PhD Advisors at University of Minnesota--Twin Cities 明尼苏达大学双城分校 US
Quick answer: University of Minnesota--Twin Cities in the US has 2751 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 25 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at University of Minnesota--Twin Cities, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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Professors at University of Minnesota--Twin Cities with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Alex Watson
Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new graduate research students
Partial differential equations, mathematical physics, numerical analysis, computational physics, data science. Interdisciplinary research at the interface of mathematics with condensed matter physics and photonics. Recent foci include: 2D materials, graphene, topological insulato…
Alexandra Zachwieja
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor · Medical School
⭐ This project is currently recruiting research assistants.
Climate change effects on social-environmental systems, human mobility, access, and health; Alaska Social-Environmental Systems Project (AkSES); human evolutionary anatomy, paleoecology, and human dispersal patterns in Southeast Asia; paleoclimate niche modeling; GIS and remote s…
Anar Akhmedov
Energy Systems Engineering Institute at Lehigh University, graduate and undergraduate engineering and sciences · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new undergraduate research students
Accepting new graduate research students
Anar Akhmedov's research interests span diverse mathematical disciplines, including low-dimensional topology, symplectic/contact topology, gauge theory, algebraic geometry, group theory, and topological data science. His work has predominantly focused on low-dimensional topology,…
Andrey Chubukov
Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new graduate research students
Condensed matter theorist working in the area of unconventional behavior of electrons: Superconductivity, Strongly-correlated Electron Systems, Quantum Magnetism
Boya Xiong
Assistant Professor · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new undergraduate research students
Accepting new graduate research students
Focusing on the interface of polymer science, environmental chemistry, and membrane material science, my research aims to i) elucidate the fundamental mechanism of polymer degradation that shapes sustainable design and management criteria of future polymer chemicals and materials…
Gabriel Chan
Associate Professor · Humphrey School of Public Affairs
⭐ Currently reviewing PhD applicants
Science and technology; sustainable development; energy and environment; climate change
Gang Qiu
Assistant Professor · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new graduate research students
My research focuses on investigating novel low-dimensional materials and nanostructures to expand the frontiers of classical nanoelectronics, cryogenic electronics, and quantum technologies. Our research takes a multi-disciplinary approach to address the scalability issue of both…
Gregory Handy
Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new undergraduate research students
Accepting new graduate research students
Theoretical neuroscience, applied mathematics, stochastic processes, mathematical biology, dynamical systems, and calcium dynamics.
Guanyi Lu
Assistant Professor · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new undergraduate research students
Accepting new graduate research students
Experimental and numerical investigations of rocks' unique constitutive behaviors and their influence on natural and human-induced subsurface phenomena with emphasis on thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling in fluid-driven hydraulic fracturing and fault slip.
Hai Dang Nguyen
Assistant Professor · Medical School
⭐ Interested applicants should have a PhD and/or MD degree with a strong background in either biochemistry, cell biology, functional genomics, or pharmacology. The laboratory accepts Master and PhD students through Department of Pharmacology program.
In response to DNA damage from environmental and endogenous sources, cells activate an elaborate signaling network called DNA damage response (DDR). This response functions to preserve genomic integrity, which is critical for normal development and cancer prevention. The ATR kina…
Hudson Borja da Rocha
Assistant Professor · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new graduate research students
Failure mechanisms and statistical precursors — predictive models for brittle–ductile transitions and acoustic emissions to improve early detection of material failure.
Damage and fracture in soft solids — experimental and computational approaches to study fracture instabilities …
Jin O-Uchi
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiology · University of Minnesota
⭐ Come work with us! Visit https://med.umn.edu/lhi/about/jobs to see open positions in the O-Uchi lab.
Arrhythmia Heart Failure Adrenergic Signaling Ion Channels Mitochondria
Keith Olive
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, Minnesota Institute for Astrophysics (MIfA) · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new graduate research students
Astrophysics, Cosmology, High Energy Physics, Theoretical Physics
Kurt Prins
Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division · Medical School
⭐ Come work with us! Visit https://med.umn.edu/lhi/about/jobs to see open positions in the Prins lab.
Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Ventricular Failure, CTEPH, Clinical Trial Participation, Pulmonary Balloon Angioplasty
Martina Cardone
Associate Professor · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new graduate research students
The primal goal of my research is two-fold: (i) develop theoretical frameworks that offer engineering guidelines and insights for the study of practically relevant problems and (ii) design of computationally feasible techniques aimed to achieve the fundamental theoretical perform…
Mary Garry
Professor of Medicine · Medical School
⭐ Come work with us! Visit https://med.umn.edu/lhi/about/jobs to see open positions in the Mary Garry lab.
Neural control of cardiovascular responses to exercise; Generation of humanized organs for 1) novel human research models and 2) transplantation purposes
Mohammad Ali Maddah-Ali
Associate Professor · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new graduate research students
My general interests span the areas of information theory, communication systems, distributed learning and computing platforms, and Blockchains and distributed ledgers. My primary objective is to characterize the fundamental limits of distributed systems and networks, including w…
Robert Evans III
Assistant Professor · College of Biological Sciences
⭐ Please note: while I love involving undergraduates in research, I do so as a collaborator; I am not a graduate faculty member or PI (i.e., I do not manage a lab and I do not take on graduate students or postdocs).
My research interests involve engaging students in structural biology/biophysics collaborations in the Medical School and College of Biological Science. Primary methodologies include macromolecular x-ray diffractometry (x-ray crystallography), computer modelling and analysis, ins…
Stevie Chancellor
Assistant Professor · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Hanlin Li (2022, Northwestern University; co-advised with Brent Hecht)
Human-centered artificial intelligence (AI) for high-risk health behaviors in online communities, using machine learning to identify high-risk behaviors such as pro-eating disorder, opioid use disorder and recovery, and suicidal ideation and crisis.
Susan Jones
Distinguished McKnight University Professor · College of Biological Sciences
⭐ Prospective graduate students: I have no openings for graduate students at this time.
historical ecology of disease, comparative and veterinary medicine, environment and health, cultural history of animal and zoonotic diseases, development of comparative medicine, animal protection groups and the laboratory sciences, historical ecology of zoonotic diseases, histor…
Trevor Wardill
Associate Professor · College of Biological Sciences
⭐ The lab uses advanced methods in genetics, 2-photon imaging and behavioural quantification and are seeking interest from PhD students.
Dr. Wardill investigates information processing during visually guided behaviours in invertebrate species. The Wardill Lab studies how relevant information is extracted from visual scenes and used for appropriate behaviour. For example, what are the general principles that neuron…
Yang (Katie) Zhao
Assistant Professor · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new graduate research students
My research interest spans domain-specific acceleration chip design, computer architecture, and agile design automation. Specifically, my recent research centers around enabling ubiquitous AI-powered intelligent functionalities, particularly highlighting a holistic solution from …
Yaniv Brandvain
Associate Professor · College of Biological Sciences
⭐ I encourage students, postdocs, and collaborators with a deep curiosity and interest in speciation, introgression, plant mating system evolution, and/or genomic conflicts and who are unafraid of maths, computers, pipettes and plants in their native range and are who are interested in a collegial and…
We are dedicated to understanding the origin, diversity, distribution of, and evolutionary forces active within, the flowering plants. Our group is fundamentally integrative, synthesizing genomic, theoretical, phylogenetic, comparative, molecular and field work to address these b…
Yuan Cheng
Associate Professor · Humphrey School of Public Affairs
⭐ Currently reviewing PhD applicants
Public management; nonprofit and NGO management; civic engagement and public participation; collaborative governance; local government
Yulong Lu
Assistant Professor, School of Mathematics · College of Science and Engineering
⭐ Accepting new undergraduate research students
Accepting new graduate research students
Mathematical foundations of machine learning and data sciences
Applied probability and stochastic dynamics
Applied analysis and PDEs
Bayesian and computational statistics
Inverse problems and uncertainty quantification
All Faculty at University of Minnesota--Twin Cities (175)
A. David Redish
Distinguished McKnight University Professor · Medical School
Behavior, decision-making and information processing in neural systems. Research addresses questions of addiction from the perspective of addiction as dysfunctions in those decision-making processes. Research interests span the neurophysiology of behavior, including computational…
A. Kelly Lane
Associate Professor · College of Biological Sciences
At the undergraduate level, we investigate how the current approaches to teaching biology can reinforce essentialist thinking especially in regards to race and gender. We study how students can come away with incorrect knowledge of biological concepts, which can reinforce essenti…
AJ Christnovich
Assistant Professor · Medical School
AJ Christnovich, DO, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Their academic focus includes clinical neurophysiology, as indicated by their fellowship training in this specialty.
Aaron Berg
Associate Professor · Medical School
Aaron Berg is an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota and a practicing anesthesiologist affiliated with University of Minnesota Physicians in Minneapolis. He completed his medical degree at Touro University-Nevada and his residency in anesthesiology at the Universit…
Aaron Borik
MS Program · College of Science and Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aaron Burnett
Associate Professor · Medical School
cardiac arrest, paramedic student education, prehospital sedation and airway management
Aaron Earl Robinson
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aaron Engelhart
Professor of Ancient Studies · College of Biological Sciences
Our laboratory works on ways to use DNA and RNA in ways beyond their well-known role in biology as information carriers. These molecules can also act as "aptamers" - DNA or RNA molecules that bind a specific target, such as a small molecule, or even a specific type of cell. Our l…
Aaron Goldstrohm
Department Head, Professor · College of Biological Sciences
We seek to discover the mechanisms that control translation, stability, and localization of mRNAs and to identify the networks of genes that are coordinately regulated by RNA-binding proteins and ribonucleases. Our discoveries are broadly relevant, with particular importance to s…
Aaron Goldstrohm
Professor · Medical School
The Goldstrohm Lab seeks to discover the mechanisms that control translation, stability, and localization of mRNAs and to identify the networks of genes that are coordinately regulated by RNA-binding proteins and ribonucleases. Our discoveries are broadly relevant, with particula…
Aaron Hellem
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Aaron Hellem, PT, DPT, PhD, OCS, SCS, is an Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on the shoulder complex, including the role of the long head biceps tendon, tissue deformation modeling, and kinematic analysis of overhead sho…
Aaron Kerlin
Assistant Professor · Medical School
As we learn a new skill, how does our brain change to store information about the actions involved? Cortical neurons receive information from the thousands of synaptic inputs onto the dendritic tree. Learning occurs when the efficacy of these inputs change in response to patterns…
Aaron Rendahl
Associate Professor of Statistics and Informatics · College of Veterinary Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Aaron Rendahl
Associate Professor of Statistics and Informatics, Department of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences · College of Veterinary Medicine
Data analysis, mixed models, longitudinal data, statistical genetics, graphical methods and analyses, model combining, and statistical consulting.
Aaron S. Kelly
Professor, Department of Pediatrics · Medical School
Aaron S. Kelly is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where he also serves as the Minnesota American Legion and Auxiliary Chair in Children’s Health and Co-Director of the Center for Pediatric Obesity Medicine. His research focuses on pediatri…
Aashrith Saraswathibhatla
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering · College of Science and Engineering
Prof. Saraswathibhatla’s lab investigates biophysics and mechanotransduction mechanisms of cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions during breast cancer progression using 2D and 3D in vitro models that mimic human physiological tissue conditions. The lab employs various tools and t…
Aayush Gabrani
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition · Medical School
Aayush Gabrani, MD, MHPE, FAAP, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition within the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. As a pediatric gastroenterologist affiliated with University of Mi…
Abbie Begnaud
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine · Medical School
Implementation and dissemination of lung cancer screening and use of lung cancer screening to reduce health disparities in lung cancer. Studying how incidental findings of lung cancer screening impact the overall benefit of this health service.
Abby Brown
Education Supervisor · College of Veterinary Medicine
Gross Veterinary Anatomy, Clinical Skills and Veterinary Education
Abby Girard
Assistant Professor · Medical School
sexual health and functioning, sexual desire discrepancy, compulsive sexual behavior, gender and sexual identity development, couples/relationship intimacy concerns, sexual trauma/abuse recovery, and social justice advocacy
Abby Metzler
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Abby Metzler is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where she also serves as a neurologist at M Health Fairview. Her clinical and research interests focus on headache medicine, including migraine, as well as long COVID and visual sno…
Abdennour Abbas
Associate Professor · College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences
Bionanotechnology, Nanotechnology, Rapid Diagnostics, Food Safety
Abdifatah Ali
Assistant Professor · Carlson School of Management
Workplace diversity and inclusion
Job search and recruitment
Motivation and affect in the workplace
Abdifatah Ali
Assistant Professor · Carlson School of Management
Abdifatah Ali is an Assistant Professor in the Work and Organizations department at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota. His research interests include organizational psychology and workforce diversity, with a focus on community engagement and health-related…
Abhishek Chandra
Professor · College of Science and Engineering
Abhishek Chandra's research interests are in the areas of operating systems and distributed systems. His research focuses on resource management and performance in large-scale distributed systems with the goal of achieving reliability, scalability, and manageability. The recent f…
Abi Moeller
Assistant Professor · University of Minnesota
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Abraham Jacob
Associate Professor, Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine · Medical School
Abraham Jacob is an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine at the University of Minnesota, where he is affiliated with University of Minnesota Physicians and University of Minnesota Hospital and Clinics. His academic background includes training at the…
Adam Carpenter
Assistant Professor and Multiple Sclerosis Division Director · Medical School
Multiple Sclerosis
Adam Cohen
PhD Program (area: differential geometry) · College of Science and Engineering
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adam Foss
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics · Medical School
Adam Foss, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is affiliated with University of Minnesota Physicians and Fairview Health Services, with clinical practice in pediatrics and internal medicine. His background includes medical…
Adam Isabella
Assistant Professor · College of Biological Sciences
Using zebrafish branched nerves as a model, we employ genetic, genomic, embryological and live imaging approaches to understand how single-cell decision-making is regulated and coordinated to generate large-scale patterns of innervation in the nervous system. We take a dual appro…
Adam Lipschultz
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Adam Lipschultz, MD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Neurology at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is a clinical neurophysiologist affiliated with M Health Fairview University of MN, based in Minneapolis. His professional focus is in the field of neur…
Adam Mattox
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Quality measures and outcomes of Mohs; Reconstruction and skin surgery; Clinical trials; Bedside technology applications; Laser, light, and energy device applications; Non-surgical cutaneous oncology.
Adam Rieves
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adam Zhang
Assistant Professor · Carlson School of Management
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Adrian Diaconu
Associate Professor, School of Mathematics · College of Science and Engineering
Number theory, automorphic forms, and L-functions
Adriana Dhawan
Assistant Professor of Medicine · Medical School
Global Health Education; Clinical Medicine
Adriana Hughes
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Adriana Hughes is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on cognition and cognitive decline, including the remote assessment of cognitive function for monitoring such decline.
Afshan Anjum
Associate Professor · Medical School
Childhood-onset psychiatric illnesses, Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, Anxiety spectrum disorders, Autism spectrum disorders, Schizophrenia, Psychotic spectrum disorders, Mood disorders
Aidan O'Connor
Director, Goldstein Museum of Design · College of Design
Aidan O'Connor is the Director of the Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota's College of Design. His work is connected to museum exhibitions and design-related initiatives at the university, including collaborations on cultural heritage projects.
Aiham Jbeli
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine · Medical School
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD); identification of innovative clinical assessments capable of gauging the progression of ILD; clinical translational research
Aimee Merino
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation · Medical School
Natural Killer Cell Biology and their use to treat cancers
Aimee Murray
Assistant Child and Adolescent Fellowship Director, Associate Professor · Medical School
Psychosocial interventions, psychosis risk identification and early intervention, cognitive training
Aisha Abdul-Razaq
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Women with epilepsy
Clinical management of epilepsy both medical and surgical options
Neuromodulation
Global Neurology
Ajay Prakash
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation · Medical School
Gastrointestinal Malignancies; Microbiome; Tumor Immunology; Healthcare Disparities
Akinbolaji Akingbola
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine · Medical School
Cardiopulmonary physiology and sleep-related breathing disorders, Sleep & Athletic Performance, Intersection of Sleep Medicine and Hospital Medicine
Aks Zaheer
Department Chair, Holmes Center for Entrepreneurship Academic Director, Professor, Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Strategic Management · Carlson School of Management
Interfirm networks, location, geography and knowledge transfer; The performance implications of interfirm networks creating innovative and other firm-level capabilities in global electronic markets and in geographical clusters; The antecedents and consequences of trust in organiz…
Akshar Abbott
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Akshar Abbott is an Assistant Professor at the University of Minnesota, affiliated with the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis. His research interests include ophthalmology, with a focus on retinal health, as evidenced by his work on retinal thinning in people with we…
Akshay Rao
Professor, General Mills Chair in Marketing · Carlson School of Management
Branding, Pricing, Judgment and Decision Making, Cultural Issues in Marketing, Gas Prices
Alan Benson
Alumni Professors · Carlson School of Management
Economics of human resources, Compensation, Incentives
Alan Rozenshtein
Associate Professor of Law · Law School
Constitutional Law, National Security, Technology Law
Albert Rovira
Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM) · College of Veterinary Medicine
Infectious diseases of swine, Surveillance of infectious diseases, Emerging infectious diseases
Alec Bunting
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Alec Bunting, MD/DO, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is affiliated with Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, MN, where his clinical practice focuses on emergency medicine.
Alejandra Gutierrez Bernal
Assistant Professor of Medicine · Medical School
Critical Care Medicine and Post-ICU clinic follow-up
Aleksey Cherman
Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy · College of Science and Engineering
Quantum field theory, nuclear theory, QCD, particle theory
Alena Talkachova
Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alessandro Bartolomucci
Professor, Ancel Keys Biomedical Scholar in Physiology and Metabolism (Chair equivalent) · Medical School
My laboratory is primarily interested in metabolic physiology, stress physiology and social determinants of health and aging. We developed a unique integrative approach to investigate the molecular physiology of obesity and chronic stress-related disease which combines behavioral…
Alessio Giubellino
Associate Professor · Medical School
Dr. Giubellino is a board-certified anatomic pathologist and dermatopathologist with a strong research background in cellular/tissue biology and translational research. As a physician-scientist he contributed to the advancement of several basic science, translational and clinical…
Alex Bianco
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM) · College of Veterinary Medicine
My interest in research is targeted towards projects that have clinical application in large animal veterinary medicine. Specifically, I am interested in pain management, pharmacokinetics, and critical care medicine.
Alex Hoffman
Teaching Assistant Professor · College of Biological Sciences
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alex Hoover
Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science · Medical School
Alex Hoover is the Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science at the University of Minnesota. His research focuses on hematology and oncology, particularly within the Division of Hematology and Oncology in the Department of Pediatrics, and includes work on high-cost cancer therap…
Alex Johnson
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alex Maymind
Assistant Professor, Architecture · College of Design
His research investigates institutions, pedagogy, and architectural knowledge in the postwar period. His current book project examines the expansion of architectural thinking and knowledge technics which contributed to the emergence of architecture beyond buildings, through renew…
Alex Westenfield
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Cardiovascular Imaging, Cancer Imaging
Alexa Weingarden
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition · Medical School
Mucosal immunology; gut microbiome; celiac disease
Alexander Boni-Saenz
Professor of Law · Law School
Property Law, Race & Law, Wills & Trusts, Age & Law
Alexander Boucher
Sean Abbott-Klafter | Case School of Engineering | School of Engineering | Case Western Reserve University · Medical School
Bleed and Clotting Disorders Anemia Platelet disorders Sickle Cell Disorder Thalassemia
Alexander Herman
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), Electrocorticography (ECoG), Treatment-resistant depression (TRD)
Alexander Khoruts
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition · College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Khoruts is the Director of the University of Minnesota Microbiota Therapeutics Program. The Program manufactures different therapeutic formulations of fecal microbiota using Good Manufacturing Protocols. These are being tested in multiple clinical trials through a network of …
Alexander Khoruts
Professor, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition · College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Khoruts is the Director of the University of Minnesota Microbiota Therapeutics Program. The Program manufactures diff erent therapeutic formulations of fecal microbiota using Good Manufacturing Protocols. These are being tested in multiple clinical trials through a network of…
Alexander Opitz
Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering · College of Science and Engineering
Our brain works using electricity. Information between neurons is passed by action potentials in the form of electrical currents along their membranes. Intact electric signalling is very important for the functioning of the brain. Various neurological and psychiatric disorders ar…
Alexander Senk
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alexander Voronov
Professor, School of Mathematics · College of Science and Engineering
Mathematical physics, algebraic topology, algebra, algebraic geometry
Alexandra Armstrong
Assistant Professor, Pathology, Veterinary Clinical Sciences · College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Armstrong is a veterinary anatomic pathologist with a passion for translational research using animal models to understand human and veterinary diseases. She is particularly interested in developmental orthopaedic diseases and better understanding their pathogenesis and impro…
Alexandra Armstrong
assistant professor · University of Minnesota
veterinary anatomic pathology, animal models for pediatric orthopedic disorders
Alexandra Klass
Professor · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alexandra Klass
Professor · Law School
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Alexandra Klass
Professor · Law School
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Alexandra Klass
Professor · Law School
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Alexandra Klass
Professor · Law School
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Alexandra Klass
Professor · Law School
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Alexandra Klass
Professor · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alexandra Marquez
Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine · Medical School
improve resuscitation and neurologic outcomes in pediatric cardiac arrest
Alfonso Araque
Professor · Medical School
Astrocyte-neuron signaling Research of my group focuses on the mechanisms and physiological consequences of the astrocyte-neuron signaling, aiming to understand its role in physiological and pathological aspects of synaptic physiology and brain function. Astrocytes, classically c…
Alfred Marcus
Professor, Edson Spencer Endowed Chair in Strategy and Technological Leadership · Carlson School of Management
Business regulation, Competition, Food industry, Automotive industry, Oil and natural gas industry, Electric utility industry, Computer industry, Global economy, International security, Corporate social responsibility, Ethics, fraud, and white collar crime, Government regulation,…
Ali Anwar
Assistant Professor · College of Science and Engineering
Distributed systems, machine learning, distributed machine/federated learning systems, server-less and microservice-based systems, efficient storage for docker containers
Ali Mokhtarzadeh
Associate Professor, Ophthalmic Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery · Medical School
Eyelid and orbital disease
Ali Novin
Assistant Professor · University of Minnesota
stroke, MSK, SCI and sports medicine
Alicia Harrison
Associate Professor · Medical School
Rotator Cuff, Arthroscopy, Shoulder Replacement and Resurfacing, Tendinopathy, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Shoulder Fractures, Shoulder Pain, Intra-Articular Injections
Alicia Kunin-Batson
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience · Medical School
Neurocognitive and psychosocial influences on health and health behaviors, biological and behavioral mechanisms linking early stressful life experiences to future health risks
Alik Widge
Associate Professor with award of tenure · Medical School
Neuromodulation for mental illness; OCD; developing new ways of modifying brain circuits to treat mental illness; dimensional approach to mental disorders; electrical, magnetic, and optical stimulation
Alireza Khani
Professor · College of Science and Engineering
My research focus is on modeling the impacts of emerging technologies on public transit systems, and optimization of the system for more efficient and reliable service. I use network modeling and optimization techniques to integrate public transit systems with autonomous mobility…
Alireza Nathani
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine · Medical School
Point of care ultrasound
Lung cancer screening
Outcome improvement in the intensive care unit
Alison Smith
Carlson Executive Educators Network · Carlson School of Management
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Alistair McVey
Associate Professor of Neurology · College of Veterinary Medicine
Alistair McVey is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Minnesota. His research interests are in the field of neurology, though specific areas of focus are not detailed in the available sources.
Allan Erbsen
Popham, Haik, Schnobrich/Lindquist & Vennum Professor of Law · Law School
Civil Procedure, Class Action, Complex Litigation, Courts, Federal Courts, Sports Law, International Arbitration
Allen Jonathan Román
Richard and Barbara Nelson Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering · College of Science and Engineering
Combining automation, characterization, and data-driven modeling to enhance the study of polymer and composite material behavior. Advancing towards self-correcting manufacturing systems through instrumented systems and data-driven modeling techniques. Research spans smart manufac…
Allison Ho, MD
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Allison Hubel
Professor, College of Science and Engineering · College of Science and Engineering
Molecular mechanisms of damage during freezing
Mechanisms of cryoprotection or cryoinjury
Low temperature imaging of biological systems
Preservation of cells and tissues
Microfluidics and transport in microfluidic channels
Allison Logemann
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Executive functioning, cerebellum, functional neurological disorder, rehabilitation, delayed recovery concussion, ADHD, TBI, stroke, pre-surgical evaluations, psychotherapy
Allison Masters
Assistant Professor, Comparative Cardiology, Veterinary Clinical Sciences · College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Masters has a wide variety of clinical research interest in the field of cardiology. Her current research focuses on the role of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in cardiovascular pathology and its importance in treatment strategy.
Allison Newman
Assistant Professor · Medical School
High-risk and surgical obstetrics, contraception/family planning, heart failure management, and an Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO) certified instructor.
Allison Rao
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Periprosthetic shoulder infections, Rotator cuff augmentation, Rotator cuff tears, Shoulder Arthritis, Shoulder Replacement, Arthroscopy, Shoulder Pain, Elbow Pain
Allyson Connor
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Allyson Connor, MD, is an Assistant Professor and neurologist affiliated with the University of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Physicians. Her clinical and research interests are centered on neurology, with a particular focus on Parkinson's disease, as evidenced by her inv…
Alok Gupta
Curtis L. Carlson Chair in Information Management · Carlson School of Management
Data Communications, Information Security and Digital Rights Management, Decision Support Systems, Real-time Mechanism, Information Economics, Network Externality and Pricing, Online Auctions, Artificial Intelligent and Future of Work, Smart Cities
Alonso Guedes
Professor of Anesthesia, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Associate Dean for Research · College of Veterinary Medicine
We are invested in the development of novel pain therapies with current work focusing on spinal cord pain signaling, and developing strategies to mitigate the impact of opioid use disorder, with current work focusing on immunotherapies and non-invasive respiratory support devices…
Alonso Guedes
professor of anesthesia and the associate dean for research · College of Veterinary Medicine
Opioid overdose prevention, vaccine development, monoclonal antibodies, non-opioid pain treatments, respiratory stimulation devices
Alptekin Aksan
Professor, University of Minnesota, Mechanical Engineering · College of Science and Engineering
Biostabilization
Bioencapsulation
Biotransport
Biomechanics
Alyssa Nordaune
Program Director · College of Design
Alyssa Nordaune is the Lead Development Officer at the University of Minnesota's College of Design. Her professional focus is in development and fundraising for the college.
Amanda DeRasmi
Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship Director · Medical School
Amanda DeRasmi, DO, is the Spinal Cord Injury Fellowship Director in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Her professional focus is in the field of rehabilitation medicine, with a specific emphasis on spinal cord injury.
Amanda Ferrier-Auerbach
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Trauma-related disorders Substance use Eating disorders
Amanda Kalstabakken
Assistant Professor, Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience · Medical School
Amanda Kalstabakken, PhD, LP, is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience and a faculty member in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical School. She also serves as a pediatric psychologist with University of Minnesota…
Amanda Maltry
Associate Professor, Ophthalmic Pathology · Medical School
Dr. Maltry has an interest in collaborative research involving the histopathological features of ophthalmic diseases including intraocular and orbital tumors, developmental anomalies, and inflammatory conditions. She also has a passion for medical student and resident education a…
Amanda Moen
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Epilepsy Pediatric Demyelinating Disorders Leukodystrophies
Amanda Schlesinger
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amanda Sharp
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Higher education administration, Clinical education and effective clinical teaching, Management of delirium in hospitalized patients
Amanda Weinmann
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amar Singh
Assistant Professor, Schulze Diabetes Institute · Medical School
Immunobiology of Tolerance
Amber Winter
Research Professional 2 · College of Veterinary Medicine
Animal Cancer Care & Research
Ameeta Kelekar
Associate Professor · Medical School
Mechanisms of Apoptosis Research in my laboratory focuses on pathways of cell survival and death with special emphasis on Bcl-2 family proteins as regulators of these pathways. Interactions between multi-domain Bcl-2 proteins and members of the BH3-only Bcl-2 family sub-class are…
Amelia Rooks
Assistant Professor · Medical School
early childhood mental health, anxiety disorders, patients who identify as LGBTQ
Amir Moheet
Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism · Medical School
Examine the effects of diabetes, hypoglycemia, and obesity on brain structure and function. Develop novel treatment options for the prevention and treatment of impaired awareness of hypoglycemia. Understand the pathogenesis on hypoglycemia in cystic fibrosis. Developing novel str…
Amit Bhargava
Associate Professor, Division of Thoracic & Foregut Surgery · Medical School
Amit Bhargava, MD, MHA, FACS, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Thoracic and Foregut Surgery within the Department of Surgery at the University of Minnesota. He completed his undergraduate and medical school education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and practice…
Amit Kulkarni
Assistant Professor of Medicine · Medical School
Dr. Kulkarni has special interest in evaluating the role of gut and tumor Microbiome in cancer development and treatment. He also has interest in precision oncology trials and early phase clinical trials.
Ammar Ahmed
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism · University of Minnesota
Cystic fibrosis-related diabetes pathogenesis and management; Hypoglycemia pathogenesis and novel management; Novel strategies for management of diabetes in obese or overweight people with cystic fibrosis
Amna A. Akbar
Benjamin N. Berger Professor in Criminal Law; Professor of Law · Law School
Social Movements, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure
Amos Ssematimba, PhD
Research Professional 6 · College of Veterinary Medicine
Amos Ssematimba, PhD, is a Research Professional 6 in the Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences at the University of Minnesota's College of Veterinary Medicine. His work focuses on modeling within the veterinary field, as he is a member of the modeling team for the Sec…
Amy Anne Lassig
Assistant Professor · Medical School
My research interests are to study the effects of tobacco products on acute wound healing and cutaneous physiology in animal models and human subjects.
Amy Authement
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Amy Authement is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Her academic profile is affiliated with the Medical School, where her work is situated within the field of rehabilitation medicine.
Amy B. Monahan
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, The Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law · Law School
Business Law, Employee Benefits, Federal Taxation, Health Insurance, Health Law
Amy B. Monahan
Distinguished McKnight University Professor; The Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amy B. Monahan
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, The Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amy B. Monahan
Distinguished McKnight University Professor, The Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amy B. Monahan
Distinguished McKnight University Professor; The Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amy B. Monahan
Distinguished McKnight University Professor; The Melvin C. Steen Professor of Law · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amy Beckman
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amy Candy
Assistant Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Amy Esler
Associate Professor, Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience · Medical School
Autism Spectrum Disorder; Fragile X; Other Developmental Disabilities; early diagnosis of autism; care and treatment of individuals with severe forms of autism; care and treatment of individuals with fragile X and other rare genetic conditions; improving access to care and qualit…
Amy Greminger
Assistant Professor · Medical School
I am interested in medical education, geriatrics, palliative care, and point of care ultrasound in medical education.
Amy Gross
Associate Professor, Division Director, Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience · Medical School
pediatric weight management and weight loss surgery; chronic disease management; as well as Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and other neurodevelopmental disorders
Amy Hauck
Assistant Professor · College of Biological Sciences
Signal-dependent, rhythmic transcription of metabolic pathways is essential for maintaining physiological homeostasis, and the disruption of these signaling networks is a strong driver of metabolic disease. Our research is focused on how metabolic signals are integrated within th…
Amy Karger
Professor · Medical School
Studying immune responses to COVID-19 infection and vaccines, predicting and delaying the progression of chronic kidney disease, and studying cardiovascular and kidney disease complications in patients with type 1 diabetes.
Amy Noser
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Adherence and self-management, eHealth & mHealth, health lifestyles, and behavior change.
Amy Rankin
Research Scientist · College of Veterinary Medicine
Pharmacokinetics and veterinary ophthalmology. Understanding how species-specific anatomical and physiological differences influence the absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination of ophthalmic medications.
Amy Saenger
Professor · Medical School
Cardiovascular biomarkers and lipids/lipoproteins, focusing on utilization and analytical aspects of cardiac troponin and natriuretic peptides
Amy Sanders
Assistant Professor · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
An Church
Associate Professor · Medical School
An Church, MD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Minnesota Medical School, where she is affiliated with the Breast Imaging Division. As a board-certified diagnostic radiologist at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center…
An Xie
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division · Medical School
Study the effect of mitochondrial calcium handling on heart failure arrhythmia.
Anabel del Val
Assistant Professor · College of Science and Engineering
Development and application of stochastic methods to achieve robust predictive modeling of hypersonic and reacting flows. Understanding how uncertainty impacts our capabilities to build predictive models and what it entails for our understanding of the fundamental physical proces…
Anath Das
Professor · Medical School
Agrobacterium tumefaciens incites crown gall tumor disease on plants. The bacterium transfers a segment of its plasmid-borne DNA to plant cells using a type IV secretion apparatus assembled at a cell pole. My research focuses on the mechanism of polar assembly of the secretion ap…
Andrea Dreyfuss
Associate Professor · Medical School
Andrea Dreyfuss is an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School. Her research interests include emergency ultrasound, with a focus on congenital heart defects and their ultrasound findings. She has also developed int…
Andrea Elliott
Assistant Professor of Medicine · Medical School
Post ICU follow-up care clinics evaluation and efficacy; Outcomes-based research of advanced mechanical and chemical hemodynamic support; Evaluation of racial disparities in end-of-life care
Andrea Espejo Freire, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine · Medical School
Genomics of angiosarcomas; Tumor microenvironment modulation; Immunotherapy
Andrea O'Shea
Assistant Professor · Medical School
Andrea O'Shea, MD, is an Assistant Professor and gynecologic oncologist at the University of Minnesota, where she provides patient care through M Health Fairview. Her clinical interests focus on chemotherapy and surgical oncology for patients with cancer.
Andres Gomez
Associate professor · College of Veterinary Medicine
Our lab studies the factors that shape the composition and function of the microbiome associated to animals and humans. To that end, we apply a system-level view of microbes and host, using meta-OMIC techniques (metagenomics, metabolomics, transcriptomics), along with bioinformat…
Andres Perez
Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine (VPM) · College of Veterinary Medicine
- Veterinary epidemiology
- Prevention and control of food animal diseases
- Swine health
- Disease modeling and surveillance
- Spatial analysis
- Risk analysis
- Molecular epidemiology
Andres Perez
Professor · College of Veterinary Medicine
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew Adams
Professor and Chief, Division of Transplantation; John S Najarian Surgical Chair in Clinical Transplantation; Executive Medical Director, Solid Organ Transplant Service Line M Health Fairview · Medical School
As a transplant surgeon and scientist, Dr. Adams is interested in developing the best therapies and diagnostics for transplant patients, by understanding the fundamental mechanisms of the immune system that give rise to organ rejection. The Adams' Lab has four main areas of inves…
Andrew Alleyne
Professor, CSE Dean, Mechanical Engineering · College of Science and Engineering
Autonomous systems and artificial intelligence
Control theory and applications
Data/information science and systems
Electric transportation
Robotics
Andrew Barnes
Associate Professor, Fellowship Program Director, Division of Clinical Behavioral Neuroscience · Medical School
Clinical Hypnosis, Biofeedback, Mindfulness
Andrew Crane
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition · Medical School
Stem cells and developmental biology, immunology, regenerative medicine, neuroscience
Andrew Furmanski
Associate Professor, School of Physics and Astronomy · College of Science and Engineering
I study neutrinos, one of the most common particles in the universe, and simultaneously one of the hardest to study. Neutrino oscillations are my primary focus, through the DUNE and SBN experiments. But I spend a lot of my time worrying about our understanding of neutrino interac…
Andrew Grande
Associate Professor and Co-director, Stroke, Brain Injury, and Stem Cell Lab · Medical School
Translating stem cell therapies for stroke from the bench to the bedside; exogenous cord blood stem cell transplantation for neuroprotection; reprogramming reactive astrocytes to form neurons; characterization of normal adult neural stem cells found in the brains of humans and ot…
Andrew Grenfell
Teaching Assistant Professor · College of Biological Sciences
Andrew Grenfell is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the College of Biological Sciences at the University of Minnesota. His research interests center on the role of non-coding RNAs in mitotic spindle and chromosome assembly, as well as the biogenesis and function of centromere-de…
Andrew Hansen
Program Director · Medical School
Veteran-Centered Design, Development and Evaluation of Rehabilitation Technologies, Medical Device Development and Commercialization, Rehabilitation Engineering and Adaptive Technologies, Prosthetics and Orthotics, Wheelchair Design and Evaluation
Andrew Harrison
Professor, University of Minnesota · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew Johnson
Associate Professor · Medical School
Extracorporeal photophoresis (ECP), apheresis, transfusion medicine, prostate cancer research correlating MRI, histopathological patterns and biomarkers with disease aggressiveness and progression.
Andrew Keenan
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine · Medical School
Andrew Keenan, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at the University of Minnesota. His clinical training includes a residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota Medical S…
Andrew Khalil
Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering · College of Science and Engineering
Leverage human pluripotent stem cells, genetic engineering, and gene therapy technologies to create functional immune cells with novel capabilities and drive transformative advances in immunoengineering and cell therapies for cancer, metabolic disorders, and age-related condition…
Andrew Kim
Assistant Professor, Division of Critical Care Medicine · Medical School
His clinical interests include resident education, patient safety, and global health.
Andrew Martineau
Associate Law Librarian; Head of Access Services and Instructional Services · Law School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Andrew Nelson
Associate Professor · Medical School
Dr. Nelson is an anatomic and molecular genetic pathologist. He is a member of the Division of Molecular Pathology and Genomics and is R&D director in the Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory. He earned his doctoral degree in cancer biology and experimental pathology with a focus on …
Andrew Oxenham
Professor · Medical School
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
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