Leadership

Director And Associate Directors

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John Bischof

Director
Director, ATP-Bio NSF ERC; Director, Office of Discovery and Translation (CTSI); Medtronic-Bakken Endowed Chair for Engineering in Medicine; Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering 

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IEM Leadership - Alena talkachova
Alena Talkachova, PhD

Assistant Director, Strategic Research Initiatives, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Paul Iaizzo
Paul Iaizzo, PhD

Associate Director, Professional Education and Outreach. Medtronic Professorship for Engineering in Medicine; Director, Visible Heart® Laboratory; Professor of Surgery

IEM Leadership - Anna Budde
Anna Budde, MD

Assistant Director, Professional Education and Outreach. Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

IEM Leadership - Gwen Fischer
Gwenyth Fischer, MD

Bakken MDC Associate Director. Associate Chair of Research, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

IEM Leadership - Matt Johnson
Matt Johnson, PhD

Bakken MDC Associate Director. Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

IEM Leadership - Rhonda Franklin
Rhonda Franklin, PhD

Inspire Co-Director. Abbott Professor for Innovative Education; Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Hubert Lim  -  Bakken MDC Director & Innovation
Hubert Lim

Director of Innovation
Director, Earl E. Bakken Medical Device Center
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
Institute for Translational Neuroscience Scholar
Co-Director, Center for Neuroengineering
Endowed Lions Professor in Otolaryngology

William Durfee - IEM Leadership
William Durfee, PhD

Co-Director of BMDC and Clinician Engagement. Professor and Director of Design Education, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Adjunct Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

IEM Leadership - Christopher Pennell
Christopher Pennell, PhD

Inspire Co-Director. Abbott Professor for Innovative Education; Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine and Pathology

Faculty Advisory Board

IEM’s Faculty Advisory Board is composed of eminent University of Minnesota faculty from the Medical School, the College of Science and Engineering, and the College of Biological Sciences. Their passion for innovation and growth puts them in a unique position to promote the mission of IEM.

Michael Garwood - IEM Board
Michael Garwood, PhD

Associate Director, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research

Professor, Department of Radiology

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Tom Hays, PhD

Department Head and Professor, Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development

David Largaespada - IEM Board
David Largaespada, PhD

Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Genevieve Melton-Meaux - IEM Board
Genevieve Melton-Meaux, MD, PhD

Professor, Division of Colon & Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery
Director, Center for Learning Health System Sciences
Professor and Core Faculty Member, Institute of Health Informatics
Chief Analytics & Care Innovation Officer, M Health Fairview

Tay Netoff - IEM Board
Tay Netoff, PhD

Director, Center for Neuroengineering

Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering

Brenda Ogle - IEM Board
Brenda Ogle, PhD

Director, Stem Cell Institute

Department Head and Professor

Department of Biomedical Engineering

Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos - IEM Board
Nikolaos Papanikolopoulos, PhD

Director, Minnesota Robotics Institute

Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Theresa Reineke - IEM Board
Theresa Reineke, PhD

Professor, Department of Chemistry

Clarence Shannon IV - IEM Board
Clarence Shannon IV, MD

Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology

Jerrold Vitek - IEM Board
Jerrold Vitek, MD, PhD

Director, Udall Center of Excellence in Parkinson’s Disease Research

Professor and Head, Department of Neurology

Industry Advisory Board

The Institute for Engineering in Medicine has two advisory boards that connect its members and the University with local and national organizations and provide direction for the Institute’s programs. The Industry Advisory Board is comprised of industrial leaders in local biomedical companies.

J. Fernando Bazan - IEM Board
J. Fernando Bazan, PhD

Dean’s Advisory Board, College of Science and Engineering
Principal, 4th & Aspen Life Science Consulting LLC

Achin Bhowmik - IEM Board
Achin Bhowmik, PhD

Chief Technology Officer & Executive Vice President of Engineering, Starkey

Andrew Cleeland - IEM Industry Board
Andrew Cleeland

Chief Executive Officer, Fogarty Innovation

Matt Cooper - IEM Board
Matthew M. Cooper, MD, MBA, FACS, FCAMA

Chief Medical Officer, MSD & Global Director Safety, HCBG, 3M Health Care

Dominique Seetapun Davidow - IEM Board
Dominique Seetapun Davidow, PhD

Staff Quality Assurance Scientist, Beckman Coulter Diagnostics

Sebastian Eriksson Giwa - IEM Board
Sebastian Eriksson Giwa, PhD

Co-founder of Elevian, Ossium Health, Sylvatica Biotech, and the Organ Preservation Alliance 

Ed Hedblom  - IEM Board
Ed Hedblom, PharmD

Director, Evidence and Access, 3M Health Care

David Knapp - IEM Board
David Knapp, PhD

Distinguished Fellow, President, Boston Scientific Foundation, Executive Sponsor, MN LEAD EGR, Boston Scientific

Tim Laske - IEM Board
Tim Laske, PhD

Vice President, Research and Business Development - AF Solutions, Medtronic

Erik Scott - IEM Board
Erik Scott, PhD

Senior Distinguished Engineer, Bakken Fellow, Technical Fellow, Medtronic (retired)

Mark Stevenson - IEM Board
Mark Stevenson, MBA

Vice President of Strategic Development, Veranex

Sean O'Neil - IEM Board
Sean O’Neil

Chief Technology Office, DiaspoCare

Eric Varghese - IEM Board
Eric Varghese, MS

4C Medical

Dale Wahlstrom - IEM Board
Dale Wahlstrom, MS

CEO of Act 3, LLC
CEO Pelvital USA, Inc.

Staff
Katherine Lindsey  - IEM Administrative Director
Katherine Lindsay

Administrative Director

Teresa Walbon - IEM Staff
Teresa Walbon

Office Manager

Ken Rosen  - IEM Staff
Ken Rosen

Head of Industry & Outreach Programs

Mike Lotti - IEM Staff
Michael Lotti

IEM Senior Editor
SRI Program Manager

Jarice Sherman  - IEM Staff
Jarice Sherman

Community Relations Outreach Coordinator

Andrew Monk - IEM Events Manager
Andrew Monk

Events Coordinator

Trisha Huntosh, IEM Marketing and Communications
Trisha Huntosh

Communications Manager

Hibo Yusuf - IEM Staff
Hibo Yusuf

Office Assistant

Cepeda Englund - IEM Staff
Cepeda Englund

Student Worker focused on Social Media and Communications

Jill Hughes - IEM Staff
Jill Hughes

Student Worker focused on Administrator, Office Support

Aithanh Nguyen - IEM Staff
Aithanh Nguyen

Student Worker focused on Editorial Support

Nisha Panigrahy - IEM Staff
Nisha Panigrahy

Student Worker focused on IEM Inspire/PEO Student Assistant