Program Descriptions
Admissions
With an accomplished faculty and diverse student body, the University of Texas Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program offers opportunities for students to grow and build interdisciplinary knowledge in the areas of medicine, molecular and cellular biology, and engineering. The BME Graduate Program prepares MS, PhD, and MD/PhD students to take positions within academia and industry. There are more than 20 primary faculty members at UT-Austin and over 65 associated faculty working on diverse areas of Biomedical Engineering including cellular and molecular imaging, tissue engineering, drug delivery, lasers and ultrasound, nanobiomaterials, computational bioengineering, bio and medical informatics, cellular engineering etc.
The BME Graduate Program at UT Austin currently has 101 students with backgrounds in biology, chemistry, physics and various engineering disciplines. Students come from all over the United States and all over the world to gain unique knowledge and experience. Apart from research work in some of the world's premier research labs, there are numerous opportunities for personal and professional developments through industrial interactions, conference attendances, BME seminar series with leaders in the field and networking with some of the top minds in the biomedical engineering.
Doctoral and Master's Thesis students are given full financial support, whether as a Teaching Assistant, Graduate Research Assistant, or through one of the many fellowships available to students. More than half of the BME graduate students have fellowships, including NSF Fellowships, NSF-IGERT Fellowships, University of Texas Graduate School Fellowships, University of Texas College of Engineering Fellowships and many others.
The joint department spanning UT Austin, UT M.D. Anderson Cancer Center and UTHSC-Houston provides access to a research and education environment that is unique in the nation. Graduate students may reside either in Austin or Houston, and can pursue their studies at whichever institution best meets their educational and research goals.