Biomedical Engineering

(Also offered as CBE 517 / 417)

Emphasis on engineering principles and analysis of: (i) the cell as a complete system, including cellular subsystems, structures and functions; and (ii) select higher order systems of human physiology.

Restriction: permission of instructor.

(Also offered as CS 518)

This course is designed as an introductory course to bioinformatics. The students will be introduced to the concept of bioinformatics and the basic analysis methods used in bioinformatics.

Principles of chemical thermodynamics will be considered and applied to the understanding of biological systems and to the development of biotechnological applications.

Restriction: permission of instructor or BME graduate advisor.

(Also offered as CBE 547)

Students will develop research, presentation, and scientific writing skills for theses, proposals, invention disclosures and journal articles. The course includes oral presentations, case studies of research ethics, technology transfer and manuscript preparation.

Restriction: permission of instructor.

Advanced study, design, or research either on an individual or small group basis with an instructor.

Students will learn the scientific principles and methods for engineering and manufacturing custom proteins, peptides, nucleic acids, and carbohydrates. The course will explicitly discuss methods and tools used in the production of engineered biomacromolecules.

Restriction: permission of instructor.

Presents applied analytical and numerical mathematical methods in the context of biomedical engineering problems. Introduces statistical methods for the design of experiments and analysis of experimental data in research and development activities.

Restriction: permission of instructor.

Students will gain insight into scientific presentations and current biomedical engineering research by presenting their research and actively participating in an external research seminar, which will feature outstanding external and internal researchers as speakers.

Restriction: permission of instructor.

(Also offered as CS 568/468)

An interdisciplinary study of Python programming, kinetic modeling of chemical reactions, illustrated by computational applications in bioengineering, in particular, the modeling and design of genetic regulatory networks.

(Also offered as CBE 572 / 472)

Introduction to biomaterials currently in use, including commercial and research applications. Includes an understanding of a material's properties, biological responses to the materials, clinical context of their use, manufacturing processes, and regulatory issues.

Restriction: permission of instructor or BME graduate advisor.

Course covers biomechanical aspects of skeletal, biomaterial, energetic, muscle, neural, cardiovascular and respiratory systems.

(Also offered as CBE 579 / 479, NSMS 574)

A review of the current strategies involved in the design of engineered tissues and organs. The principles underlying the implementation of selected cells, biomaterial scaffolds, soluble regulators, and culture conditions will be addressed.

Restriction: permission of instructor.

(Also offered as BIOM, ECE, NSMS 581)

Intended for students planning careers combining engineering, materials science, and biomedical sciences. Covers synthesis, nanocrystals characterization, biofunctionalization, biomedical nanosensors, FRET-based nanosensing, molecular-level sensing/imaging, and applications in cell biology, cancer diagnostics and therapy, neuroscience, and drug delivery.

A course exploring a topic not covered by the standard curriculum but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.

Restriction: permission of instructor.

{Offered upon demand}

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a master’s thesis.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only. 

Faculty-supervised investigative study that results in the development and writing of a doctoral dissertation.

Offered on a CR/NC basis only.