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About this research area

Cancer Engineering aims to apply diverse tools, technologies and concepts to understand fundamental mechanisms for improved diagnosis, monitoring and therapy.

  • Nanotechnology
  • Imaging and photonics
  • 3D invitro models and immunology
  • Computation and theory of disease processes and molecules

Cancer Engineering Faculty

Vanderlei S. Bagnato

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

Akhilesh K. Gaharwar

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Tim and Amy Leach Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Presidential Impact Fellow
  • Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
Akhilesh K. Gaharwar

Jason T. George

  • Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Intercollegiate School of Engineering Medicine
Jason T. George

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

Anne Hedman

  • Instructional Assistant Professor
Anne Hedman

Wonmuk Hwang

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering and Physics & Astronomy
Wonmuk Hwang

Abhishek Jain

  • Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Affiliated Faculty, Medical Physiology
Abhishek Jain

Hatice Koydemir

  • Assistant Professor
Hatice Koydemir

Tanmay Lele

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

Duncan J. Maitland

  • Senior Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Duncan J. Maitland

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

Shreya Raghavan

  • Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • Cain Faculty Fellow II
Shreya Raghavan

Jeffery Reynolds

  • Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
Jeffery Reynolds

Limei Tian

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

Alexandra Walsh

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

Vladislav V. Yakovlev

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
  • University Professor
  • Affiliated Faculty, Physics
Vladislav V. Yakovlev

Feng Zhao

  • Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Feng Zhao