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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Opportunities for Undergraduates

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Diverse Masters Programs

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PhD Programs and Research

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Featured Labs

Laboratory for the Design of Medical and Analytical Devices

Treweek Lab

Zavaleta Lab

The Chung Laboratory

Laboratory for Integrative Biosystems Engineering

Laboratory for Living Systems Engineering

Featured Research

Catching Some Z’s is a Challenge for Millions. Can Wristbands Help Solve the Problem?

Professor Michael Khoo and his SleepHuB partners look at a range of technologies to uncover sleep problems

New $11.7 Million USC Center to Create Open-Source Implantables for the Nervous System

The USC-led center will develop cutting-edge devices that send stimulating pulses to the autonomic nervous system to treat and monitor a vast range of conditions.

Events

Mar28Fri

Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series

Fri, Mar 28, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: RTH 109
Speaker: Ning Wang, Ph.D., Founding Director of Institute for Mechanobiology at Northeastern University, Professor of Bioengineering in Department of Bioengineering in the College of Engineering, affiliate professor at Bouve College of...

Apr04Fri

Alfred E.Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering - Seminar series

Fri, Apr 04, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: RTH 109
Speaker: Xiaoping P. Hu, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Bioengineering;Director, Center for Advanced Neuroimaging Reza Abbaschian Chair Professor University of California, Riverside Talk Title: Some Recent Advances in MRI of...

Apr07Mon

Deans Transformative Lecture Series

Mon, Apr 07, 2025
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Aresty Auditorium -Norris Cancer Center
Speaker: Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D., Malcolm Gillis University Professor Director, Rice 360 Institute for Global Health Department of Bioengineering at Rice University Talk Title: Point-of-Care Tools to Improve Global Cancer Care ...