Center for Biological
and Medical Engineering
CPE 3.168A (C0300)
Austin, Texas 78712
512-471-4348
Lisa Brannon-Peppas, Director
Overview
The Center for Biological and Medical Engineering provides a mechanism to enhance the conduct of research in biomedical engineering within the College of Engineering and other affiliated academic units. The Center unites biological and medical engineering research of individual faculty and provides support for common administrative and laboratory needs of the faculty. Most of the activities of the Center are focused in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, other departments in the Colleges of Engineering and Natural Sciences, and medical institutions in the University of Texas System. It operates in close collaboration with the Center for Biomedical Engineering at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center and the UT Health Science Center in Houston. The Center creates and maintains common research facilities to promote cooperative research and educational opportunities in the area of biological and medical engineering. The purpose of the Center is to improve the quality of life for citizens of Texas and the USA, to inspire and motivate students and faculty in research and learning in engineering applied to the life and medical sciences, and to create an environment for biomedical innovation for the greater BME community in Texas that will contribute to state economics and health care well being.
Areas of Research
- Molecular and Cellular Imaging and Instrumentation
- Molecular and Cellular Engineering
- Computational Biomedical Engineering and Informatics