Stephenson Professor #2
Ph.D. Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey
Gallogly Hall 319
(405) 325-2186
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Research Interests:
Peptide-based therapeutic and diagnostic agents
Peggy and Charles Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering
As we continue to grow the new Peggy and Charles Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, we continue to build an outstanding team of faculty members.
Biomedical engineering is an interdisciplinary field. In addition to the SBME faculty members listed below, our students have the opportunity to perform thesis research with facutly members from the OU Institute for Biomedical, Engineering, Science and Technology.
SBME Faculty Members
Handan Acar
Sarah Breen
Associate Director
Ph.D. University of Limerick, Ireland
Gallogly Hall 321
(405) 325-1543
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Research Interests:
Engineering education, clinical gait rehabilitation, sports biomechanics, and exoskeleton design
Wei Chen
Stephenson Chair
Ph.D. University of Oregon
Gallogly Hall 309
(405) 325-1166
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Research Interests:
Local intervention-based immunotherapy for treatment of metastatic cancers
John Clegg
Interim Chair of Access and Belonging
Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin
SRTC 2069
(405) 325-5318
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Research Interests:
Immunoengineering of hydrogel and cell-based therapeutics to treat neurological diseases and traumatic injury
Lei Ding
Presidential Professor
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Gallogly Hall 308
(405) 325-4577
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Research Interests:
Medical imaging and neuro-engineering for diagnosis and treatment of human brain diseases
Farnaz Zamani Esfahlani
Ph.D. Binghamton University
Gallogly Hall 307
(405) 325-6246
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Research Interests:
Network neuroscience, network science, neuroscience
Alex Frickenstein
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
Gallogly Hall 420
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Research Interests:
Engineering education, single particle elemental analysis and molecular diagnostics
Kaili Liu
Ph.D. Chinese Academy of Sciences
Gallogly Hall 306A
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Research Interests:
Cancer immunotherapy, single- cell sequencing and multi- omics studies for cancer and vaccines
David Miller
Ph.D. The University of Texas
Gallogly Hall 417
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Research Interests:
Develop optical neuroimaging technology to study and treat brain diseases
Rebecca Scott
Chair of Undergraduate Studies
Ph.D. Purdue University
Gallogly Hall 320
(405) 325-3861
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Research Interests:
Engineering education, biomedical design, tissue engineering, and regenerative medicine
Qinggong Tang
Ph.D. University of Maryland
Gallogly Hall 407
(405) 325-0789
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Research Interests:
Biophotonics, optical imaging techniques for cancer and neural applications
Lin Wang
Ph.D. University of Oklahoma
Gallogly Hall 408
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Research Interests:
Advanced materials in antiviral applications, Cancer nanomedicine and immunotherapy, nanomaterial-biological system interactions
Stefan Wilhelm
Interim Chair of Graduate Studies
Ph.D. University of Regensburg, Germany
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Research Interests:
Engineering nanotechnology for detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases
Han Yuan
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
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Research Interests:
Development of imaging and engineering technology to accelerate basic and clinical research in human brain
Jian Zhao
Ph.D. University of Central Florida
Starting Jan. 2025
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Research Interests:
Vibrational Spectroscopic Imaging, Fluorescence Imaging, Computational Microscopy Imaging, Deep Learning in Optical Imaging, Microscopy Imaging for Cancer and Neuroscience Applications, and Fiber Optics
AFFILIATE FACULTY
Tahrima Binte Rouf
Ph.D. Purdue University
Office: SRTC
Email: trouf@ou.edu
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Research Interests: Nanotechnology based detection, biosensors, biopolymer, biomaterials, optical and spectroscopic characterization
