Biomedical Engineering Faculty
Learn from biomedical engineering pioneers enhancing lives globally.
Our highly regarded faculty regularly participate in cutting-edge research, which informs the education they bring into the online classroom to enhance your graduate school experience. Case Western Reserve's research capabilities benefit from more than 270 partnerships with some of the nation's premier institutions.
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Colin K. Drummond
Assistant Chair, Biomedical Engineering Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Focus Areas: Medical device design, microfabrication packaging, sensor systems and cross-platform software systems integration; application of science and technology to the creation of products and services; medical device start-ups
Courses: EBME 471
Dominique M. Durand
Elmer Lincoln Lindseth Professor in Biomedical Engineering Director, Neural Engineering Center Editor in Chief, Journal of Neural Engineering
Focus Areas: Neural engineering; neural interfacing; neural prostheses; computational neuroscience; neural dynamics; neuromodulation; neurophysiology and control of epilepsy
Courses: EBME 421, EBME 401D
Miklos Gratzl
Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Focus Areas: Biomedical sensing and diagnostics in vitro and in vivo, electrochemical and optical techniques, BioMEMS for cellular transport, cancer multi-drug resistance at the single cell level, sliver sensor for multi-analyte patient monitoring
Courses: EBME 401D
Kenneth R. Laurita, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering
Focus Areas: Affinity-based delivery of small molecule drugs and biomolecules for applications in device infection, HIV, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and cancer; directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications, such as endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, motor neurons and T-cells
Courses: EBME 406, EMBE 451
Focus Areas: Affinity-based delivery of small molecule drugs and biomolecules for applications in device infection, HIV, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and cancer; directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications, such as endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, motor neurons and T-cells
Courses: EBME 406, EMBE 451
Zhenghong Lee, Ph.D.
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Focus Areas: Affinity-based delivery of small molecule drugs and biomolecules for applications in device infection, HIV, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and cancer; directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications, such as endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, motor neurons and T-cells
Courses: EBME 406, EMBE 451
Focus Areas: Affinity-based delivery of small molecule drugs and biomolecules for applications in device infection, HIV, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and cancer; directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications, such as endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, motor neurons and T-cells
Courses: EBME 406, EMBE 451
Debra McGivney
Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Focus Areas: Affinity-based delivery of small molecule drugs and biomolecules for applications in device infection, HIV, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and cancer; directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications, such as endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, motor neurons and T-cells
Courses: EBME 406, EMBE 451
Focus Areas: Affinity-based delivery of small molecule drugs and biomolecules for applications in device infection, HIV, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and cancer; directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications, such as endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, motor neurons and T-cells
Courses: EBME 406, EMBE 451
Horst von Recum
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Focus Areas: Affinity-based delivery of small molecule drugs and biomolecules for applications in device infection, HIV, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and cancer; directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications, such as endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, motor neurons and T-cells
Courses: EBME 406, EMBE 451
Focus Areas: Affinity-based delivery of small molecule drugs and biomolecules for applications in device infection, HIV, orthopedics, cardiovascular, ophthalmology and cancer; directed differentiation of stem cells for tissue engineering applications, such as endothelial cells, cardiomyocytes, motor neurons and T-cells
Courses: EBME 406, EMBE 451
Xin Yu
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Focus Areas: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) methods for integrative understanding of cardiovascular physiology and diseases; basic science and translational clinical research that combines the state-of-the-art NMR technology with molecular biology approaches to explore the mechanisms of myocardial remodeling in diseased hearts
Courses: EBME 432
Focus Areas: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) methods for integrative understanding of cardiovascular physiology and diseases; basic science and translational clinical research that combines the state-of-the-art NMR technology with molecular biology approaches to explore the mechanisms of myocardial remodeling in diseased hearts
Courses: EBME 432
Additional Faculty
Through core coursework and electives, you may take courses with the following faculty:
Admissions Deadlines
Mar
18
Priority Deadline
March 18
Summer 2023 Term
Apr
3
Final Deadline
April 3
Summer 2023 Term
May
8
Start Date
May 8
Summer 2023 Term