NOTE: The listed curricula are subject to change.
NOTE: The listed curricula are subject to change.
This stream explores the physical properties and processes of biological systems, and how these are communicated through chemical, mechanical, and electrical signaling, from individual biomolecules to entire organisms. By investigating changes in these properties, students gain insights into a wide range of diseases, from cancer to neurodegenerative disorders. From an engineering perspective, the remarkable mechanics of natural biological materials inspire the development of next-generation synthetic materials. Students in this stream are prepared for diverse careers, including in medical devices, biosensors, biomimetic materials, and mechanical engineering.
In this stream, students apply engineering principles to quantitatively image, measure, model, and manipulate biomolecules, cells, and tissues. This engineering-based approach is used to optimize their functions or design entirely new biological systems, with applications in biomanufacturing, synthetic biology, and organoids-on-a-chip. Students in this stream will be well-prepared for diverse careers in areas such as medical diagnostics, health management, the pharmaceutical industry (from drug discovery to vaccine manufacturing), and the sustainable synthesis of natural products for materials, energy, and food industries.
This stream introduces students to the fundamentals of information storage and processing in biological systems, from biomolecules to populations. This knowledge forms the basis for computer-aided techniques like modeling, simulation, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, applied in fields such as genomics, proteomics, drug discovery, immunology, neurology, and epidemiology. Students also learn to design computational tools for advanced scientific instrumentation. Graduates of this stream are well-prepared for careers in bioinformatics, pharmaceuticals, medical imaging, diagnostics, and epidemic management.