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Biomedical Engineering

100%

Of Ph.D. students are fully funded

2,000+

Texas Biomedical Engineering alumni around the world

81%

Of undergraduate students participate in research

UT Austin Biomedical Engineering Professor Mia Markey sits at a table.

The project, supported by a $2.6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, is set to make reconstruction more suitable for patients whose reconstructive goals are more complex than reproducing their preoperative appearance, promoting psychosocial adjustment to cancer survivorship and reducing time in care.

UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Evan Wang holds his ASEE Award.

Assistant Professor Huiliang (Evan) Wang received the Biomedical Engineering Teaching Award at the 2024 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) conference.

A photograph of UT Austin Professor Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez overlayed atop a photograph of the Department of Biomedical Engineering building.

Elizabeth Cosgriff-Hernandez, professor in The University of Texas at Austin's Department of Biomedical Engineering, is one of the newest fellows of the Tissue Engineering and Regenerative International Society (TERMIS).

UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering professor Tom Yankeelov holds his Friar award alongside his students.

Tom Yankeelov, professor of biomedical engineering and core faculty member at the Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences, received the 2024 Friar Centennial Teaching Fellowship.

Six students in the UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering are among dozens of others pedaling to Anchorage on a mission to raise awareness and money for the fight against cancer.

UT Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering graduate student works in a lab.

The University of Texas at Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering's graduate program ranked No. 17 in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024-2025 graduate engineering program rankings, released on Tuesday.

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Research Areas

Biomaterials
A wide range of fundamental Biomaterials approaches is actively explored for regenerative and...

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Biosensors and Instrumentation
The development of advanced biosensors and Instrumentation is a focal point for several of our...

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Cell and Tissue Engineering
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Biomedical Engineering is a hub of pioneering...

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Computational Biomedical Engineering
Computational Biomedical Engineering harnesses the world-class computational facilities at UT...

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Drug Discovery and Delivery
Integrating engineering principles with biomedicine, our faculty specialize in developing...

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Imaging and Image-Guided Interventions
The field of biomedical imaging employs physics, mathematics, computational science, and...

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Multiscale Biophysics and Biomechanics
While helping patients is the ultimate goal of biomedical engineering, faculty in our department...

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Neuroengineering
Neuroengineering is a growing area that develops methods to improve neurological health and...

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