Biomedical Engineering @ USC
Welcome to the USC Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)!
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, founded in 1976, includes over 80 primary and affiliated faculty members that conduct cutting-edge research in a wide variety of areas, including neuroengineering, biosystems and biosignal analysis, medical devices and implants, bioimaging and imaging informatics, and systems cellular-molecular bioengineering.
What Is Biomedical Engineering?

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What plants can teach us about oil spill clean-up and microfluidics
Engineers create nature-inspired 3-D printed solutions for one of the worst manmade dilemmas.
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She’s Out of This World
Nina Singh BME ’19 receives an Astronaut Scholarship, an honor reserved for the best and brightest STEM college students
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USC News: Stem cell-based retinal implant tested for common cause of vision loss
It’s the first human trial, which is designed to replace a single-cell layer that degenerates in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration.
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WIRED: The Quest to Make a Robotic Cat Walk With Artificial Neurons
Want to create machines that move more naturally? Maybe start by replicating the spinal cord