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The Applied Medical and Engineering Lab
at the University of Utah

Delivering Readiness Through Innovation

 
 

Who We Are

We are a team purpose-built to turn leading edge academic research into field-ready solutions that support our nation's priorities. Powered by 175 years of research leadership and innovation, we are solving real world problems today and expanding where and how our nation can excel tomorrow.

 

 

Equipped For Impact

962K+ square feet of research space

$691M in research funding last year

2634 awarded grants last year

Experts in DOD translational research

A History of Innovation

Home to one of the world's largest population databases for research
Original home of the fourth node on the ARPANET, the Internet's precursor
Recipient of the world's first NIH grant
Successfully completed the world's first heart transplant
First to Identify the BRCA1 gene, revolutionizing cancer treatment

Delivering Readiness

Through Innovation

Meet Our Leadership Team

Paul S. Peters
Brigadier General (U.S. Army, Ret.)

Executive Director,
Applied Medical & Engineering Lab

University of Utah

 

E / paul.peters@utah.edu

Jim McDonough
Colonel (U.S. Army, Ret.)

Executive Director,
Department of Defense Research

Applied Medical & Engineering Lab

University of Utah

E / jim.mcdonough@utah.edu

M. Austin Johnson, MD
Medical Research Director,
Applied Medical & Engineering Lab

Associate Professor,
Vice Chair of Research
Department of Emergency Medicine

University of Utah

E / austin.johnson@hsc.utah.edu 

Jacob Hochhalter
Engineering Research Director,
Applied Medical & Engineering Lab

Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering

University of Utah

E /  jacob.hochhalter@utah.edu 

Last Updated: 7/21/25