USC Viterbi Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

Biomedical Engineering at USC

Welcome to the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering at USC Viterbi School of Engineering.

Since our early roots as an option within electrical engineering in 1963, we have maintained a longstanding tradition of advancing biomedicine through the development and application of novel engineering ideas. Our department, established in 1976, includes over 75 primary and affiliated faculty members that conduct cutting-edge research in a wide variety of areas, including biomedical devices & imaging, cellular & molecular bioengineering, mathematical/computational biosystems, and neuroengineering.

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What is Biomedical Engineering?
Engineering problems exist in the real world, and our obligation is to help solve them, in real time.

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Nov07Fri
Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series

Fri, Nov 07, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: RTH 109
Speaker: Yi Zhang, Ph.D. , Associate Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Institute of Materials Science University of Connecticut, CT Talk Title: Implantable bioelectronics and microfluidics to unlock brain...

Nov12Wed
Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series

Wed, Nov 12, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: DRB 145
Speaker: Jessie Jeon, Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Daejeon, Korea Talk Title: Microfluidic Technologies and Microphysiological Systems for...

Nov14Fri
Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

Fri, Nov 14, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: RTH 109
Speaker: Beatriz Penalver Bernabe, Assistant Professor in the Richard and Loan Hill Department of Biomedical Engineering and a core member of the Center for Bioinformatics and Quantitative Biology University of Chicago, IL Talk Title: A...

Nov21Fri
Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series

Fri, Nov 21, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: RTH 109
Speaker: Keith Cook, The David Edward Schramm Professor and Department Head of Biomedical Engineering Talk Title: Permanent Respiratory Support with Bioengineered Lungs Abstract: Over 15 million people in the US suffer from chronic lung...

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Published on February 23rd, 2017Last updated on November 3rd, 2025