Department of Biomedical Engineering

A team of researchers led by Jonathan Lovell has developed a new technique to make injectable medicine safer by removing excess additives from drugs.

Individual approach, individual attention.

11/22/21

Our faculty work closely with students as part of their research activities, helping them acquire the skills and knowledge they need to be successful researchers.

At the forefront of research and development.

9/16/21

We are at the forefront of research and development of groundbreaking medical devices and therapies addressing society's most pressing health problems.

Educating engineers today for a healthy future.

9/16/21

Biomedical engineering students can take advantage of numerous opportunities to participate in research and help move medical discoveries from bench to bedside.

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Researcher Spotlight

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Ciprian Ionita
9/18/23
Better imaging and better devices are key to improving the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral stroke. Dr. Ionita’s research focuses on these areas through the development of x-ray detectors...
Albert Titus
9/18/23
Adapting electronics to function in, on and around the body to improve human health and well-being is the focus of Dr. Titus’ research. For example, the days of being blinded by glare from the sun, despite the $300 sunglasses straddling your face, may soon be over...
Jonathan Lovell
9/18/23
Commited to developing safer, organic nanoparticles that will allow superior treatment options for cancer therapy, Dr. Lovell recently discovered a new class of nanoparticle, porphysomes, that accumulate in tumors and can be heated using a laser...
Xiaoliang Zhang
2/7/20
Magnetic resonance (MR) is a noninvasive, nonionic imaging modality in playing an important role in biomedical investigations and clinical diagnosis. It is capable of capturing not only anatomic structure but also cellular and molecular information in living systems...
Jun Xia
10/5/23
Seeing inside the body is of critical importance for diagnosing and treating disease. Dr. Xia is an expert in an emerging technique for generating high-resolution images from inside the body called photoacoustic computed tomography or PACT...
Yun Wu
9/18/23
Nanoparticles can be used to fight cancer, but, uncontrolled in the environment, they can be a health risk. Dr. Yun Wu’s research span these areas to include developing engineered theranostics and multifunctional nanoparticles...
Leslie Ying
9/18/23
Biomedical imaging is one of the most important enabling technologies in healthcare today. Imaging allows us to see objects, structures, and biological processes unreachable by human vision, providing tremendous opportunities to study biology...
B. Rita Alevriadou
2/7/20
Despite all the progress made fighting systemic risk factors, cardiovascular disease continues to be the major cause of death in developed nations. Atherosclerotic vascular disease, the underlying cause of heart attacks, is associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction...
Ramkumar T. Annamalai
10/20/23
Dr. Ram's research program aims to harness the power of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine (TERM) to improve the lives of those affected by musculoskeletal diseases, trauma, and aging.
Ruogang Zhao
10/16/23
What can cell stiffness tell us about the health of tissues? Dr. Zhao’s research involves stressing tissues to better understand cell and tissue mechanics using novel magnetic microsystems, and the fabrication of biomaterials for tissue engineering...
Mark Ehrensberger
10/18/23
Better imaging and better devices are key to improving the diagnosis and treatment of cerebral stroke. Dr. Ionita’s research focuses on these areas through the development of x-ray detectors...
Junghun Cho
10/20/23
Biomedical imaging is essential for a better understanding of neurologic diseases. In particular, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers non-invasive quantification of clinically relevant tissue properties. Dr. Cho’s lab focuses on developing novel biophysics modeling and data processing in MRI to quantify such properties, notably cerebral oxygen extraction fraction...
Debanjan Sarkar
10/20/23
Tissue engineering has long held promise for building new organs to replace damaged body parts. Dr. Sarkar's research focuses on overcoming the challenging of growing cells and organizing them into 3-dimensional functional structures...

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Two SEAS students receive SUNY Chancellor’s Award
4/30/25
SEAS seniors Ava Fetzner and Ella Markham have been chosen as recipients of the 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence.
Study: Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
4/17/25
A vaccine under development at UB, led by Jonathan Lovell, has demonstrated complete protection in mice for a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu.
An experimental bird flu vaccine just saw success in trial — here’s when it could be used to save poultry
4/17/25
The Independent reported that UB researchers, led by Jonathan Lovell, are developing a vaccine that has demonstrated complete protection in mice for a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu.
Study: Experimental bird flu vaccine excels in animal models
4/17/25
Vaccine platform, proven effective for COVID-19, could be key in responding to evolving bird flu strains.
Four SEAS students receive SUNY GREAT awards
4/11/25
Recipients of the SUNY GREAT awards receive $7,500 in funding from the SUNY Office of Research and Economic Development to use for research expenses, related travel, professional development and stipend augmentation.