Bridging engineering and medicine to better human health.
Biomedical engineering is a bridge connecting engineering and the physical sciences with biology and medicine. We explore the behavior of physiological systems and design effective new biomedical devices and therapies, enhancing life and our understanding of its potential.
Our Programs
Biomedical engineering combines engineering with medical sciences to improve healthcare. Our programs are ideal for those driven to innovate in medical devices, diagnostics, and treatment technologies.
Strategic Research Areas
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Biomechanics and Mechanobiology
Investigating mechanical forces in physiological and disease processes.
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![Professor Nozomi Nishimura conducts an experiment as green light reflects off her in the Schaffer-Nishimura lab.]()
Biomedical Imaging and Instrumentation
Developing imaging technologies and instruments.
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Drug Delivery and Nanomedicine
Designing systems to deliver medicines and measure their effects.
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Molecular and Cellular Engineering
Applying engineering to cell and molecular biology approaches to identify novel disease therapies.
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Engineering Education Research
Studying education systems to define, inform and improve the education of engineers.
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![Systems and Synthetic Biology imaging of human heart De Vlaminck Lab]()
Systems and Synthetic Biology
Integrating experimental, modeling, and engineering approaches to dissect complex cellular phenomena at the network-scale.
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Tissue Engineering and Biomaterials
Developing strategies for tissue recreation and modeling systems for research or drug testing.
Upcoming Events
News Highlights
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![Kwan lab postdoc Lingxiao Shao stands outdoors with mountains behind her.]()
Lingxiao Shao selected for prestigious Gruber International Research Award
Biomedical engineering postdoc recognized by Society for Neuroscience for pioneering work on how psychedelics reshape the brain.
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EPICC Awards honor engineering faculty, staff for embodying values
Cornell Engineering celebrated its fourth annual EPICC Awards on Oct. 21, recognizing faculty and staff whose work exemplifies the college’s core values of excellence, purpose, innovation, community, and collaboration.
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![Claudia Fishbach-Teschl (left), director of the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering, and Nozomi Nishimura, associate professor of biomedical engineering and founder of Menopause Health Engineering, a new research initiative at Cornell aiming to unravel the science of menopause.]()
Cornell launches initiative to unravel the science of menopause
Drawing on cutting-edge technology and interdisciplinary expertise, researchers are launching Menopause Health Engineering, a new initiative to uncover how menopause shapes health and disease.
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Key driver of pancreatic cancer spread identified
A new study revealed how a deadly form of pancreatic cancer enters the bloodstream, solving a long-standing mystery of how the disease spreads and identifying a promising target for therapy.
