Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology

9 faculty and 38 courses in Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Faculty

• Abhinav Bhushan, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering h-index 24
  Our lab is interested in using microfluidics and microfabrication to engineer tissues as well as to develop sensors for chemical and biochemical measurements. We use these tools to better understand diseases, in particular inflammation and
• Boris Gutman, Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  Predictive Multimodal Brain MRI Analysis Multivariate Imaging Genetic Markers Predicting Neurodegeneration from Brain MRI Professional Affiliations & Memberships Organization for Human Brain Mapping (OHBM) Medical Image Computing and
• John G Georgiadis, Biomedical Engineering Professor
  Prof. Georgiadis’ research interests are driven by open questions related to how the human brain and muscle change with age, and involve the use of non-invasive techniques like Magnetic Resonance Imaging to probe the human central nervous s
• Jovan Brankov, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  Jovan Brankov joined Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2002 as a researcher, in 2004 he was promoted to Research Assistant Professor and in 2008 appointed as Assistant Professor.
• Keigo Kawaji, Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Associate Chair for Graduate Affairs
  Dr. Kawaji’s research interests focus on the engineering development of novel MR-based biomarkers to study tissue disease and deaths, using dedicated tissue models in a carefully controlled experimental setting, and novel BME instrumentatio
• Konstantinos Arfanakis, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  Development of human brain atlases Development of MRI-based biomarkers of age-related neuropathologies Multi-parametric MRI in aging and dementia Ex-vivo human brain MRI Professional Affiliations & Memberships Core Leader, Neuroimaging Core
• Natacha DePaola, Professor of Biomedical Engineering
  DePaola’s research investigates the role of physical mechanisms on cellular behavior emphasizing its importance in the understanding of human disease, the development of new therapies, and the engineering of functional tissues. A major emph
• Promila Dhar, Teaching Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs
• Settimio Pacelli, Assistant Teaching Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  Settimio Pacelli research interest includes hydrogel design and characterization using natural polymers to obtain scaffolds with tunable physical and chemical properties for sustained drug delivery of proteins and other therapeutics. Simila

Courses

• Introduction to the Profession BME 100
• Biomedical Engineering Computer Applications BME 200
• Bio-Fluid Mechanics BME 301
• Biomedical Imaging BME 309
• Biomaterials BME 310
• Instrumentation and Measurement Laboratory BME 315
• Fluids Laboratory BME 320
• Bioelectronics Laboratory BME 325
• Analysis of Biosignals and Systems BME 330
• Modeling and Control of Biological Systems BME 331
• Thermodynamics of Living Systems BME 335
• Introduction to Regulatory Science for Engineers BME 402
• Physiology Laboratory BME 405
• Technologies for Treatment of Diabetes BME 417
• Introduction to Design Concepts in Biomedical Engineering BME 419
• Design Concepts in Biomedical Engineering BME 420
• Mathematical Methods for Biomedical Engineers BME 422
• Cell Biomechanics: Principles and Biological Processes BME 423
• Quantitative Aspects of Cell and Tissue Engineering BME 424
• Introduction to Medical Devices, BioMEMS and Microfluidics BME 425
• Extracellular Matrix Biology BME 427
• Modern Optics and Lasers BME 431
• Biomedical Engineering Applications of Statistics BME 433
• Introduction to Molecular Imaging BME 437
• Neuroimaging BME 438
• Advanced Medical Imaging BME 439
• Biomedical Instrumentation and Electronics BME 443
• Quantitative Neural Function BME 445
• Animal Physiology BME 450
• Control Systems for Biomedical Engineers BME 452
• Quantitative Physiology BME 453
• Cardiovascular Fluid Mechanics BME 455
• Neuromechanics of Human Movement BME 475
• Mass Transport for Biomedical Engineers BME 482
• Senior Seminar BME 490
• Independent Study BME 491
• Undergraduate Research BME 492
• BME Undergraduate Project BME 493

Roster/catalog compiled from the college’s public directory. Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.