At the interface of engineering and medicine, bioengineering is an inherently interdisciplinary field with societal impact. With a focus on development of an entirely new classes of products, instrumentation, and implants, the field of bioengineering is poised for growth with the impact to human health extraordinary.
Innovative Education and Research
Experiential learning is the heart of a Northeastern education. From project based coursework and teaching labs to research opportunities and co-op there is a range of opportunities to apply classroom learning to the real world.
BS, MS, and PhD Degrees
Students work alongside highly accomplished faculty conducting research in state-of-the-art labs designed for interdisciplinary and collaborative research in areas that encompass the entire breadth of biological and biomedical engineering.
Research Areas
With a 3000 square foot makerspace including 18 tables and state-of-the-art equipment, undergraduate students have the space, capabilities, and environment to work and innovate together on capstone, research, and teaching projects.
Capstone DesignSpotlight Stories
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
ChE/BioE Associate Professor Eno Ebong and BioE Associate Professor Ambika Bajpayee were awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), the highest honor bestowed by the federal government to outstanding early career scientists.
Engineering In Action
World-Renown Co-op Program
Ella Strzegowski, BS, bioengineering, embarked on a co-op at Moderna just as the company was applying for its biologics license and COVID-19’s Omicron variant was tearing through the population. Her experience placed her at the epicenter of Covid-related research even as the virus—and the world’s response to it—changed by the day.
PhD Research for Impact
Lauren Cole, PhD, bioengineering, has dedicated her Northeastern research to understanding the medicinal properties of certain plants, especially in the production of chemotherapy drugs. Shedding light on how plants can be engineered to produce these beneficial molecules, she’s shared her research in published journal articles and an award-winning conference presentation.
World-Renown Experiential Learning
Originally from Nigeria, OluwaFemi Koledoye, MS, bioengineering, pursued a cell and tissue concentration at Northeastern—hoping to return home with the training to bring change to healthcare in West Africa. His hands-on experience of the biopharmaceutical industry, including a co-op, gave him the tools to realize his ambitions.
World-Renowned Cooperative Education
Kritika Singh, BS, bioengineering, is on her first co-op at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Center for Systems Biology and she is also working on a malaria project to express a difficult to express protein. Her ambition is to be a physician scientist and says co-op will definitely help her achieve that.
World-Renowned Cooperative Education
Aanie Phillips, BS, bioengineering, says co-op puts into perspective what you learn in the classroom providing an immersive learning experience. She did two co-ops, a clinical one at a doctor’s office, and the other as a mechanical and operations engineer at Virtudent, a teledentistry startup. Aaanie is off to medical school with a full scholarship from her top-choice school.
Recent News
PNAS Perspective Defines Mechanomedicine as Target for Disease Treatment
Ning Wang, bioengineering professor and director of the Institute for Mechanobiology, co-authored a perspective article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on “Mechanomedicine: Present state and future promise,” in which they define and map out the future of this critical emerging field.
From Young Scholars Program to Full-Time Student
While in high school, Dmitra Mukasa, E’28, bioengineering, participated in the Young scholars’ program offered by Northeastern. There, she learned about Northeastern’s impactful research and vast array of career opportunities available to its students, sparking her interest in attending the school. Now, in her second year of undergraduate studies, Mukasa has found a degree path that encapsulates all her interests and aspirations, making her excited to continue the journey.
Engineers Without Borders Making a Difference in Uganda and Panama
Bioengineering students Casey Laguna, E’26, and Elizabeth-Anne Burgett, E’26, are members of Engineers Without Borders at Northeastern. Currently, they are working on an impactful project to build water distribution systems in Panama and Uganda.
Integrating Data Analytics and Bioengineering to Enhance Lives
Isabella Ribeiro, E’25, bioengineering, MS’26, data analytics engineering, has always appreciated the analytical thinking and critical thinking skills that come with studying engineering. Her second co-op experience showed her how the analytical and critical thinking skills she values could be applied in the biotech industry, where she’s now passionate about using data and computation to enhance quality of life.