Michael Moore

Prof. Moore was born and raised in Nebraska and received his BS in Biological Systems Engineering from the University of Nebraska. He received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science where he pursued research in the development of a biodegradable spinal cord implant. He then went on to do postdoctoral research in bioengineering retinal regeneration at MIT and the Schepens Eye Research Institute at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Moore joined the Tulane Biomedical Engineering faculty as an Assistant Professor in 2007 and was promoted to Associate Professor and later Professor, and has now been serving as Department Chair since 2022. He co-founded AxoSim, Inc. in 2014 and has served as Chief Science Officer since then. Dr. Moore has received a CAREER Award from the NSF and numerous awards for teaching, technology innovation, and contributions to diversity. He lives in the heart of New Orleans with his wife Lisa and their three children, all of whom he loves even more than research and academics.