Biomedical Engineering

Cultivating Leaders in a Discover-Centered Environment to Improve Human Health

The mission of the Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME) is to develop clinically translatable solutions for human health by training the next generation of biomedical engineers, cultivating leaders and nurturing the integration of science, engineering and medicine in a discovery-centered environment. The department's vision is to be the premier biomedical engineering platform in the world, based on the excellence of its people, its innovative multidisciplinary and enabling research, and the discovery-centered educational programs. The Department of Biomedical Engineering pioneers the transfer of research into applications that advance and improve health care throughout Texas and the world. More information on the Department of Biomedical Engineering…

Christine Schmidt Featured on Austin's Fox 7

Biomedical Engineering Professor Dr. Christine Schmidt and graduate student Sarah Mayes showed Fox 7's Good Day Austin around their lab on the UT Austin Campus. The two talked about how biomaterials and therapeutics can enhance an injured nerve's ability to regrow or regenerate.

Watch the full interview on Fox 7's Web site.

Professor Receives Nearly $1 Million for Cancer Research

Dr. Zhang explains his microchip technology in his lab.

Dr. John Zhang, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, has received nearly $1 million from the National Institute of Health's (NIH) National Cancer Institute for his research on early detection of cancer.

Zhang is working to improve early detection of cancer through a rather simple blood test that could be applied universally. His research combines unique, disposable microchips with a special microscope that can precisely measure tumor markers, or molecules that are over expressed in cancer cells.

Read more about Dr. Zhang's NIH grant, as well as his research that will help women beat breast cancer's odds.

Three Faculty Elected Fellows of American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering

Dr. Stas Emelianov

The Department of Biomedical Engineering's (BME) Professor Stas Emelianov, and BME Graduate Studies Committee members Professor Ananth Annapragada and Professor Alan Bovik have been elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering's (AIMBE) College of Fellows.

Emelianov, Annapragada, and Bovik will be inducted to the College of Fellows at AIMBE's Annual Event held in Washington, D.C. in February 2011.

They join a group of 1,000 individuals recognized as outstanding bioengineers in academia, industry and government.

Dr. Ananth Annapragada

AIMBE's College of Fellows consists of leaders in the field of medical and biological engineering who have distinguished themselves through contributions in research, industrial practice and/or education. Fellows are nominated each year by their peers and represent the top 2 percent of the medical and biological engineering community.

Within BME, nearly half of the department's full-time faculty members are fellows of AIMBE and several adjunct faculty are as well.

Dr. Alan Bovik

Emelianov is an associate professor and director of the Ultrasound Imaging and Therapeutics Research Laboratory. Annapragada joined the BME department in 2003 as an adjoint professor and Bovik is a Curry/Cullen Trust Endowed Chair Professor at UT as well as the director of the Laboratory for Image and Video Engineering (LIVE.)

BME full-time faculty fellows:

Dr. Ken Diller
Dr. Stas Emelianov
Dr. George Georgiou
Dr. Nicholas Peppas
Dr. Krish Roy
Dr. Grady Rylander
Dr. Christine Schmidt

BME Graduate Studies Committee faculty fellows:

Dr. Ananth Annapragada
Dr. Alan Bovik
Dr. Lisa Brannon-Peppas
Dr. Mauro Ferrari
Dr. Massoud Motamedi
Dr. Michael Smolensky

BME Professor Emeriti

Dr. Lee Baker