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Faculty
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Deepak Agrawal,
Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor,
(Department of Interdisciplinary Oncology,
Molecular Oncology Program H. Lee Mofitt
Cancer Center) Research Interests: Cell
growth regulation; Protein-protein
interactions; Bioengineered substrates;
Computational Biology; Bioinformatics. |
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Andrea Baptiste, MA, CIE.
Biomechanist/Ergonomist, Patient Safety
Center, Tampa, VA. Research Interests:
Patient care ergonomics, clinical
biomechanics, applied research in healthcare
technology, physical rehabilitation, bed
safety. |
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Glen Besterfield, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor.
(Mechanical Engineering, USF)
Research interests:
Rehabilitation engineering, finite element
analysis, computational mechanics,
mechanical design. |
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Shekhar Bhansali,
Ph.D.,
Associate Professor.(Electrical Engineering,
USF)
Research interests: bio-MEMS, microfluidics,
and microsystems; electrical and mechanical
characterization of cells and tissue. |
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Don F. Cameron, Ph.D.,
Professor. (Department of Anatomy, USFCOM).
Research Interests: Cell and tissue
engineering, Simulated microgravity cell
culture, Cell transplantation therapy for
diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases. |
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Rajiv Dubey, Ph.D.,
Professor and Chairman.
(Mechanical Engineering, USF)
Research interests: robotics, intelligent
machines, teleoperation, mechatronics,
dynamic systems and controls, rehabilitation
engineering. |
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Mark Frankle,
MD, FACS.,
Orthopaedic
Surgeon, (Shoulder and Elbow) Research
Interests: biomechanics, shoulder and elbow
arthroplasty, rotator cuff deficient
shoulders. |
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Richard Gilbert, Ph.D.,
Professor.
Chemical Engineering, USF
)
Research interests: materials science;
biomedical systems; electrochemotherapy;
electrogenetherapy; instrumentation;
engineering education; and drug delivery. |
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Dmitry Goldgof, Ph.D.,
Professor. (Computer Science and
Engineering, USF)
Research interests: motion analysis;
computer vision; image processing and its
biomedical applications; pattern
recognition; and bioinformatics. |
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Daniel Greenwald, M. D.,:
Clinical Associate Professor, USF
School of Medicine & College of
Engineering. Research Interests:
mechanical analysis of soft tissues and
biomaterials. |
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Lawrence Hall, Ph.D.,
Professor. (Computer Science and
Engineering, USF)
Research interests: intelligent
systems; machine learning/data mining; fuzzy
logic in intelligent systems; and artificial
intelligence in visual pattern recognition. |
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John J. Heine, Ph.D.,
Assistant
Professor (Department of Radiology)
Research interests: imaging physics and
image analysis, statistical models for
radiology, random field modeling, fractal
analysis, risk measures and risk analysis. |
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Richard Heller,
Ph.D.,
Professor, (Dept. of Medical
Microbiology and Immunology, USF and
Co-Director Center for Molecular Delivery,
USF) Research Interests: drug and gene
delivery systems, vaccine development,
genetic immunotherapy for cancer. |
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Don Hilbelink, Ph.D.,
Professor, (Department of Anatomy USF
) Research Interests: surgical simulation,
CAD & FE analysis of computed biological
models, distance learning, integrated
graduate education and research training. |
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Vijay K.
Jain, Ph.D., Distinguished
Professor, (Electrical Engineering,
USF). Research interests: biomedical image
processing, biomedical instrumentation,
bioinformatics (at the structural and
molecular levels). System on a chip,
communications/networking, and signal
processing. |
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Mark Jaroszeski, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor. (Chemical Engineering,
USF)
Research interests: drug and gene
delivery; electrofusion;
electroporation,
biomedical instrumentation; electrophoresis. |
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Dale Johnson, Ph.D.
Professor.
(Department of Physics, USF) Research
interests: Subcellular elemental
distributions, analytical electron
microscopy, development of electron probe
devices, electron beam interactions and
radiation damage. |
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Wes Johnson, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor, (Department of Surgery,
Tampa General Hospital) Research Interests:
Spinal biomechanics, neurosurgical
instrumentation. |
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Maria Kallergi, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Director, Imaging
Science Research Division.
Research interests: medical imaging physics,
digital medical detectors, x-ray and optical
imaging technologies, computer aided
diagnosis, validation methodologies for
radiology. |
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Thomas J. Koob,
PhD,
Section Chief, (Skeletal Biology, The
Center for Research in Skeletal Development
and Pediatric Orthopaedics, Shriners
Hospital for Children) Research interests:
Biomaterials design and development,
biologically inspired orthopaedic tissue
replacements, biomimetics, fibrous skeletal
elements, structural interfaces in the
musculoskeletal system, biomechanics, animal
connective tissues. |
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William E. Lee, Ph.D., P.E.,
Professor. (Chemical Engineering, USF)
Research interests: biomechanics; human
sensory perception; biorheology;
environmental biotechnology |
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Lihua Li, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor.
Research interests: medical imaging,
biomedical informatics, genomics/proteomics,
image/signal processing & analysis, data
mining, pattern recognition, and data
compression. |
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John D. Lloyd,
Ph.D., M.Erg.S., CPE,
(Director, Research Laboratories, VA
Patient Safety Research Center) Research
interests: Occupational / industrial /
workplace ergonomics; Biomechanical
engineering; Patient care ergonomics;
Musculoskeletal disorders. |
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Donald McMillan,
M.D.,
Courtesy Professor, (Chemical
Engineering, USF) Research interests: Blood
rheology; biofluids; cardiovascular
engineering |
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Murray Maitland, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor.
(School of Physical Therapy, USF)
Research Interests: Osteoarthritis, clinical
biomechanics, knee, physical rehabilitation,
shoulder, sports injuries, anatomy, skeletal
muscle, physical assessment, articular
instability, computer applications in
rehabilitation |
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Linda E. Moody, PhD, MPH, FAAN-
(School of Nursing, USF) Research interests
are in the area of clinical informatics and
the use of biotechnology to improve patient
safety and reduce adverse events due to
medical errors. She is also interested in
the study of e-health web portals to assist
in the management of chronic illness. |
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Francis Moussy, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor.
(Chemical Engineering, USF
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Research interests: biomedical engineering,
biosensors, biomaterials, tissue engineering |
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Yvonne Moussy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, (Department of
Mechanical Energy, USF)
Research interests: Biofluids and
Biotransport. |
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Karl Muffly
Associate Professor (Anatomy and Surgery
USF)
Research interests: heart disease, nerve
regeneration, tissue modelling and
cytoskeletal alterations in disease
processes. |
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Audrey Nelson,
Ph.D, RN, FAAN., Director,
Patent Safety Research Center (James A.
Haley VA Hosptal, Tampa) and Assocate
Drector for Research (Nursng, USF). Research
interests: technologes to support patent
safety n the areas of falls, wanderng,
pressure ulcers, and safe patient
handling/movement. |
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Leo E. Ondrovic,
PhD, Associate in Research. (Department of
Surgery, USF)
Research Interests: Biomedical Engineering,
Biomaterials, Biofilms, Medical Devices,
Artificial Hearts, Heart Valves, Mammary
Prosthesis, Orthopedic Implants,
Post-operative Pain Management. |
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Wei Qian, Ph.D.
Associate Professor. (Interdisciplinary
Oncology,USF)
Research Interests: Medical Imaging,
cellular imaging and molecular imaging,
Telemedicine and Telehealth. |
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Ed Quigley, Ph.D.
Director Motion Analysis Laboratory (Shriners
Hospital - Tampa), Adjunct Professor
(Department of Physical Education, Wellness,
and Sport Studies)
Research interests: Energetics of
pathological gait, Legg-Calve-Perthes
disease, muscle response to limb
lengthening, storage, manipulation, and
analysis of large datasets. |
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Nagarajan Ranganathan, Ph.D.,
Professor. (Computer Science and
Engineering, USF) Research interests: VLSI
system design, design automation, power
estimation and power optimization, computer
architecture, bioinformation processing. |
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Sunil Saigal, Ph.D., P.E.,
Professor and Chairman.
(Civil and Environmental Engineering,
USF) Research interests: computational
mechanics; computational geometry;
computational biomechanics (shoulder, spine,
hip); failure simulations. |
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Paul R. Sanberg, Ph.D., D.Sc.,
Distinguished University Professor.
(Center for Aging – Neuroscience) Research
Interests: Neurodegenerative disorders, stem
cells, cell and tissue engineering. |
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Ravi
Sankar, Ph.D., P.E., Professor.
(Electrical Engineering, USF) Research
interests: biomedical signal and image
processing, speech processing and
recognition for biometric applications,
biosensor networking, telemedicine. |
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Joel A. Strom, M.D.,
Professor ( Internal Medicine and
Engineering. USF) Research
interests: Valvular heart disease,
echocardiography and cardiovascular imaging,
coronary artery disease, and hypertension |
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Kimon P. Valavanis, Ph.D.,
Professor and Deputy Director CRASAR
(Computer Science and Engineering, USF)
Research Interests: Distributed intelligence
systems, sensor fusion, autonomous unmanned
robot systems. |
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Michael VanAuker, Ph.D.,
Assistant Professor. (Chemical Engineering,
USF)
Research interests: biomedical engineering;
biofluidics; artificial heart valves;
cardiovascular mechanics |
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