Leadership

Director and Associate Directors

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John Bischof, PhD

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, PhD

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 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 was 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

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

Operations and Logistics Manager

Trisha Huntosh, IEM Marketing and Communications
Trisha Huntosh

Communications Manager

Hibo Yusuf - IEM Staff
Hibo Yusuf

Office Assistant

Aithanh Nguyen - IEM Staff
Aithanh Nguyen

Communications Associate

Jill Hughes - IEM Staff
Jill Hughes

Administrative Assistant

Cepeda Englund - IEM Staff
Cepeda Englund

Student Worker focused on Social Media and Communications

Nisha Panigrahy - IEM Staff
Nisha Panigrahy

Student Worker focused on IEM Inspire/PEO Student Assistant

Past Leadership

Board Members

The following scientists, clinicians, and entrepreneurs have helped shape and guide IEM through service on advisory boards. We gratefully acknowledge their contributions and continued engagement with IEM and its programs.

Industry Advisory Board

Scientific Advisory Board

  • Guillermo Aguilar, PhD
    Department Head, James and Ada Forsyth Professor,
    J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University
  • Warren Chan, PhD
    Professor, Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Terrence Donnelly Centre for Cellular and Biomolecular Research, University of Toronto
  • Naomi Chesler, PhD
    Director, Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, University of California Irvine
  • Claudia Fischbach, PhD
    Director, Physical Sciences Oncology Center on the Physics of Cancer Metabolism; Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Cornell University
  • Alexander Revzin PhD
    Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic

Faculty Leadership

  • William Durfee, Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor, Director of Design Education, Adjunct Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Director, Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center
  • Art Erdman, Richard C. Jordan Professor, Morse Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Director, Earl E. Bakken Medical Devices Center
  • Dave Odde, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
  • Carla Pavone, Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota