Dr. Venkat Keshav Chivukula
Bio
Focus: Hemodynamics, Cardiovascular Disease
Hey there! I'm Keshav, and welcome to our lab website! I am a researcher and educator in the field of biomedical engineering. The human body and the cardiovascular system specifically, is fascinating, and forms the focal point of my research.
I have a background in mechanical engineering, with a PhD in biomedical engineering. I obtained my BE in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mumbai, India, MS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Arizona and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Iowa. I was a post-doctoral researcher at the Oregon Health and Science University and the University of Washington, where I was awarded an American Heart Association (AHA) postdoctoral fellowship and the Young Investigator Fellowship by the American Society of Artificial Internal Organs (ASAIO) for my research on heart failure. Following that, I was a Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Texas near Dallas for a year, where I was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Faculty Award in 2020.
I also love to teach and enjoy empowering students in the fantastically intriguing (and of course, complex!) realm of engineering. Additionally, I enjoy doing outreach by spreading the power of knowledge (especially in STEM fields) to the youth of today.
You can explore my research projects, teaching experience and outreach and information about who I am from the different pages of my website. Feel free to contact me to learn more about how we can collaborate on research, teaching or just having a latte :)
Education
Mechanical Engineering '08, '10; Biomedical Engineering '14
