SBHSE Graduate Programs: Biomedical Engineering Brochure

Biomedical engineering Graduate programs

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biomedical engineering

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biomedical engineering

SBHSE School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering

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Why ASU? The biomedical engineering degree program at ASU provides a broad-based education in both engineering and the life and natural sciences, and is focused on improving the overall quality of global healthcare.

The Smith Lab focuses on engineering solutions to better diagnose problems associated with women’s health and mental illness. Ongoing research in the lab utilizes imaging technologies and multiomic biomarker discovery to forge an entirely new path towards early-stage detection and diagnostic monitoring.

Faculty research themes Bioimaging

Our imaging faculty work on developing new imaging techniques and contrast agents that target specific pathologies, creating translational imaging technologies, and using novel MRI phase mapping methods to measure tissue electrical properties. They collaborate closely with local medical centers across Phoenix, the Magnetic Resonance Research Center at ASU, and the Keller Center for Imaging Innovation at Barrow Neurological Institute.

Biosensors and bioinstrumentation

Our biosensing and bioinstrumentation faculty focus their attention on research diagnostics for monitoring human and environmental health. They build microelectromechanical systems for better neural signal recording and drug delivery, and devices for interacting in real-time with biological systems.

Neural and rehabilitation engineering

Our neural engineering faculty work on modeling and simulation of neural systems to gain insight into neural function, neural signal acquisition and analysis, and the development of specialized technology to evaluate and treat individuals with neural and biomechanical pathologies.

Synthetic biology and systems bioengineering

Our synthetic biology and systems bioengineering faculty design genetically encoded information and cell micro environments to gain a deeper understanding of living things as well as to generate useful products, such as advanced medical treatments.

In addition to a rich, interdisciplinary curriculum, we put an emphasis on experiential education. You will gain hands-on experience working in the lab alongside faculty, research fellows and other students.

Here you will learn engineering and scientific methods to develop instrumentation, materials, diagnostic and therapeutic devices, artificial organs and other tools and technologies needed in medicine and biology.

ASU has world-class facilities, including one of the premier design studios for medical device design.

Tap into a strong network of support — from fellowships to internships — to help you be successful.

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Molecular, cellular and tissue engineering

Our molecular, cellular and tissue engineering faculty focus on novel biomaterials for rebuilding damaged tissue, molecular and cellular therapies, and localized drug delivery systems for hard-to-treat cancers which become embedded in healthy tissues.

Our faculty have expertise in a diverse range of disciplines, offering breadth and depth of knowledge in the field. We are working on engineering solutions in areas from neural science and biosensors to microfluidics and bio-MEMs.

Vikram Kodibagkar’s Prognostic Bioengineering (ProBE) Lab conducts research in cellular and molecular imaging of cancer, multimodality probe and reporter molecule development, MR oximetry and magnetic resonance physics/technique development.

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Thurmon Lockhart’s innovative biomechanics research and device development at the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering will accelerate through collaboration with the MORE Foundation and work with patients at The Core Institute.

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Biomedical engineering is an emerging field that offers significant opportunities to improve the human condition. Biomedical engineers seek to understand, define and solve problems in medicine, physiology and biology.

People are living longer thanks in part to significant advances in medical devices and technologies.

With the aging of the baby boom generation, the need for medical procedures and innovation is expected to continue to grow.

Advanced training through a master’s or doctoral degree in biomedical engineering will help you contribute to significant healthcare solutions in the coming decades. Opportunities in health IT, neural engineering, biorobotics, diagnostics and biomaterials are just a few examples of exciting possible career paths.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics states that employment of biomedical engineers is projected to grow five percent from 2019 to 2029. Increasing numbers of technologies and applications for medical equipment and devices, along with the medical needs of a growing aging population, will require the services of biomedical engineers.

Our graduates have gone on to pursue careers in the medical device, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries as well as in government, clinical and academic research organizations. Some of these include: Medtronic, GE Healthcare, BD, Stryker Sustainability Solutions, W.L. Gore, Mayo Clinic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the U.S. Patent Office, Banner Healthcare, Johnson & Johnson, Pinnacle Transplant, Ulthera/Merz and Ventana/Roche.

Our alumni have pursued paths in research and development, marketing, sales, field engineering, quality assurance, consulting, law and the health professions.

Your future at ASU At ASU’s School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering, you will push the boundaries of science and medicine to help solve some of society’s greatest challenges, and it’s not just theory. We have world-class labs and top faculty engaged in research that is making a difference today. As part of an urban-serving institution, you will be participating in work that builds a strong community and improves the health of our diverse population. You will also have access to the hospitals, research institutions and industry partners that are working together on critical issues.

We offer a rigorous program with room for creativity. If you want to start a company discover new therapies, create engineered gene networks, research brain machine interfaces, develop virtual reality based rehabilitation game engines or grow new organs, then ASU’s School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering is where you can start your journey.

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Our programs MS in biomedical engineering Areas of study include: • Biomaterials, biosensors, biomarkers and biomimetic materials.

• Biomedical imaging.

• Molecular, cellular and tissue engineering.

• Neural and rehabilitation engineering.

• Synthetic and systems biology.

Degree requirements 4 30 credit hours and a thesis, or 4 30 credit hours including the required applied project course Admission requirements Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree, in any field, from a regionally accredited institution. Additional prerequisite courses may be required for non-BME degree applicants.

Applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA (scale is 4.00 = “A”) in the last 60 hours of a student’s first bachelor’s degree program, or applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA (scale is 4.00 = “A”) in an applicable master’s degree program.

All applicants must submit: • A statement of purpose.

• Graduate admission application and application fee.

• Official transcripts.

• Resume or curriculum vitae.

• Two letters of recommendation.

• Proof of English proficiency.

PhD in biomedical engineering Areas of study include: • Biomaterials, biosensors, biomarkers and biomimetic materials.

• Biomedical imaging.

• Molecular, cellular and tissue engineering.

• Neural and rehabilitation engineering.

• Synthetic and systems biology.

Degree requirements 4 84 credit hours 4 Comprehensive exam: written and oral component 4 Prospectus and a dissertation Admission requirements Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution. Additional prerequisite courses may be required for non-BME degree applicants.

The School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering challenges injustices and social inequities of any kind through education.

Guided by ASU’s charter, this is an integral part of our standing as an institution and demonstrated by how we uphold, value and cherish the diversity of our students and faculty members.

ASU Charter ASU is a comprehensive public research university, measured not by whom it excludes, but by whom it includes and how they succeed; advancing research and discovery of public value; and assuming fundamental responsibility for the economic, social, cultural and overall health of the communities it serves.

Applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA (scale is 4.00 = “A”) in the last 60 hours of a student’s first bachelor’s degree program, or applicants must have a minimum of a 3.00 cumulative GPA (scale is 4.00 = “A”) in an applicable master’s degree program.

All applicants must submit: • A statement of purpose.

• Graduate admission application and application fee.

• Official transcripts.

• Resume or curriculum vitae.

• Three letters of recommendation.

• Proof of English proficiency.

“ Biomedical engineering doctoral student Caroline Addington received the Dean’s Dissertation Award for her work on the efficacy of stem cell therapy after a traumatic brain injury.

Having mentored students for four years, I’ve been able to watch their growth into critical thinkers. As an undergraduate student, I was very fortunate to have been mentored by an exemplary graduate student and I enjoy passing the mentoring experience forward.

— Caroline Addington, Biomedical engineering PhD student