Participating Faculty Members
(Alphabetically by Faculty Member)
  
 

Name/Degree

Rank

Primary (& Secondary) Appointment(s)

Research Interest

Maria Altbach, Ph.D.

Res. Asst. Professor

Radiology

Clinical Cardiac and Abdominal MR Imaging; Vessel Wall Imaging

Harrison Barrett, Ph.D.

Regents Professor

Radiology, Optical Sciences and Applied Math

Research focuses on the areas of medical imaging, three-dimensional econstruction, and investigations of image quality.

Jennifer Barton, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Biomedical Engineering

Research focuses on Optical Coherence Tomography. Specific imaging interests include intravascular stents and grafts, ligaments, and leg muscle perfusion.

Russell A. Chipman, Ph.D. Professor Optical Sciences Research interests:
Ophthalmic instrumentation, Retinal spectropolarimetry, the Eye Oximeter

Eric Clarkson, Ph.D.

Res. Assistant Professor

Radiology and Optical Sciences

Research focuses on the areas of theoretical image science and applications to medical imaging.

William Dallas, Ph.D.

Professor

Radiology, Optical Sciences, Applied Mathematics, Biomedical Engineering, Arizona Cancer Center, and Emeritus ECE

Research focuses on Micro-optical imaging systems for applications in life/health sciences and design of multispectral and hyperspectral imaging systems for remote-sensing and biomedical applications.

Michael Descour, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Optical Sciences

Research focuses on Micro-optical imaging systems for applications in life/health sciences and design of multispectral and hyperspectral imaging systems for remote-sensing and biomedical applications.

Ralph Fregosi, Ph.D.

Professor

Physiology

The research is in the neural control of the "upper airway" respiratory muscles.  MRI is used to address issues of muscle organization and function

Jean-Philippe Galons, Ph.D.

Res. Asst. Professor

Radiology

MRI Spectroscopy – Diffusion and Chemotherapy

Robert Gatenby, M.D.

Professor

Radiology

Analysis of the tumor microenvironemnt

Robert Gillies, Ph.D.

Professor

Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Radiology, Physiology and BME

Research focuses on investigating cancer cell and tumor physiology and metabolism using non-invasive imaging and spectroscopic methods.

Arthur M. Gmitro, Ph.D.

Professor

Radiology and Optical Sciences Center

Research focuses on development and demonstration of new diagnostic imaging technology.

John Greivenkamp, Ph.D.

Professor

Optical Sciences and Ophthalmology

Research focuses on ophthalmic and visual optics, ophthalmic instrumentation and measurements, interferometry and optical testing of aspheric surfaces, optical fabrication, optical system design, optical metrology systems, distance measurement systems, sampled imaging theory, and optics of electronic imaging systems.

James Hoying, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Physiology; BME

Research focuses on addressing questions related to vascular remodeling and dynamics.

Elizabeth Krupinski, Ph.D.

Res. Associate Professor

Radiology

Medical image perception with a focus on observer performance assessment and human factors issues in radiology and telemedicine applications

Marvin Landis

Research Specialist

Computer Sciences

Image analysis; image warping and 3D display

Ronald Lynch, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Physiology; Pharmacology, BME

Research focuses on understanding the relations between obesity and the development of Diabetes. Development and application of multi-dimensional microscopic imaging devices.

Alan Marmorstein, Ph.D. Associate Professor Ophthalmology Research focuses on developing instrumenation for early diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration using fluorescence spectroscopy. Additional projects involve development and application of imaging technologies to understand basic physiology of the retina.

Paul McDonagh, M.D.

Professor

Physiology; Surgery

Research focuses on  1) the role of the inflammatory response in the pathobiology of ischemia-reperfusion (I/R)  injury in non-diabetic and diabetic hearts and the brain, and 2) hemostatic and inflammation abnormalities in artificial heart patients.

Natarajan Raghunand, Ph.D.

Res. Assistant Scientist

Arizona Cancer Center

 

Hans Roehrig, Ph.D.

Res. Professor

Radiology and Optical Sciences

Research focuses on the application of photoelectronic imaging devices to diagnostic radiology.

Lee Ryan, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Psychology

 

James Schwiegerling, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Ophthalmology and Optical Sciences

Research focuses on corneal topography and optical properties of the eye, schematic eye modeling, visual performance following refractive surgery, and ophthalmic instrumentation.

Theodore Trouard, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Biomedical Engineering

Research focuses on the development and application of novel MRI methodology  for study of biological systems.

Urs Utzinger, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Biomedical Engineering and Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research focuses on the development of optical techniques for the early diagnosis of tissue pathologies and monitoring of drug activity.

Stuart Williams, Ph.D.

Professor

Biomedical Engineering; Physiology

Research focuses on the development of tissue engineered cardiovascular implants.

Stephen Wright, Ph.D.

Professor

Physiology

Research focuses on cellular and molecular physiology of epithelial transport.

James Woolfenden, M.D.

Professor

Radiology