Our educational programs are comprised of groups of faculty (some in more than one program) who share common research and educational interests in our five major research directions. Lists of participating faculty and courses are in the links for each program.
Biomaterials and tissue engineering
Bioelectrical engineering seeks to determine the fundamental principles regulating growth and remodeling in natural and engineered tissues. The result will be a better understanding normal growth processes, and the responses of cells, tissues and organisms to disease and trauma. This knowledge will be applied to development of materials that promote healing and the regeneration of functional tissues. More...
Cardiovascular Engineering
This program seeks better understanding as well as innovative ways to diagnose and treat diseases of the cardiovascular system. Examples include understanding the mechanics underlying heart development, new paradigms for treating fibrillation other heart rhythm disturbances. More...
Imaging
This program seeks to bring the most innovative technology, whether it be the next generation hardware, multiple modalities, advanced image reconstruction or signal processing methods, new contrast agents or novel applications, to bear on important basic science and clinical issues. Our goal is to develop new technologies to complement the already strong research and clinical imaging activities in our community. More...
Molecular, cell and systems engineering
This program seeks to develop innovative approaches for treating disease by manipulating molecules, cells or systems. For example, diseases associated with misfolded proteins, such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s, could be treated by understanding and eventually modifying how proteins fold into their complex three-dimensional, functional configurations. Better understanding of most biological processes is likely to depend upon systems-level approaches at all levels. More...
Neural Engineering
This program involves fundamental and applied studies related to neurons, neural systems, behavior, and neurological disease encompassing a spectrum of activities including mathematical modeling; exploring novel approaches to sensory (vision, hearing, olfaction and touch) and motor processing; exploring fundamentals of neural plasticity; and designing neuroprosthetics. The approaches involve information processing at the molecular, cellular, systems, and behavioral levels. More...