Concepts in Biomedical Engineering

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Prerequisite: General Biology: Genes, Cells, and Evolution (BIOL 2014) or permission of the instructor This course is designed to introduce students to the ways in which scientists use engineering tools to interrogate basic biology. Students with knowledge of basic biology will gain a deeper understanding of disease processes through current research in the biomedical engineering field. The course is designed around primary research in the field: The first class of the week will be a lecture covering background information, and the second class will consist of a peer-led discussion of a current research article. Students will aim to answer the following guiding questions: What is the main finding of this research? How does this work advance the field? What future experiments would you propose related to this research? We will cover topics including biomechanics, medical imaging, tissue engineering, drug delivery, immunoengineering, and cancer applications of bioengineering. Immunology