Dr. Beard is a Professor in the Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology and holds affiliate appointments in Biomedical Engineering and Emergency Medicine. His laboratory is focused on systems engineering approaches to understanding the biophysical and biochemical operation of physiological systems.
Dr. Beard earned an MS in Applied Mathematics and PhD in Bioengineering in 1997 under the supervision of Dr. James Bassingthwaighte at the University of Washington. After completing his PhD he conducted postdoctoral research at the Courant Institute of New York University, and as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellow. Before joining the University of Michigan, he was Professor of Physiology at the Medical College of Wisconsin.. Research in the Beard laboratory uses a combination of experimental and systems modeling approaches to understanding the operation of physiological systems in health and disease.