Guillermo Ameer
QSI RENU Director
Daniel Hale Williams Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Surgery
Director, Regenerative Engineering Training Program
Director, Center for Advanced Regenerative Engineering
Cardiovascular & Vascular
Blood is the fundamental carrier of nutrients throughout our body. In cases of disease or injury to the heart or arteries, this transport of vital nutrients is disrupted, causing life-threatening consequences for cell and tissue function throughout the entire body. Cardiovascular and vascular regenerative strategies focus on mitigating damage associated with complications such as myocardial infarction (heart attack), cerebral infarction (stroke), thrombus (blood clot) leading to gangrene or limb loss, and aneurysm (bulging blood vessel). Examples of regenerative engineering strategies in this area include localized, controlled drug delivery for reducing inflammatory cascades, 3D-printed biodegradable stents for initial mechanical support and improved safety for blood vessels, engineered microvasculature, and biodegradable electrically conductive heart patches to reduce the impact of scarring after a heart attack.
Luisa Arispe
Chair, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology
Stephen Walter Ranson Professor of Cell Biology
Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Igor Efimov
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Professor of Medicine (Division of Cardiology)
Director of Graduate Studies for Biomedical Engineering
Mark Eskandari
Chief of Vascular Surgery in the Department of Surgery
James S. T. Yao Professor of Vascular Surgery
Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery), Medical Education, Radiology
Yogesh Goyal
Assistant Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
Assistant Professor, McCormick School of Engineering
Karen Ho
John Marquardt Clinical Research Professor of Vascular Surgery
Associate Professor, Surgery (Vascular Surgery)
Bin Jiang
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Assistant Professor of Surgery
Doug Johnston
Chief, Division of Cardiac Surgery
Surgical Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute
Professor of Surgery
Shana Kelley
Neena B. Schwartz Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering
John Rogers
Louis Simpson and Kimberly Querrey Professor of Materials Science and Engineering
Biomedical Engineering and Neurological Surgery
Director, Querrey Simpson Institute for Bioelectronics
Electrical and Computer Engineering by courtesy
Mechanical Engineering by courtesy
Chemistry and Dermatology by courtesy
Cheng Sun
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Clyde Yancy
Vice Dean, Health Equity
Magerstadt Professor
Professor of Medicine and Medical Social Sciences
Chief, Division of Cardiology
Associate Director, Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Deputy Editor, JAMA Cardiology