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Within the next five years our department has the goal of being the best BME department in the nation in two research topics. (1) cellular imaging, particularly in vivo optical imaging, and (2) micro-and nano-biotechnology. The department expects to be among the top 10 BME departments in three other areas: (1) biomaterials and drug delivery, (2) molecular, cellular and tissue engineering and (3) soft tissue biomechanics. For the graduate field of BME, which is much larger than the department, we emphasize five general areas of BME research: Biomedical Imaging and Instruments; Biomedical Mechanics; Micro-and nano-biotechnology; Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Engineering; and Biomaterials and Drug Delivery.
Research Topics
Biomaterials and Drug Delivery
Using both traditional methods of synthesis and protein engineering strategies to develop biologically inspired polymers for therapeutic and diagnostic applications.
Biomedical Imaging
The pioneering work of determining the mechanisms of disease rely on the sophisticated imaging techniques designed by engineers.
Biomedical Mechanics
Members of the Biomedical Mechanics Area use expertise in mechanics to understand the function of biological tissues, organs, and systems.
Micro- and Nano-biotechnology
Cornell: a pioneer in the development and definition of nanobiotechnology.
Molecular, Cellular, and Tissue Engineering
Tissue engineering offers invaluable strategies to the recreation of tissues and to the modeling of systems for research or drug testing.
