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About this research area
Engineering for Accessible Health Care research develops breakthrough, affordable, high-performance technologies that can be translated and commercialized for better diagnosis, therapies, monitoring and prevention. These goals are supported by an Engineering Research Center grant from the National Science Foundation (PATHS-UP).
- Point-of-care medical devices
- Portable, handheld and wearable sensing and imaging technologies
- Injectable and implantable technologies and materials
- Digital health for humans and animals
Engineering for Accessible Health Care Faculty
Vanderlei S. Bagnato
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Hagler Faculty Fellow, Class of 2018-19
![Vanderlei S. Bagnato](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-Bagnato-Vanderlei-02102018.jpeg)
Zachary Bujnoch
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Office: ETB 5019
- Phone: 979-458-2321
- Email: zbujnoch@tamu.edu
![Zachary Bujnoch](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-Zachary-Bujnoch-10Oct2022.jpg)
Travis Carrell
- Instructional Assistant Professor
- Office: ETB 5009
- Phone: 979-847-8120
- Email: carrellt101@tamu.edu
![Travis Carrell](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-Travis-Carrell-10Oct2022.jpg)
Gerard L. Coté
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Director, Center for Remote Health Technologies and Systems
- Regents Professor
- James J. Cain Professor I
- Affiliated Faculty, Electrical & Computer Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Office: HTB 106
- Phone: 979-845-4196
- Email: gcote@tamu.edu
![Gerard L. Coté](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-Gerard-Cote-10Oct2022.jpg)
Melissa A. Grunlan
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Charles H. and Bettye Barclay Professor in Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Chemistry and Materials Science & Engineering
- Presidential Impact Fellow
- Chancellor's EDGES Fellow
- Office: ETB 5030
- Phone: 979-845-2406
- Email: mgrunlan@tamu.edu
![Melissa A. Grunlan](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-grunlan-melissa-14Sept2020.jpg)
John Hanks
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: ETB 5018
- Phone: 979-862-1214
- Email: john.hanks@tamu.edu
![John Hanks](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-Hanks-John-08May2020.png)
Balakrishna Haridas
- Professor of Practice, Biomedical Engineering
- Cain Faculty Fellow
- Director, Research - Translational & Industrial Research, Biomedical Engineering
- Deputy Executive Director, Principal Investigator and Co-Founder, FDA Southwest Pediatric Devices Innovation Consortium
- Affiliated Faculty, Professor, Mechanical Engineering
- Office: ETB 5014
- Email: bharidas@tamu.edu
![Balakrishna Haridas](../_files/_images/_profile-images/haridas-bala.jpg)
![Hatice Koydemir](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-hatice-koydemir-profile.jpg)
Tanmay Lele
- Unocal Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical Engineering
- Affiliated Faculty, Translational Medical Sciences
- Office: ETB 5062
- Email: tanmay.lele@tamu.edu
![Tanmay Lele](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-lele-tanmay-15June2020.jpg)
Frances Ligler
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Eppright Chair in Biomedical Engineering
- University Distinguished Professor
- Member and Past Councilor, National Academy of Engineering
- Office: ETB 5065
- Phone: 979-862-9157
- Email: fsligler@tamu.edu
![Frances Ligler](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-ligler-frances-02Dec2021.jpg)
Samuel Mabbott
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: HTB 116
- Phone: 979-845-1771
- Email: smabbott@tamu.edu
Mary P. McDougall
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Associate Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: ETB 5026
- Phone: 979-845-2421
- Email: mpmcdougall@tamu.edu
![Mary P. McDougall](../_files/_images/_profile-images/mcdougall-use.jpg)
Mike McShane
- Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Department Head, Biomedical Engineering
- James J. Cain Professor II
- Affiliated Faculty, Materials Science & Engineering
- Office: ETB 5002D
- Phone: 979-458-5652
- Email: bmen@tamu.edu
![Mike McShane](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-Mike-McShane-10Oct2022.jpg)
Limei Tian
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: HTB 114
- Phone: 979-458-9197
- Email: ltian@tamu.edu
Alexandra Walsh
- Assistant Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: ETB 5032
- Email: walshaj@tamu.edu
![Alexandra Walsh](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-Walsh-Alexandra-28May2020.jpg)
Taylor Ware
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering and Materials Science & Engineering
- Director, Graduate Programs, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: ETB 5064
- Phone: 979-845-9374
- Email: taylor.ware@tamu.edu
![Taylor Ware](../_files/_images/_profile-images/BMEN-profile-ware-taylor-03Aug2020.jpg)
Feng Zhao
- Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
- Office: 5033
- Phone: 979-458-1239
- Email: fengzhao@tamu.edu