Engineering in Medicine

Dr. Paul Iaizzo has been at the University of Minnesota since 1990, performing research and teaching graduate and undergraduate courses. In 1997, Dr. Iaizzo and his coworkers began working on large mammalian isolated heart models, and thus the Visible Heart® laboratory was created in collaboration with Medtronic, Inc. Today, this lab is a premiere place to perform translational systems physiology research which ranges from cellular and tissue studies to organ and whole body investigations. The Visible Heart® lab embodies a creative atmosphere which is energized by some of the best and brightest students at the University.

• Section 1: Cardiovascular Engineering1. Cardiac tissue engineering2. Benchtop optical mapping approaches to study arrhythmias3. A new era for improving cardiothoracic transplantations4. Cardiac Ablation technologies5. Visible Heart as a novel means to study cardiac device technologies6. Cardiac pacemakers7. Less invasive cardiac surgeries and transcatheter technologiesSection 2: Neuroengineering8. TMS9. tDCS10. Optogentics11. Neural recording and stimulation devices12. Seizure PredictionSection 3: Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering13. Bioengineering Exogenic Organs and Cells for Regenerative Medicine14. Modelling of cancer cell migration15. Nano optical biosensing technologiesSection 4: Medical and Biological Imaging16. Ultrahigh field functional MRI and neuoscience17. Brain structure and fiber tracking imaging for PD patient at ultrahigh field18. Advanced metabolic Imaging for studying brain energy and function19. RF challenges and new solution for ultrahigh filed MRI20. Ultrahigh field human body imagingSection 5: Medical Devices 21. The medical device innovation process22. Teaching innovation: workshops, NPDBD, fellows program, etc23. 3D printing: role for prototyping and pre-surgical planning24. The role of a MDC for promoting innovation with an academic institution25. Virtual prototyping