Robert G. Radwin, PhD
Director

Robert G. Radwin, PhD, is Professor and founding Chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering. He also holds academic appointments in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering in the College of Engineering, and in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation in the Medical School. Professor Radwin's educational background in biomedical engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and industrial engineering has provided him with a unique interdisciplinary perspective in his research, teaching, and administrative roles.

He is frequently a consultant to industry and government agencies for his expertise in industrial health and ergonomics in manufacturing and product design. Professor Radwin is an elected Fellow of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers, the American Industrial Hygiene Association, the Biomedical Engineering Society, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (US), and the Ergonomics Society (UK). He is currently an appointed member of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Study Section, and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation Human Factors Engineering Committee (HE75 Draft Standard for Human Factors Design of Medical Devices). ■

Marc K. Drezner, MD
Associate Director

Marc K. Drezner, MD, received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 1970. Drezner followed by working in a number of positions at Duke University Medical Center before becoming a professor of medicine in the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). He was named head of the Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism in 2000 and served as director of the General Clinical Research Center from 2005-2007. He was named director of the SMPH's new Institute for Clinical and Translational Research in 2007 and became senior associate dean for clinical and translational research at UW Madison in 2008.

Drezner has been an active researcher for the past 33 years, using laboratory and clinical research relating to metabolic bone disease to translate basic science findings to the bedside. He is an external advisory board member for the Wisconsin National Primate Research Center at the UW-Madison and served on a number of committees, including the steering committee of the UW Institute of Aging, the UW Faculty Senate, the UW Medical Foundation's Financial Committee and the UW Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Drezner also is a member of Sigma Xi, a scientific research society, the American Federation for Clinical Research, the Endocrine Society and the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research. ■

Lawrence A. Casper, PhD
Associate Director

Lawrence Casper, PhD was appointed assistant dean of research and technology transfer in 1990. His office is the primary contact point for business, industry and government to access technical capabilities in engineering. He is also the Project Director for the UW Coulter Translational Research Partnership in Biomedical Engineering. He is involved in the UW Technology Enterprise Cooperative (UW-TEC) as Director of Entrepreneurial Projects and serves as the Associate Director of the UW Biomedical Engineering Center.

In 2004 Casper was made a "Wisconsin Idea Fellow" by the Board of Regents in recognition of his contributions to economic development in Wisconsin. Previously, Casper was an engineer for Honeywell Inc. Solid State Electronics Center, working on the development of materials and manufacturing processes for advanced microelectronic devices. He advanced to the rank of senior principal engineer and was elected by Honeywell management to the position of Engineering Fellow. ■