Biomedical
EngineeringWhat is it?
9/10/14
Announcements
 CBSA
Mentoring program is still looking for
Juniors and Seniors. Email
ben.noe@covidien.com if interested
 Thursday
Design Meetings TBD- Submit
your availability by Friday!
CU doesn’t have a Biomed
program…
What Next?
Chemical and Biological
Engineering
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Biomaterials: Figuring out what materials can
and cannot be implanted into a body
Cellular, Tissue and Genetic Engineering:
Utilize the anatomy and chemistry of cells and
genes to design solutions to disease and
medical problems.
Mechanical Engineering
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Biomechanics: Developing systems to mimic natural
biological and medical processes
Clinical Engineering: Working within hospitals to
update, maintain and improve equipment
Orthopaedic Bioengineering: Analyzing and
developing systems to replace existing bodily systems
Rehabilitation Engineering: Developing aids for
people with various disabilities.
Electrical Engineers and
Computer Scientists
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Bioinstrumentation: Using electronics and
measurement techniques to develop medical
devices.
Clinical Engineering: Working within hospitals
to update, maintain and improve equipment
and software
Medical Imaging: Integrating sound,
radiation, magnetism, etc. with high speed
electronic data processing, analysis and
display to generate an image.
Biomechanics and IPHY
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Biomechanics: Study of motion within the
body and the physiological effects.
Orthopaedic Bioengineering: Studying the
load forces, shape, and lubrication necessary
in the body’s joints.
Rehabilitation Engineering: How we can use
devices to best mimic the body
MCDB, Biology
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Biomaterials: Figuring out what materials can
and cannot be implanted into a body
Cellular, Tissue and Genetic Engineering:
Utilize the anatomy and chemistry of cells and
genes to design solutions to disease and
medical problems.
Systems Physiology: Compiling information to
gain a comprehensive and integrated
understanding of the function of living
organisms.
Lots of Overlap
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is a biomedical engineering
program through
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Electrical
Aerospace
Mechanical
Computer Science
Research
Opportunities
Dr. Borden’s Lab: Colorado
Theranostics Laboratory
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Developing microbubbles for ultrasound imaging and
targeted drug delivery. Specifically working with colliods.
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http://www.colorado.edu/mechanical/theranostics/ind
ex.html
Dr. Ferguson’s Lab: Biomechanics
and Biomimetics Research
Laboratory
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Nano-scale Characterization of Materials, Biological
Tissue
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https://sites.google.com/a/colorado.edu/bbl/
Dr. Segil’s
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Neural Engineering and Prosthetic Limb Design
http://www.segildesigns.com/
Dr. Vernerey
• Mechanics of soft matter, Computational
multiscale modeling, cell/colloid mechanics, tissue
growth and morphogenesis
• http://vernereygroup.wordpress.com/
Locomotion Laboratory
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The biomechanics, energetics, and neural
control of walking and running.
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http://www.colorado.edu/intphys/research/lo
comotion.html
Randolph Group
 Sustainable
biorefining of fuels,
commodity chemicals, pharmaceuticals.
 Stabilization and formulation of
therapeutic proteins and vaccines.
Dr. Anseth’s Lab
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Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
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Materials that improve biocompatibility and
functional performance.
Polymers for drug delivery, in vivo imaging,
and tissue engineering.
Directing tissue growth for regenerating
cartilage and cardiac muscle.
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Companies in the Area…
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Covidien
Medtronic
Terumo BCT
Allosource
Many more smaller companies