The Department of Biomedical Engineering strongly believes that advances in
molecular medicine will be driven by individuals with interdisciplinary
education and training spanning engineering, areas of molecular and cellular
biology and high performance computing. More...
Business Week selects skin cancer detection devices of James Tunnell as one of the 20 Most Important Inventions of the Next 10 Years. Featuring Dr. Tunnell’s research on the development of a pen-size device that can detect skin cancer without the need for a biopsy. More...
Research contribution of Professors Stanislav Emelianov and Konstantin Sokolov featured on cover page of Nanoletters. This contribution shows how plasmonic gold nanoparticles are introduced to detect macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques. More...
Review article of Mary Caldorera-Moore and Nicholas Peppas featured on cover page of Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. Advances in medical treatments through the development of better diagnostic and therapeutic medical systems. More...
Professor Peppas and Chemical Engineering Professor Maynard Receive Gates Foundation grant on Targeted Oral Vaccines. This is one of 76 grants funded out of more than 3,000 proposals worldwide. More…
Professors Suggs and Tunnell Appointed Associate Editors of the Annals of Biomedical Engineering. The Annals of Biomedical Engineering is the premier journal in the BME field and is the official organ of the Biomedical Engineering Society. More...
Biomedical engineers receive $11.6 million from National Cancer Institute to offer non-traditional cancer research approaches. The goal is to engage trans-disciplinary teams to examine new, non-traditional approaches to cancer research. More...