23 faculty and 11 courses in Biomedical Engineering at University of Alabama at Birmingham.
- Thanh Nguyen, Assistant Professor h-index 62
Notable: “2021 Guideline for the Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack: A Guideline From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association” (2021) · 3,017 citations
- Alan W. Eberhardt, Professor; Associate Chair of Education h-index 31
Es on orthopedic and injury biomechanics, as well as medical and rehabilitation device design and commercialization. Recent Courses Senior Capstone Design Engineering Analysis (Advanced Mathematics) Engineering Design and Commercializ
Notable: “Activation of the hypoxia-inducible factor-1α pathway accelerates bone regeneration” (2008) · 521 citations
- Yajing Wang, Professor; Director of Basic and Translational Research h-index 31
Dr. Wang's iCardio-X laboratory is dedicated to the investigation of several focal areas. Developing precise and personalized therapeutic strategies for heart failure by exploring the underlying mechanisms of the disease through various hea
Notable: “Aggregation and thermodynamic properties of ionic liquid-type gemini imidazolium surfactants with different spacer length” (2008) · 175 citations
- Prasanna Krishnamurthy, Professor h-index 9
Dr. Krishnamurthy’s laboratory focuses on several broad research areas: studying the molecular mechanisms involved in the progression of cardiovascular diseases (CVD); understanding how diabetes influences the pathogenesis of CVD; develop n
Notable: “Impact of 3D capillary heterogeneity and bedform architecture at the sub-meter scale on CO2 saturation for buoyant flow in clastic aquifers” (2016) · 76 citations
- Jianyi Jay Zhang, Professor and Chair h-index 2
Tissue engineering, myocardial energetics in hearts with postinfarction left-ventricle remodeling, heart failure, biomaterials, and stem cells for cardiac repair. He is currently the principal investigator of three R01 NIH grants in
Notable: “International energy trade impacts on water resource crises: an embodied water flows perspective” (2016) · 24 citations
- Allan Dobbins, Associate Professor
- Anna Sorace, Professor
Improving cancer patient care through translational advancements in cancer imaging. She has expertise in multimodality, non-invasive quantitative imaging to improve detection, monitoring and therapy of cancer in both preclinical ani
- Ho-Wook Jun, Professor, Graduate Program Director
Dr. Jun's research group focuses on nanostructured biomaterials and stem-cell-based tissue regeneration to develop an innovative strategy to treat various diseases. His
- Jack Lemons, University Professor Emeritus
- Jack Rogers, Professor
Center on cardiac electrophysiology (the system that triggers and synchronizes each heart beat) and electromechanics (the interaction between the heart’s electrical system and its function as a muscle). He works in similar themes in the gas
- Jamie Tyler, Professor
- Jianli Zhao, Assistant Professor; Physiological Core Director
- Juhi Samal, Assistant Professor
Ses on the development of biomaterial-based interventions for central nervous system (CNS) disorders with a special focus on tissue glycosylation in the CNS. Her research interests are exploring the modulation of tissue glycosylation in acu
- Krishna Bhat, Professor
- Lei Ye, Associate Professor
To develop novel molecular and cellular therapies for the treatment of coronary artery disease, atherosclerosis, and heart failure. Select Publications Liping Su, Xiaocen Kong, Sze Jie Loo, Yu Gao, Bingli Liu, Xiaofei Su, Rinkoo Dalan, Jian
- Mary Kathryn Sewell-Loftin, Assistant Professor
Developing novel models to study how biomechanical forces impact cancer growth, with the ultimate objective to develop anti-tumor treatment strategies. She also has expertise in tissue engineering, specifically related to studying i
- Massimo Antonio Fazio, Associate Professor
- Palaniappan Sethu, Professor
Our Laboratory uses micro- and nano-scale technologies to solve problems in biology and medicine. We focus on
- Timothy M. Wick, Professor; Director of Engineering Design
- Vladimir G. Fast, Professor
Es on the effects of electrical fields on cardiac cells and on electrophysiological properties of engineered cardiac tissue. He teaches courses in Biomedical Engineering and Cardiac Electrophysiology. Recent Courses Engineering in Biology C
- Yang Zhou, Assistant Professor
Es on studying cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying cardiac differentiation and direct reprogramming. The cardiac reprogramming offers a promising strategy to generate functional heart muscle cells for heart repair. The long-term go
- Yuhua Song, Professor
Dr. Song’s research group uses integrated multiscale computational modelling and experimental approaches to investigate the structural, molecular and functional mechanisms of the biomolecular interactions. Her research goal is to identify e
- Yuji Nakada, Associate Professor
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.