About the Fan Flow Integrated Research Laboratory

The Fan Flow Integrated Research Laboratory executes cutting-edge, multidimensional research in the broad areas of computational and experimental bioengineering. With its emphasis on integrating real-world data and computational models, as well as physiological and disease processes from multiple branches of human biology, the F²IRL executes world-class research while providing dynamic educational opportunities for students at all levels.

F²IRL Research

The Fan Flow Integrated Research Laboratory integrates clinical and experimental data from real world experiments to inform the development of multi-scale, multi-physics subject-specific computational models informing our understanding of vascular and cardiovascular function, brain disease, and pathophysiology of exercise. 

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F²IRL People

The People of the Fan Flow Integrated Research Laboratory include the lab's founding director, Dr. Lei Fan, as well as students of all levels. 

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F²IRL Facilities

The Fan Flow Integrated Research Laboratory has offices at Engineering Hall at Marquette University to facilitate student enrichment, as well as research offices at the Medical College of Wisconsin Milwaukee Campus. 

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F²IRL News

• Jul 2025:  Dr. Fan named 2025 Michael H. Keelan, Jr., MD Scholar
• Apr 2025: Dr. Lei Fan Awarded NMDSI Seed Grant for AI-Driven LVAD Risk Prediction Research
• Jun 2024:  F2IRL receives dedicated instrumentation by CellScale
• Dec 2023:  Welcome graduate student, Chenghan Cai 
• Oct 2023:  Heart perfusion apparatus successfully installed at the Cardiovascular Center
• Jul 2023:  The F²IRL opens.  What a nice, empty lab!