Research
Convergent research with collaboration across government, industry, and academia
Faculty conduct research as part of the College of Engineering’s multidisciplinary research centers and institutes, such as the Institute for the Chemical Imaging of Living Systems, and the Institute for Mechanobiology, and within their laboratories.
The department’s research areas of focus include Biomechanics and Mechanobiology; Biomedical Devices and Bioimaging; Molecular, Cell, and Tissue Engineering; and Systems, Synthetic, and Computational Bioengineering.
View faculty profiles for laboratory research as well as our recent Annual Reports.
Quick Facts
External Research Funding Examples
- Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group
- National Institutes of Health
- National Science Foundation
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- American Heart Association
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- The Department of Homeland Security
Latest News
Sontag Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
University Distinguished Professor Eduardo Sontag, ECE/BioE, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his career that has made breakthroughs in the mathematics of nonlinear and complex systems, with repercussions for biomedicine, systems biology, and neural networks.
Patented Molecule that Eliminates Cancer Cells Commercialized
A patented anti-cancer molecule, invented by Ning Wang, BioE professor and director of the Institute of Mechanobiology, and three collaborators, is being replicated and commercialized as a research product by several companies, marking a significant advancement that validates the invention.
Three Faculty Selected as AIMBE Fellows
Bouvé/ChE University Distinguished Professor Mansoor Amiji, ChE/BioE Associate Professor Eno Ebong, and ECE/Khoury Professor Yun Raymond Fu were selected as Class of 2024 Fellows for the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Patent for Hybrid Nanopore Design Enhances Biodetection
COS/BioE Professor Meni Wanunu received a patent for “Lipid-free anchoring of thermophilic bacteriophage G20C portal adapter into solid-state nanopores.”