People

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CHAIR

Ranu Jung Ranu Jung, Ph.D.
Wallace H. Coulter Eminent Scholars Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
RJung@fiu.edu
EC 2602
(305) 348-3722
(305) 348-6954 Fax

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF

James D. Byrne, Ph.D.
Research Coordinator
James.Byrne@fiu.edu
EC 2611
(305) 348-1409
(305) 348-6954 Fax
claudia Claudia Estrada
Senior Secretary
Claudia.estrada1@fiu.edu
EC 2610
(305) 348-6717
305-348-6954 Fax
Amado Gonzalez Amado Gonzalez, MSEM
Web Coordinator
Amado.Gonzalez@fiu.edu
EC 2810
(305) 348-6486
david-pierlus David Pierlus, M.S.
Coordinator, Administrative Services
dpierlus@fiu.edu
(305) 348-6568
305.348.6954  Fax

FACULTY

REGULAR

Ranu Jung Ranu Jung, Ph.D.
Wallace H. Coulter Eminent Scholars Chair of Biomedical Engineering
Professor and Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering
RJung@fiu.edu
EC 2602
(305) 348-3722
(305) 348-6954 Fax
Anuradha Godavarty, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Godavart@fiu.edu
EC 2675
(305) 348-7340
(305) 348-6954 Fax
Yen-Chih  Huang
Yen-Chih Huang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
ychuang@fiu.edu
EC 2613
(305) 348-1864
Shuliang-Jiao Shuliang Jiao, PhD
Associate Professor
Chenzhong Li, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Licz@fiu.edu
EC 2612
(305) 348-0120
(305) 348-6954 Fax
Wei-Chiang Lin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate Program Director
Wclin@fiu.edu
EC 2673
(305) 348-6112
(305) 348-6954 Fax
Anthony J. McGoron, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Undergraduate Program Director
Anthony.McGoron@fiu.edu
EC 2614
(305) 348-1352
(305) 348-6954 Fax
Ramaswamy
Sharan Ramaswamy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
sramaswa@fiu.edu
EC 2612
(305) 348-2532
(305) 348-6954 Fax
jorge-riera Jorge J Riera, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
jrieradi@fiu.edu
EC 2678
(305) 348-4948
Nikolaos Tsoukias, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Tsoukias@fiu.edu
EC 2674
(305) 348-7291
(305) 348-6954 Fax

TEACHING

Michael Brown, MD, Ph.D.
Senior Instructor
BrownM@fiu.edu
EC 2676
(305) 348-1213
(305) 348-6954 Fax
Michael  Christie
 Michael C. Christie, Ph.D.
Lecturer & Undergraduate Advisor
mchristi@fiu.edu
EC 2763
(305) 348-7392
(305) 348-6954 Fax

RESEARCH

kenneth-horch Kenneth Horch, Ph.D.
Research Professor
khorch@fiu.edu
EC 1245
manchanda Romila Manchanda, PhD
Assistant Research Professor
rmanchan@fiu.edu

ADJUNCT (TEACHING)

Hamid  Shahrestani
Hamid Shahrestani
Adjunct Professor
President and CEO
Qualtech Solution, Inc
Siobhan Lowe, PhD

JOINT APPOINTMENT

Malek Adjouadi, Ph.D. Malek Adjouadi, Ph.D.
Professor
Joint Appointment
Adjouadi@fiu.edu
EC 2672
(305) 348-3019 CATE Lab
(305) 348-6954 Fax
Armando Barreto, Ph.D. Armando Barreto, Ph.D.
Full Professor
Joint Appointment
Armando.Barreto@fiu.edu
EC 3956
(305) 348-371
(305) 348-6954 Fax
 Joe Leigh Simpson, MD Joe Leigh Simpson, MD
Wallace H Coulter Distinguished Professor in Bioinstrumentation and Biomeasurement
Member, National Academy of Science, Institute of Medicine
Joe.Simpson@fiu.edu

305-348-0570

COURTESY AFFILIATE

Alexander  Agoulnik
Alexander Agoulnik
Professor, Department of Human &
Molecular Genetics
aagoulni@fiu.edu
HLS I 419B
305-348-1483
Irina  Agoulnik
Irina Agoulnik
Associate Professor, Department of Cellular Biology & Pharmacology
Irina.Agoulnik@fiu.edu
HLS I 419C; HLS II 693
305-348-1475/0570
Herrera
Rene Herrera
Professor, Department of Human &
Molecular Genetics
herrerar@fiu.edu
OE 304
305-348-1258
Seza  Gulec
Seza Gulec
Professor of Surgery,
Radiology/Nuclear Medicine
sgulec@fiu.edu
305-654-6850
Kalai Mathee
Kalai Mathee
COM Chair & Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Kalai.Mathee@fiu.edu
HLS I 419D (O); HLS I 420B, 421 (Labs)
305-348-0628 (O)
Ian  Miller
Ian Miller, M.D.
Courtesy Appointment
Miami Children’s Brain Institute
Miami Children’s Hospital
Rita  Mukhopadhyay
Rita Mukhopadhyay
Associate Professor, Department of Molecular Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
Rita.Mukhopadhyay@fiu.edu
HLS I 418D (O); HLS I 424, 425 (Labs)
305-348-1472
Madhavan Nair
Madhavan Nair
Chair & Professor, Department of Immunology
nairm@fiu.edu
HLS I 418A HLS I Labs 306, 307, 308, 311
305-348-1493
Barry  Rosen
Barry Rosen
Associate Dean for Basic Research and Graduate Studies, Office of Academic Affairs; Professor, Department of Cellular Biology and Pharmacology
brosen@fiu.edu
HLS II 673A
305-348-0657
Helen  Tempest
Helen Tempest
Assistant Professor,
Department of Human & Molecular Geneticshelentempest@hotmail.com
305-348-0613/0653
HLS I 418B
Tara Stewart
Tara Stewart
Courtesy Appointment
Miami Children’s Brain Institute
Miami Children’s Hospital
tstewart@mch.com

VISITING

Dinesh Bhatia Dinesh Bhatia, Ph.D.
Courtesy Research Assistant Professor,
dinesh.bhatia@fiu.edu
ARC 1247
(305) 348-4782 O
(305) 348-2176 Lab
(305) 348-6954 Fax