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About this research area

Engineering for Accessible Health Care research develops breakthrough, affordable, high-performance technologies that can be translated and commercialized for better diagnosis, therapies, monitoring and prevention. These goals are supported by an Engineering Research Center grant from the National Science Foundation (PATHS-UP).

  • Point-of-care medical devices
  • Portable, handheld and wearable sensing and imaging technologies
  • Injectable and implantable technologies and materials
  • Digital health for humans and animals

Engineering for Accessible Health Care Faculty

Vanderlei S. Bagnato

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Hagler Faculty Fellow, Class of 2018-19
Vanderlei S. Bagnato

Zachary Bujnoch

  • Associate Professor of Practice
Zachary Bujnoch

Travis Carrell

  • Instructional Assistant Professor
Travis Carrell

Gerard L. Coté

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • James J. Cain Professor I
  • Regents Professor
  • Director, Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems
  • Affiliated Faculty, Electrical & Computer Engineering and Multidisciplinary Engineering
Gerard L. Coté

Melissa A. Grunlan

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professor in Engineering
  • Presidential Impact Fellow
  • Chancellor's EDGES Fellow
  • Affiliated Faculty, Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
Melissa A. Grunlan

John Hanks

  • Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
John Hanks

Balakrishna Haridas

  • Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
  • Deputy Executive Director, Southwest Pediatric Devices Innovation Consortium (SWPDC)
  • Affiliated Faculty, Mechanical Engineering
Balakrishna Haridas

Hatice Koydemir

  • Assistant Professor
Hatice Koydemir

Tanmay Lele

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
  • Unocal Professor
  • Affiliated Faculty, Translational Medical Sciences
Tanmay Lele

Frances Ligler

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Member, National Academy of Engineering
  • Eppright Chair in Biomedical Engineering
  • University Distinguished Professor
Frances Ligler

Samuel Mabbott

  • Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Samuel Mabbott

Mary P. McDougall

  • Associate Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Mary P. McDougall

Mike McShane

  • Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • James J. Cain Professor II
  • Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
Mike McShane

Limei Tian

  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • BMEN Excellence Fellow
Limei Tian

Alexandra Walsh

  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Cain Faculty Fellow III
Alexandra Walsh

Taylor Ware

  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
  • Cain Faculty Fellow I
Taylor Ware

Feng Zhao

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Feng Zhao