Bioengineers apply quantitative engineering approaches to understand biology, and use this knowledge to build new biological systems. These twin aims are reflected in the interests and expertise of our faculty, staff, and students. 

Walking through our labs, you will encounter researchers measuring the forces exerted by single motor proteins, to the forces exerted by cells, to the mechanics of scallop shells and bone. You'll find researchers modeling interactions between protein networks, between blood flow and brain activity, and among populations in the spread of infectious disease. 

As engineers, we also build things! We engineer cells to produce pharmacological compounds, vaccines, and biologic therapies. We design active materials following the blueprint provided by biology. We develop new ways to detect infection and cancer with unprecedented sensitivity. 

Our department is committed to providing the next generation of bioengineers the ability to understand and build biological systems through our undergraduate program in Bioengineering, the Biological and Biomedical Engineering (BBME) graduate program jointly administered with our colleagues in the Faculty of Medicine, and the non-thesis master's program in Biomanufacturing. 

Adam Hendricks, Department Chair and Associate Professor