Become an IEM Member
Lend your expertise and play a critical role in advancing healthcare innovation. Become a member of Institute for Engineering in Medicine (IEM) and get valuable resources, expand your network, work with fellow professionals – and help make a difference for those who need it most. Any faculty at the University of Minnesota can apply for membership to IEM.
Benefits include:
- Connection to a collaborative research network within the University
- Connection to potential industry partners
- Opportunity to apply for the IEM Center Accelerator program
- Access to and representation in IEM Newsletters and other IEM communications
- Reduced rates for IEM symposia, programs, and outreach courses
- Sponsorship of visiting scientists and lecturers
- Sponsorship of student fellowships
Responsibilities include:
- Attending the IEM Events
- Contributing to IEM communications
- Serve as IEM's liaison with your program/department
Note:
An updated CV and NIH biographical sketch are required to complete your application.
Current Members:
alphabetical by last name
Gregor Adriany, PhD
Department of Radiology
Mehmet Akçakaya, PhD
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Patrick Alford, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Joshua Aman, PhD
Department of Neurology
James Ashe, MD
Department of Neuroscience
Department of Neurology
Samira Azarin, PhD
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Victor Barocas, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Greg Beilman, MD
Department of Surgery
Bruce Blazar, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Patrick Bolan, PhD
Department of Radiology
Frank Cerra, MD
Department of Surgery
Lin Yee Chen, MD, MS
Lillehei Heart Institute
Department of Medicine
James Cloyd III, PharmD
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology
Christine Conelea, PhD
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Peter Crawford, PhD, MD
Department of Medicine
Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics
Kathryn Cullen, MD
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
David Darrow, MD, MPH
Department of Neurosurgery
Mark Distefano, PhD
Department of Chemistry
William Durfee, PhD
Mechanical Engineering
James Dutton, PhD
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
Arin Ellingson, PhD
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Stephen Engel, PhD
Department of Psychology
Art Erdman, PhD
Mechanical Engineering
Clara Ferreira, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology
Gwenyth Fischer, MD
Department of Pediatrics
Melissa Gardner, PhD
Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
Michael Garwood, PhD
Department of Radiology
Melanie Graham, PhD, MPH
Department of Surgery
Vadim Gurvich, PhD, MBA
Institute for Therapeutics Discovery and Development
Ben Hackel, PhD
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Ralph Hall, JD
Law School (retired)
Arif Hamid, PhD
Department of Neuroscience
Bruce Hammer, PhD
Department of Radiology
Noam Harel, PhD
Department of Radiology
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Tomas Hays, PhD
Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Development
Detlef Heck, PhD
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Nathaniel Helwig, PhD
Department of Psychology
School of Statistics
Thomas Henry, MD
Department of Neurology
Alexander Herman, PhD, MD
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Allison Hubel, PhD
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Paul Iaizzo, PhD
Department of Surgery
Matthew Johnson, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Andrew Khalil, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Patricia Khashayar, PhD, MBA
International Institute for Biosensing
Suhasa Kodandaramaiah, PhD
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Steven Koester, PhD
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Mary Jo Kreitzer, PhD, RN, FAAN
Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing
School of Nursing
Esther Krook-Magnuson, PhD
Department of Neuroscience
David Largaespada, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Victor Lai, PhD
Swenson College of Science and Engineering
Christophe Lenglet, PhD
Department of Radiology
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Samuel Levine, MD
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery (emeritus)
Dezhi Liao, PhD
Department of Neuroscience
Hubert Lim, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
Kelvin Lim, MD
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
Emil Lou, PhD, MD, FACP
Department of Medicine
Walter Low, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Paula Ludewig, PhD, PT, FAPTA
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Robroy MacIver, MD
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Children's Minnesota
Colum MacKinnon, PhD
Department of Neurology
Malgorzata Marjanska, PhD
Department of Radiology
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Jim McCarthy, PhD
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Jeffrey McCullough, MD
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology (emeritus)
Genevieve Melton-Meaux, PhD, MD
Department of Surgery
Karen Mesce, PhD
Department of Entomology
Department of Neuroscience
Greg Metzger, PhD
Department of Radiology
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Shalom Michaeli, PhD
Department of Radiology
Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Jaime Modiano, PhD, VMD
Veterinary Clinical Sciences
Branden Moriarity, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Shancong Mou, PhD
Industrial and Systems Engineering
Tay Netoff, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Donald Nixdorf, MS, DDS
Department of Diagnostic and Biological Sciences
David Odde, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Brenda Ogle, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Pediatrics
John Osborn, PhD
Department of Surgery
Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari, PhD
Department of Pediatrics
Nikos Papanikolopoulos, PhD
Minnesota Robotics Institute
Keshab Parhi, PhD
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Michael Park, PhD, MD
Department of Neurosurgery
Robert Patterson, PhD
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Christopher Pennell, PhD
Department of Laboratory Medicine & Pathology
Rita Perlingeiro, PhD
Department of Medicine
William C.K. Pomerantz, PhD
Department of Chemistry
Paolo Provenzano, PhD, DOD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Rajesh Rajamani, PhD
Mechanical Engineering
A. David Redish, PhD
Department of Neuroscience
Casim Sarkar, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Kaylee Schwertfeger, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Francis Shen, PhD, JD
Law School
Wei Shen, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Yoji Shimizu, PhD
Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
Ron Siegel, ScD
Department of Pharmaceutics
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Guisheng Song, PhD
Department of Medicine
Bethanie Stadler, PhD
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Clifford Steer, MD
Department of Medicine
Changquan Calvin Sun, PhD
Department of Pharmaceutics
Sarah Swisher, PhD
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Alena Talkachova, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Gerald Timm, PhD
Department of Urology
Jakub Tolar, PhD, MD
Medical School
Bob Tranquillo, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science
Jop van Berlo, PhD, MD
Department of Medicine
Yogatheesan Varatharajah, PhD
Department of Computer Science & Engineering
Ann Van de Winckel, PT, MSPT, PhD
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
Jerrold Vitek, PhD, MD
Department of Neurology
Carston Wagner, PhD
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
Jian-Ping Wang, PhD
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Chun Wang, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Yoichi Watanabe, PhD
Department of Radiation Oncology
David Wood, PhD
Department of Biomedical Engineering
Douglas Yee, MD
Masonic Cancer Center
Department of Medicine
Bevan Yueh, MPH, MD
Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery
University of Minnesota Physicians
Joseph Zasadzinski, PhD
Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science