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 Bioengineering Faculty Members


The distinctive qualities of the Department of Bioengineering core faculty, emeritusjoint appointments, and adjunct faculty serve as the backbone to the department's overall strength and competitive ranking as an internationally recognized teaching and research institution. 

Currently, 22 research and teaching faculty members have primary appointments in the department, and many hold joint appointments with several institutions of the Texas Medical Center. The department also benefits from 13 multi-disciplinary joint appointments within various science and engineering departments of Rice's George R. Brown School of Engineering. In addition, a network of adjunct faculty collaborate with the department on many levels to build partnerships that identify important problems, develop and translate bioengineering solutions, and train the next generation of leaders in bioengineering.

 

Core Faculty (top)

Michael W. Deem, Ph.D.
John W. Cox Professor, Biochemical & Genetic Engineering;
Professor of Physics & Astronomy
130 Keck Hall
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 763
(713) 348-5852
Deem Laboratory
mwdeem@rice.edu

Michael Diehl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
Assistant Professor, Chemistry
119G Keck Hall
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 515
(713) 348-4568
Macromolecular Systems Bioengineering Group
diehl@rice.edu

 

Rebekah Drezek, Ph.D.
Professor, Bioengineering and Electrical & Computer Engineering
E100 A George R. Brown Hall
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 419
(713) 348-3011
Optical Molecular Imaging and
Nanobiotechnology Laboratory

drezek@rice.edu

 

Ariel Fernández, Ph.D.
Karl F. Hasselmann Professor of Bioengineering
E100 B George R. Brown Hall
(713) 348-3681
Fernandez Laboratory
arifer@rice.edu

 

K. Jane Grande-Allen, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Bioengineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 619
(713) 348-3704
Grande-Allen Laboratory
grande@rice.edu

 

Oleg A.Igoshin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
E200J George R. Brown Hall
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 761
(713) 348-5502

Igoshin Laboratory
Oleg.Igoshin@rice.edu

Jeffrey G. Jacot, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
Rice University/Texas Children’s Hospital
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 628
TCH Feigin Center C.450.09
(832) 824-5822

Jacot Laboratory
Jeff.Jacot@rice.edu

 

Jianpeng Ma, Ph.D.
Professor, Bioengineering
Rice University
Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
E100E George R. Brown Hall
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 765
(713) 798-8187
Ma Laboratory
jpma@bcm.tmc.edu

 

John T. McDevitt, Ph.D.
Brown-Wiess Professor of Chemistry and Bioengineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 317
(713) 348-2123
Lab-on-a-Chip Sensor Technologies at tastechip.com

mcdevitt@mail.utexas.edu
mcdevitt@rice.edu

Antonios Mikos, Ph.D.
Louis Calder Professor, Bioengineering, 
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Director of the Center for Excellence in Tissue Engineering
Director of the J.W. Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 625
(713) 348-5355
Mikos Laboratory
mikos@rice.edu

 

Joel Moake, M.D.
Sr. Research Scientist and Associate Director,  J.W. Cox Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering at Rice University;
Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 825
(713) 348-5357
Moake Laboratory
jmoake@rice.edu

 

Z. Maria Oden, Ph.D.
Professor in the Practice of Engineering Education
Director, Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen, 107
(713) 348-4156
moden@rice.edu

 

Amina A. Qutub, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 613
(713) 348-8089
Microvascular Systems Biology Laboratory
aminaq@rice.edu

 

Robert Raphael, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Bioengineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 719
(713) 348-3494
Membrane and Auditory Bioengineering Group
rraphael@rice.edu

 

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D.
Stanley C. Moore Professor of Bioengineering
Director, Rice 360°: Institute for Global Health Technologies
Founder, Beyond Traditional Borders
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 519
(713) 348-3823
Optical Spectroscopy and Imaging Laboratory
rkortum@rice.edu

 

Ka-Yiu San, Ph.D.
E. D. Butcher Professor of Bioengineering
Professor of Chemical Engineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 815
(713) 348-5361
Metabolic Engineering and Systems Biotechnology Laboratory
ksan@rice.edu

Ann Saterbak, Ph.D.
Professor in the Practice of Bioengineering Education
Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs
109 Keck Hall
(713) 348-6243
saterbak@rice.edu

 

Junghae Suh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 827
(713) 348-2853
Nanotherapeutics Research Laboratory
jsuh@rice.edu

Tomasz Tkaczyk, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Bioengineering
E100D George R. Brown Hall
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 513
(
713) 348-4362
ttkaczyk@rice.edu
Modern Optical Instrumentation and Bio-imaging Laboratory

 

Jennifer West, Ph.D.
Isabel C. Cameron Professor of Bioengineering
Chair, Department of Bioengineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 425
(713) 348-5955
West Laboratory
jwest@rice.edu

Emeritus Faculty (top)

William W. Akers, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering
Founding Chair, Department of Bioengineering
J. David Hellums, Ph.D.
A.J. Hartsook Professor Emeritus
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Bioengineering

 

 

Faculty Fellows (top)

Kurt Kasper, Ph.D.
Faculty Fellow, Bioengineering
E 200 G George R. Brown Hall
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 627
(713) 348-3027
Mikos Laboratory

kasper@rice.edu

 

 

 

Joint Appointments (top)

John W. Clark, Jr, Ph.D.
Professor
Electrical & Computer Engineering and Bioengineering
A224 Abercrombie Lab
(713) 348-3597
jwc@rice.edu


 

Cindy Farach-Carson, Ph.D.
Associate Vice Provost for Research
Professor, Biochemistry and Cell Biology
W105 GRB Hall
BioScience Research Collaborative, Suite 611
(713) 348-5052
farachca@rice.edu

Fathi Ghorbel, Ph.D.
Professor
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science and Bioengineering
205 Mechanical Engr. Bldg.
(713) 348-3738
Robotics and Intelligent Systems (RiSYS) Laboratory
ghorbel@rice.edu

Ramon Gonzalez, Ph.D.
William W. Akers Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering,
and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
B232 Abercrombie Lab
(713) 348-4893
Gonzalez Research Group
ramon.gonzalez@rice.edu

 

Naomi J. Halas, Ph.D.
Stanley C. Moore Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering;
Professor of Chemistry
Director of the Laboratory for Nanophotonics;
(713) 348-5611
Halas Nanophotonics Group
halas@rice.edu

 

Jeffrey D. Hartgerink, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Chemistry and Bioengineering
BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC), Suite 319
(713) 348-4142
Hartgerink Research Group
jdh@rice.edu

 

Lydia E. Kavraki, Ph.D.
Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science;
Professor of Bioengineering
3106 Duncan Hall
(713) 348-5737
Physical & Biological Computing Group
kavraki@rice.edu

Ching-Hwa Kiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Physics & Astronomy and Bioengineering
107 Herzstein Hall
(713) 348-4130
Kiang Group Page
chkiang@rice.edu

 

Marek Kimmel
Professor, Statistics
2097 Duncan Hall
(713) 348-5255
kimmel@rice.edu
Kimmel Group

 

Deepak Nagrath, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Abercrombie Lab, B233
(713) 348-6408
deepak.nagrath@rice.edu
Nagrath Lab

Laura Segatori, Ph.D.
T. N. Law Assistant Professor
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering and Bioengineering
Abercrombie Laboratories B-238
(713) 348-3536
Segatori Research Group

segatori@rice.edu

 

Jonathan (Joff) Silberg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Biochemistry & Cell Biology, Bioengineering
209 Keck Hall
(713) 348-3849
Jonathan (Joff) Silberg Research Group
joff@rice.edu

 

Frank K. Tittel, Ph.D., D.Sc.
J.S. Abercrombie Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering;
Professor of Bioengineering
B208 Abercrombie Lab
(713) 348-5955
Laser Science Group
fkt@rice.edu

 

Kyriacos Zygourakis, Ph.D.
A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical Engineering;
Chair, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering;
Professor of Bioengineering
B217 Abercrombie Lab
(713) 348-5208
K. Zygourakis Home Page
kyzy@rice.edu

 

 

Adjunct Faculty (top)

Catherine G. Ambrose, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
UT Health Science Center at Houston
Catherine.G.Ambrose@uth.tmc.edu

Sharmila Anandasabapathy, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
Mount Sinai
sharmila.anandasabapathy@mountsinai.org

 

Kyriacos Athanasiou, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Engineering
University of California, Davis

athanasiou@ucdavis.edu

 

Gábor Balázsi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Systems Biology
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
gbalazsi@mdanderson.org

Michael S. Beauchamp, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Neurobiology and Anatomy
UT Medical School at Houston
michael.s.beauchamp@uth.tmc.edu

 

Neel Bhatavadekar, B.D.S., M.S., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
Department of Periodontology
UT Health Science Center at Houston Dental Branch
Neel.Bhatavadekar@uth.tmc.edu

 

Manoop S. Bhutani, MD, FASGE, FACG, AGAF, FACP
Professor of Medicine and Experimental Diagnostic Imaging
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Manoop.Bhutani@mdanderson.org

 

William Bornmann, Ph.D. 
Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics
Division of Cancer Medicine
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
wbornmann@mdanderson.org
William Brownell, Ph.D.
Jake and Nina Kamin Chair and Professor Bobby R. Alford
Department of Otolaryngology
Baylor College of Medicine
brownnell@bcm.tmc.edu

Ill-Min Chung, Ph.D.
The Korean Academy of Science and Technology
Department of Applied Bio Science
College of Life & Environmental  Science
Seoul, Korea
imcim@konkuk.ac.kr

 

Miguel A. Cruz, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Thrombosis Research
Department of Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
miguelc@bcm.tmc.edu

 

Mary Dickinson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Developmental Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
mdickins@bcm.tmc.edu

Jing-Fei Dong, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Thrombosis Core Laboratory
Department of  Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
jfdong@bcm.tmc.edu

 

Rena D'Souza, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Professor and Chair
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Texas A&M Health Science Center
Baylor College of Dentistry
rdsouza@bcd.tamhsc.edu

Mauro Ferrari, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Nanomedicine & Biomedical Engineering
UT Health Science Center at Houston;
Professor, Experimental Therapeutics
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center;
Professor, Bioengineering at Rice University;
President, Alliance for NanoHealth (ANH)
Mauro.Ferrari@uth.tmc.edu

 

Charles Fraser, Jr. M.D.
Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine;
Chief and Donovan Chair, Congenital Heart Surgery
Texas Children’s Hospital
congheartcenter@texaschildrenshospital.org

 

Ann M. Gillenwater, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Surgeon
Department of Head and Neck Surgery
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;
Clinical Professor, Otolaryngology,
Baylor College of Medicine
agillenwater@mdanderson.org

 

Craig J. Hartley, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Medicine
Cardiovascular Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
chartley@bcm.edu

 

Karen Kemper Hirschi, Ph.D.
Professor, Pediatrics Molecular & Cellular Biology;
Deputy Director, Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine Center,
Center for Cell and Gene Therapy
Baylor College of Medicine
khirschi@bcm.tmc.edu

 

Daniel H. Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Professor and Director, Spinal Neurosurgery and Reconstructive
Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Department of Neurosurgery
Baylor College of Medicine
neurosurgery@bcm.tmc.edu

 

King C. Li, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C), M.B.A.
Chair, Department of Radiology
Methodist Hospital;
Professor
Weill Cornel Medical College
kli@tmhs.org

 

Stephen H.Little, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Medicine
Weill Cornel Medical College
Physician, Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center
Methodist Hospital
shlittle@tmhs.org

Gabriel Lopez-Berestein, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Executive Director, Pharmaceutical Development Center
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
glopez@mdanderson.org

 

Joseph A. Ludwig, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Sarcoma Medical Oncology
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
jaludwig@mdanderson.org

Anshu B. Mathur, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Director
Laboratory of Reparative Biology and Bioengineering
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
amathur@mdanderson.org

 

John S. Oghalai, M.D.
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology;
Clinic Chief and Director, Hearing Center at Texas Children's Hospital
Baylor College of Medicine
jso@bcm.tmc.edu

 

Kathryn E. Peek, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Biomedical Engineering
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
kpeek@mdanderson.org

 

Fred A. Pereira, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
fpereira@bcm.edu

 

Rolando Rumbaut, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine, & Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
rrumbaut@bcm.tmc.edu

 

Peter Saggau, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Neuroscience
Baylor College of Medicine
psaggau@bcm.tmc.edu

Jacqueline V. Shanks, Ph.D.
Professor, Chemical Engineering and Biological
Iowa State University
jshanks@iastate.edu

 

C. Wayne Smith, M.D.
Professor of Medicine
Director, Leukocyte Biology Laboratory
Texas Children's Hospital;
Professor, Pediatric Leukocyte Biology
Baylor College of Medicine
cwsmith@bcm.tmc.edu

 

Karen A. Storthz, Ph.D.
Professor, Diagnostic Sciences
Associate Dean, Research
UT Houston Dental School
Karen.A.Storthz@uth.tmc.edu

 

 

Rajesh Uthamanthil, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Veterinary Medicine and Surgery
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center

Kendra V. Woods, Ph.D.
Special Assistant to the Senior Vice President
Department of Academic Affairs
UT M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Kwoods@mdanderson.org

 

Mark E. Wong, D.D.S.
Associate Professor, Chair and Program Director
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
UT Health Science Center at Houston
mark.e.wong@uth.tmc.edu

 

 

Stephen T.C. Wong, Ph.D.
Chief, Medical Physics and  Vice Chair of Research,
Department of Radiology;
Director, Bioinformatics Programs;
Senior Member, Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Methodist Hospital
stwong@tmh.tmc.edu

 

Samuel Miao-Sin Wu, Ph.D.
Camille and Raymond Hankamer Chair in Ophthalmology
Professor
Baylor College of Medicine
swu@bcm.tmc.edu

 

Yunzhi Peter Yang
Assistant Professor
UT Health Science Center at Houston
Yunzhi.Yang@uth.tmc.edu

 

Tse-Kuan Yu, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Radiation Oncology
UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
tkyu@mdanderson.org

 

    





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