Professor Otorhinolaryngology Computational Neuroscience | Experimental Neuroscience | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Jerry Glickson, PhD Research Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation |Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Yale E. Goldman, MD, PhD Professor Physiology Cellular Engineering | Cell Mechanics | Experimental Neuroscience
Matthew Good, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cell & Developmental Biology Size Scaling | Synthetic Cell Biology | Artificial Cells
Robert C. Gorman, MD Professor Surgery (Cardiovascular) Tissue Engineering | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Jay Gottfreid Professor Psychology Neuroengineering
Mark Goulian, PhD Professor Biology Cellular Engineering | Cellular and Molecular Imaging | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
M. Sean Grady, MD Professor Neurosurgery Injury Biomechanics | Experimental Neuroscience
Murray Grossman, MD, EdD Professor Neurology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation
Daniel A. Hammer, PhD Professor Bioengineering Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Cell Mechanics | Biomaterials | Cellular and Molecular Imaging | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Michael Hast Assistant Research Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Biomechanics
Robert Heuckeroth, Ph.D. Professor Pediatrics Neuroscience | Cell and Molecular Biology
Hao Huang, PhD Associate Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Computational Neuroengineering | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Meenhard Herlyn, DVM, DSc Professor Wistar Institute Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering | Tissue Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics
Alex Hughes, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Bioengineering Microfluidics | Tissue Engineering | Synthetic Biology | Cellular and Molecular Imaging | Single-Cell Analysis | Soft Matter
Dongeun (Dan) Huh, PhD Assistant Professor Bioengineering Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cellular Engineering | Tissue Engineering
David Issadore, PhD Assistant Professor Bioengineering Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Paul A. Janmey, PhD Professor Physiology Cellular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Cell Mechanics | Experimental Neuroscience
A.T. Charlie Johnson, Ph.D Professor Physics & Astronomy Condensed Matter
Victoria Johnson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Neurosurgery Clinical Neuroscience
Kelly Jordan-Sciutto, PhD Associate Professor Pathology Injury Biomechanics | Experimental Neuroscience | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Michael Kahana, PhD Professor Psychology Computational Neuroscience
Joel Karp, PhD Professor Radiologic Physics Medical Imaging | Imaging Instrumentation
Max Kelz Professor Anesthesiology and Critical Care
Junhyong Kim, Ph.D. Patricia M. Williams Term Professor Biology Genomics | Computational Biology
Despina Kontos, PhD Associate Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering | Bioinformatics
Hyun Koo, Ph.D. Professor Orthodontics Nanotechnology
Michel Koo, DDS, PhD Professor and Director of Research Orthodontics Molecular Engineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Konrad Kording, Ph.D. PIK Professor Bioengineering & Neuroscience Data Science | Neuroscience | Machine Learning | Science of Science
Tejvir S. Khurana, MD, PhD Professor Physiology Orthopaedic Bioengineering
Daniel Kulp Associate Professor Vaccine & Immunotherapy Center
Melike Lakadamyali, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Physiology Biochemistry And Molecular Biophysics | Cell And Molecular Biology
Daeyeon Lee, PhD Associate Professor Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Biomaterial, Experimental Soft Condensed Matter
Daniel Lee, PhD Associate Professor Electrical and Systems Engineering Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Jongho Lee, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Radiology Neuroimaging
Robert J. Levy, MD Professor Pediatrics Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Biomaterials
Bomyi Lim Assistant Professor Chemical and Biomolecluar Engineering Biomolecular Engineering | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Brian Litt, MD Associate Professor Bioengineering; Neurology (Dual) Computational Neuroscience | Experimental Neuroscience
Xiaowei Sherry Liu, PhD Assistant Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Timothy H. Lucas, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Neurosurgery Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Injury Biomechanics | Biomaterials | Systems and Synthetic Bioengineering | Computational Neuroengineering | Experimental Neuroengineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation
Wenqin Luo, MD, PhD Assistant Professor Neuroscience Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering
Edward J. Macarak, PhD Professor and Chair Anatomy & Cell Biology Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Andrew Maidment, PhD Associate Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Matthew Maltese, Ph,D Research Assistant Professor Anesthesiology and Critical Care Pediatric Bioengineering
Nilam S. Mangalmurti, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Medicine Pulmonology
David Mankoff, Ph.D. Gerd Muehllehner Professor Radiology Molecular Imaging
Kenneth B. Margulies, MD Professor Medicine Cellular Engineering | Tissue Engineering | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Cell Mechanics
Vadim Markel, PhD Associate Professor Radiology Imaging Theory and Analysis
Robert Mauck, PhD Associate Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Tissue Engineering | Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Biomaterials
David F. Meaney, PhD Professor and Chair Bioengineering Cellular Engineering | Injury Biomechanics | Cell Mechanics | Experimental Neuroscience
Scott Metzler, Ph.D. Research Associate Professor Radiology Imaging
Michael Mitchell, Ph.D. Skirkanich Professor of Innovation Bioengineering Bioengineered Therapeutics | Devices and Drug Delivery | Biomaterials
Jessica Morgan, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Ophthalmology Imaging | Neuroscience
John Isaac Murray, PhD Assistant Professor Genetics Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering | Systems and Synthetic Bioengineering | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Vladimir Muzykantov, MD, PhD Associate Professor Pharmacology Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Biomaterials
Peter Noel Assistant Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Warren Pear, MD, PhD Professor Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery
Jennifer E. Phillips-Cremins, PhD Assistant Professor Bioengineering Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering | Systems and Synthetic Bioengineering | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Daniel Rader, MD Professor Medicine Molecular Engineering | Cellular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics
Ravi Radhakrishnan, PhD Associate Professor Bioengineering Cellular Engineering | Molecular Engineering | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Arjun Raj, PhD Assistant Professor Bioengineering Molecular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Systems and Synthetic Bioengineering | Cellular and Molecular Imaging | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Chamith Rajapakse, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Radiology Muscluloskeletal Imaging | Orthopaedic Engineering
Ravinder Reddy, PhD Professor Radiology Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Rahim Rizi, PhD Associate Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation
Timothy Roberts, PhD Professor Radiology Computational Neuroscience | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
David Roos, PhD Professor Biology Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Harvey Rubin, MD, PhD Professor Medicine Molecular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery
Theodore Satterthwaite, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Psychiatry Network Neuroscience | Neuroimaging
Russell (Taki) Shinohara Assistant Professor Biostatistics Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Mitch Schnall, MD, PhD Professor Radiology Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Nathalie Scholler, Ph.D.. Associate Professor Gynecology & Obstetrics Translational Medicine
Chandra Sehgal, PhD Research Professor Radiology Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Ophir Shalem Assistant Professor Genetics
Junwei Shi, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Cancer Biology Molecular Engineering and Cellular Engineering
Steven Siegel, MD, PhD Associate Professor Psychiatry Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Experimental Neuroscience
Douglas H. Smith, MD Professor Neurosurgery Injury Biomechanics | Experimental Neuroscience
Lachlan J. Smith, PhD Research Assistant Professor Neurosurgery Tissue Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Orthopaedic Bioengineering
Robert G. Smith, PhD Research Associate Professor Neuroscience Computational Neuroscience | Systems and Synthetic Bioengineering | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Hee Kwon Song, PhD Associate Professor Radiology Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Louis J. Soslowsky, PhD Professor Orthopaedic Surgery Tissue Engineering | Orthopaedic Bioengineering
Alan A. Stocker, PhD Assistant Professor Psychology Computational Neuroscience | Experimental Neuroscience | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Christian Stoeckert, PhD Research Professor Genetics
Suleman Surti Research Associate Professor Radiology
H. Lee Sweeney, PhD Professor and Chair Physiology Molecular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics
Kai Tan Associate Professor Pediatrics Cell and Molecular Engineering | Computational Bioengineering
Phong Tran, PhD Associate Professor Cell & Developmental Biology Cellular Engineering | Cell Mechanics | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Andrew Tsourkas, PhD Associate Professor Bioengineering Molecular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Biomaterials | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Lyle H. Ungar, PhD Associate Professor Computer and Information Science Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Ragini Verma, PhD Assistant Professor Radiology Imaging Theory and Analysis
Sergei Vinogradov, PhD Associate Professor Biochemistry and Biophysics Molecular Engineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Franz Weber, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Neuroscience Cell and Molecular Biology | Pharmacology | Neuroscience
Felix W. Wehrli, PhD Professor Radiology Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation
William C. Welch, MD, FAANS, FACS, FICC Vice Chair (Clinical) and Professor Neurosurgery Bioengineered Therapeutics | Devices and Drug Delivery
John Weisel, PhD  Assistant Professor Radiology Molecular Engineering | Biomaterials | Cellular and Molecular Imaging | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Rebecca Wells, MD Assistant Professor Medicine Cellular Engineering | Tissue Engineering | Cell Mechanics
Beth A. Winkelstein, PhD Professor Bioengineering Orthopaedic Bioengineering | Injury Biomechanics | Experimental Neuroscience
Walter RT Witschey, PhD  Assistant Professor Radiology Bioengineered Therapeutics | Devices and Drug Delivery | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Cell and Tissue Mechanics | Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
David Wolk, Ph.D. Associate Professor Neurology Cognitive Neuroscience
Arjun Yodh, PhD Professor Physics and Astronomy Medical Imaging and Imaging Instrumentation | Imaging Theory and Analysis
Paul Yushkevich, PhD Assistant Professor Radiology Imaging Theory and Analysis | Theoretical and Computational Bioengineering
Rong Zhou, PhD Research Associate Professor Radiology Cellular Engineering | Bioengineered Therapeutics, Devices and Drug Delivery | Cellular and Molecular Imaging
Timothy Zhu, PhD Associate Professor Radiation Oncology Imaging Theory and Analysis