BME alumna Meesha Dogan one of "21 Womxn Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021"
January 13, 2021
BME alumna Meesha Dogan , PhD, has been selected by FLIX as one of " 21 Womxn Entrepreneurs to Watch in 2021 ." Meesha is the Co-Founder & CEO of Cardio...
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Amanda Mikhail inducted into Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy
December 21, 2020
On Sunday, December 20, 2020, Amanda Mikhail (BSE Mechanical Engineering 1999) was inducted into the College of Engineering's Distinguished Engineering Alumni Academy as part of the Fall Commencement ceremony. Mikhail also delivered a charge to the graduating class....
Biomedical engineering student named UI’s 22nd Rhodes Scholar
November 23, 2020
As an athlete on the Iowa women’s track and field team, Marissa Mueller has worked hard at remaining calm under pressure. She used those skills Saturday as she interviewed for the most prestigious opportunity of her college career.
Mueller, who will graduate in May with a degree in...
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About Biomedical Engineering
Undergraduates
Biomedical Engineering undergraduates may choose to follow one of four tracks: Bioinformatics, Bioimaging, Biomechanics and Biomaterials, or Cellular Engineering. Each track may have a pre-medicine designation.
Graduates
From the lab to the clinic: our graduate program enjoys well-established collaboration with one of the top hospitals (UIHC) in the nation. The department offers fast-track B.S.E./M.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees.
Research
Scientific discovery aimed at improving healthcare, through interdisciplinary research and education, is a prime goal of BME faculty. In collaboration with faculty across campus, we endeavor to push forward new developments in biomedical research.
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If you have an idea for a biomedical device, software program, or have identified an unmet need that may have an application in the clinic or in research, our Senior Design students may be able to work with you to design & build prototypes.
A few facts about our department
$61000
Median salary of our 2015-2016 BME graduates
91%
Undergraduate placement rate
45%
of our biomedical engineering students are women