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Now hiring: Biomedical Engineering faculty

We invite applications and nominations for full-time tenure-track or tenured positions at open rank, depending upon applicant qualifications. Areas of interest include but are not limited to:

  • Cancer bioengineering
  • Cardiovascular engineering
  • Neuroengineering

Within these areas, immune dynamics, systems and synthetic biology, and large data analytics are of particular interest.

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Prof. Brenda Ogle welcomes 200+ attendees to the organoid symposium and workshop.

UMN hosts “Toward a Minnesota Organoid Center” Symposium and Workshop

Bri Brennecke, Paige Nielsen, and Hannah Szafraniec

BME students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

Phototherapy device

Undergraduate student project explores potential light-based therapy for Raynaud’s phenomenon

Matt Johnson

Matthew Johnson Receives Distinguished Teaching Award

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Nels Shafer wearing a BME-designed gown

Addressing a PPE shortage

When local hospitals risked running out of protective gowns, biomedical engineering students saved the day. Their designs are now being produced at rates reaching 10,000 per day.

Covid-19 virus

Engineering proteins to block the virus

Professor Jonathan Sachs and team aim to develop and manipulate molecules that can prevent SARS CoV-2 from attaching to human cells.

Ultrasound device next to mask

Ultrasound treatment for COVID-19

Professor Hubert Lim and team are conducting pilot studies to determine if a wearable ultrasound device could be beneficial for hyperinflammation in the lungs.

  

Illustration of healthcare workers

Honoring the pandemic's heroes

CSE alumnus Anant Naik (BBmE ’19) has written a book to inspire and educate children as well raise money for Doctors Without Borders. 

David Odde COVID-19 research

Creating a COVID-19 simulator

Professor David Odde is creating a biophysical computer model that simulates COVID-19 on a molecular and cellular level, and tests therapies and vaccines computationally.

Map showing COVID-19 around the world

The case for data-driven science

In an opinion piece in the Hill, Professor Jonathan Sachs makes the case for sticking to the scientific process in the fight against COVID-19.

Pioneering, high-impact research

Department research spans the full spectrum of biomedical engineering. And our faculty are leading the way in cardiovascular, neural, and cancer bioengineering.

This provides world-class opportunities for students in the lab and classroom. 

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