The institute has hired three new tenure-track faculty members in 2001 who will begin their appointments in the fall of 2001. Dr. Connie Hall, a Whitaker Investigator in the cell and tissue area, Dr. Jennifer Derwent from Northwestern in the neuroengineering area, and Dr. Mark Anastasio from the University of Chicago in medical imaging will form the initial expansion of the institute. For 2002, a curriculum has been submitted for the establishment of an undergraduate program in BME at IIT with the eventual transition of the institute to departmental status. No student organizations specifically for BME at present. Primary research areas are cardiac electrophysiology, medical imaging neural engineering and cell and tissue engineering.
Secondary areas are bioelectricity, medical informatics and biomechanics.