Faculty

Jeff Saucerman, PhD, Professor of Biomedical Engineering, combines computational models and high-throughput experiments to discover molecular networks and drugs that control cardiac remodeling.

Evan Scott, renowned for his groundbreaking work in nanotechnology to address cancer, glaucoma, heart disease, and other conditions, leads the Institute for Nanoscale Scientific and Technological Advanced Research (nanoSTAR) and brings considerable experience to the BME in areas of biomaterials science, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering.

Dr. Sheybani leads a translational research program centered on innovating tools and paradigms for non-invasive precision cancer management.

Dean West is a transformational researcher, award-winning teacher and mentor, inventor and entrepreneur. Her research focuses on the use of biomaterials, nanotechnology and tissue engineering, applying engineering approaches to studying biological problems and solving unmet medical needs, particularly in the fight against cancer. 

Aidong Zhang's research focuses on developing machine learning approaches to interpretable and fair learning, concept-based learning, federated learning, and generative AI  and applications to medicine. She also works on large language models for hypothesis generations for scientific discovery.

Eli Zunder analyzes stem cell fate using single cell mass cytometry and high-dimensional modeling of cell lineage trajectories. He received his Ph.D. in Biophysics from UCSF in 2009.