Joint Appointments

Michael A. Arbib, Ph.D., Professor
Neural mechanisms, visuomotor coordination, neuroinformatics, language evolution (Computer Science, Neurobiology, Electrical Engineering, Psychology).

Andrea Armani, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biological and chemical sensors and microfluidics; development of novel surface chemistries; ptical device design and characterization; synthesis of optical materials (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)

Michel Baudry, Ph.D., Professor
Functioning of the nervous system, mechanisms of learning and memory, biological basis of learning, and cognitive enhancers "smart drugs" (Biology).

George A. Bekey, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus
Robotics, artificial intelligence, and neuromuscular systems (Computer Science and Electrical Engineering).

Roberta D. Brinton, Ph.D., Professor
Molecular pharmacology & toxicology, neuroscience, development of therapeutics to prevent and treat memory disorders, Alzheimer's disease. (Molecular Pharmacology & Toxicology).

Peter S. Conti, M.D., Ph.D., Professor
Development of new radio tracers and diagnostic procedures for use in positron emission tomography (Radiology, Director, PET Imaging Science Center).

H.K. (Bernie) Huang, D.Sc., FRCR(Hon.), Professor Emeritus
PACS research, medical image informatics, imaging processing and communication and telemedicine. (Radiology).

Mark S. Humayun, Ph.D., Professor
Retinal prosthesis, transplantation of photosystem I molecules into bipolar cells, and cannulation of retinal vessels. (Medicine).

Hossein Jadvar, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., M.B.A., Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering
Positron emission tomography (PET), molecular imaging, medical imaging in microgravity, biosignal processing, bioinstrumentation (Radiology).

Kwang Jin Kim, Ph.D., Professor
Pulmonary epithelial transport properties in health and disease (Medicine, Physiology, and Biophysics).

Richard M. Leahy, Ph.D., Professor
Biomedical image formation and analysis (Electrical Engineering and Radiology).

Natasha Lepore, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Research in Radiology at USC and Children's Hospital
Los Angeles, with joint appointment in Biomedical Engineering
Computational anatomy, post-processing methods for structural and diffusion brain MR images, group analyses of normal and abnormal brain development and of brain neurological disorders in adults, genetic analyses in twins

Brent Liu, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
PACS research and medical image informatics. (Radiology)

Zhong-Lin Lu, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Computation and psychophysical study of visual motion, texture and attention, visual memory systems, computer image processing and brain imaging. (Physiology).

J. Andrew Mackay, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Biomolecular engineering, biophysics, and pharmaceutics of environmentally-responsive drug carriers, developed using lipid and polypeptide nanoparticles (Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences)

Anupam Madhukar, Ph.D., Professor
Nano-science and technology, interfacial materials science, cell adhesion (Materials Science & Chemical Engineering, Physics)

Jill McNitt-Gray, Ph.D., Professor
Control and dynamics of movement (multijoint systems) (Kinesiology, Biological Sciences, Biomedical Engineering)

Krishna S. Nayak, Ph.D.,  Assistant Professor
Rapid magnetic resonance imaging, cardiovascular imaging, artifact correction (Electrical Engineering and Medicine).

C. L. Nikias, Ph.D., Professor
Statistical signal processing, array processing, detection and estimation (Provost, Senior Vice President, USC).

Dennis P. O'Leary, Ph.D., Professor
Vestibular neurophysiology and vestibular disorders (Otolaryngology, Physiology and Biophysics). 

Stefan Schaal, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Statistical learning, motor control, computational neuroscience, biomimetic and humanoid robotics, nonlinear dynamics, motor psychophysics, neuroimaging

Nicolas Schweighofer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy, Director of Computational Neuro-Rehabilitation & Learning Lab
Developing a neuro-computational theory of sustained motivation to learn motor skills; studying the roles of neuromodulation in synaptic plasticity in health and disease; developing optimal schedules of motor skill learning in stroke patients.
Prakash Shrivastava, Ph.D., Professor
Advanced imaging techniques for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, controlled delivery of clinical hyperthermia, and monitoring of tissue temperature distributions (Radiation Oncology).

Armand Tanguay, Jr., Ph.D., Professor
Electrical and electrophysics engineering: photonic implementations of neural networks, development of materials and devices for optical information processing and computing. (Electrical Engineering).

Pin Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Engineering viral vectors for targeted gene delivery; dendritic cell-directed vaccine; bionanotechnology (Chemical Engineering and Materials Science)

James D. Weiland, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Retinal prosthesis, electrical stimulation of nerve and muscle, and stimulating electrode technology. (Medicine).