34 faculty and 25 courses in Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis.
- Rohit Pappu, Professor h-index 91
Biomechanics & Mechanobiology Biomedical, Bio-inspired, and Bio-derived Materials Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Computational Systems Biology Expertise Uncovers the biophysical principles of intrinsically disordered proteins &
- Hong Chen, Professor h-index 84
Biomedical & Biological Imaging Neural Engineering Neuroimaging Expertise Develop noninvasive ultrasound technologies to read, write, and treat the brain Research Hong Chen’s research focuses on advancing the field of NeuroSonics
- Christine M. O'Brien, Assistant Professor h-index 81
Biomedical & Biological Imaging Devices & Circuits Imaging Science in Medicine Women's Health Technologies Expertise Developing optical spectroscopy and imaging tools to solve global problems in maternal-fetal health and reproductiv
- Lori Setton, Department Chair & Professor h-index 81
Biomechanics & Mechanobiology Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Orthopedic Engineering Regenerative Engineering in Medicine Expertise Combines methods of engineering and biology to regulate disc and cartilage health and healing Resear
- Daniel Moran, Professor h-index 65
Voluntary motor control and neuroprostheses. He works to understand how the brain controls voluntary upper arm movements and he is also working to identify alternative control signals for brain-computer interfaces, which restores fu
- Jingyi Shi, Research Assistant Professor h-index 57
- Cory Berkland, Professor h-index 51
Advanced Materials Biomedical, Bio-inspired, and Bio-derived Materials Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Regenerative Engineering in Medicine Expertise Developing new therapeutics and biomaterials for improving human health Research Cory
- Larry Taber, Senior Professor h-index 50
- Jianmin Cui, Professor h-index 47
- Song Hu, Professor h-index 43
Applications of Imaging in Science & Engineering Applied Physics Biomedical & Biological Imaging Biomedical, Bio-inspired, and Bio-derived Materials Cancer Imaging Cardiovascular Engineering Image Formation and Reconstruction Imagin
- Quing Zhu, Professor h-index 43
Applications of Imaging in Science & Engineering Biomedical & Biological Imaging Cancer Imaging Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning in Image Science Women's Health Technologies Expertise Advances imaging
- Yan Yu, Professor h-index 37
Biomechanics & Mechanobiology Biomedical & Biological Imaging Biomedical, Bio-inspired, and Bio-derived Materials Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Quantitative Imaging Expertise Integrate nanotechnology and imaging techniques to
- Yifan Dai, Assistant Professor h-index 32
Applied Physics Biomedical, Bio-inspired, and Bio-derived Materials Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Materials for Energy and Environmental Technologies Expertise Decodes and encodes the physical chemistry of biological soft matter to un
- Jonathan Silva, Professor h-index 28
Cardiovascular Engineering Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Computational Systems Biology Human-Computer Interaction Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Women's Health Technologies Expertise Building patient-specific models of
- Jai Rudra, Associate Professor h-index 26
Advanced Materials Biomedical, Bio-inspired, and Bio-derived Materials Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Expertise Designs biomaterials for vaccine development and immunotherapy Research Jai Rudra's lab is interested in the development of
- Abhinav Jha, Associate Professor h-index 25
- Barani Raman, Professor h-index 25
Computational and systems neuroscience, pattern recognition, sensor-based machine olfaction and bio-inspired intelligent systems. His research combines theoretical and electrophysiological approaches to study how brain processes com
- Piyoosh Sharma, Research Assistant Professor h-index 23
- Chao Zhou, Professor h-index 23
In optical coherence tomography, a growing technology used to perform high-resolution cross-sectional imaging using light. He has multiple grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, the National Science Foundation, and other fe
- Shuo Yang, Research Assistant Professor h-index 23
Applications of Imaging in Science & Engineering Biomedical & Biological Imaging Neural Engineering Neuroimaging Quantitative Imaging Quantum and Photonic Materials and Devices Expertise Developing next-generation implantable and we
- Alexandra Rutz, Assistant Professor h-index 17
Es on the engineering of electronic tissues using materials design and fabrication-based approaches. Our goal is to achieve robust biointerfaces and long-lived function in bioelectronics and other medical devices. Biography Professor Alexan
- Michael Vahey, Associate Professor h-index 17
Biomedical & Biological Imaging Cell & Molecular Bioengineering Expertise Uses imaging & microfluidics to understand infectious disease Research Professor Vahey’s research focuses on developing imaging methods and microflu
- Joseph Klaesner, Professor of Practice h-index 15
On rehabilitation engineering and teaching focus on design Research Professor Klaesner’s research has focused on rehabilitation engineering. He has worked with several researchers throughout the medical school on variety of projects i
- Ismael Seanez, Assistant Professor h-index 11
Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Neural Engineering Expertise Develops tools for neuroprosthetics and rehabilitation Research The mission of the Seáñez Lab is to develop neuro-rehabilitation tools and programs that p
- Jin-Yu Shao, Professor h-index 10
- Anastasia Khokhlova, Research Assistant Professor h-index 9
- Katherine Schreiber, Senior Lecturer h-index 5
- Dennis Barbour, Professor
Computational Methodologies Human-Computer Interaction Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Neural Engineering Psychological & Brain Sciences Women's Health Technologies Expertise Applies novel machine learning tools to quanti
- Frank Yin, Emeritus Professor
Encompass soft tissue biomechanics, cell mechanics and hemodynamics. Currently, his research work involves determining how cells respond morphologically, functionally and genetically to various mechanical stimuli. He also utilizes nanoinden
- Kurt Thoroughman, Associate Professor
In human learning and motor control. He is the director of the Laboratory of Neural Computation and Motor Behavior. Professor Thoroughman is also the Principal Investigator of an Integrative Graduate Education and Research Training gran
- Nathaniel Huebsch, Associate Professor
In basic and translational stem cell mechanobiology, with specific focus on hydrogels to control cell-mediated tissue repair, and 3-D iPSC-based heart-in-a-dish models to study the influence of mechanical loading and genetics on arrhythm
- Patricia Widder, Teaching Professor
- Quentin R. R. Coquerel De Gracia, Research Assistant Professor
Neuroimaging Signals & Imaging Expertise Neuron network processing of olfactory signals Dr. Quentin Coquerel specializes in neuroscience with a focus on olfactory signal processing in the brain. His research aims to elucidate the intera
- Yoram Rudy, Emeritus 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 2026-07-01.