USC Viterbi Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

Watch Intro Video: Gaurav Sukhatme, Dean (Interim), USC Viterbi School of Engineering

From USC Viterbi graduate student to dean: Sukhatme reflects on his 35-year Trojan journey.

Biomedical Engineering News

For America’s 250th, We Created Commemorative Stamps of Trojan Builders

Need patriotic stamps? We've got you covered. Check out our collection of 14 USC computer scientists and engineers who helped build the modern computing world. Also, they're animated.

The Hidden Cardiovascular Risks of Nicotine-Free Vaping

A study by USC Viterbi researchers indicates that nicotine-free e-cigarettes can disrupt the heart's oxygen supply-demand balance, a key indicator of cardiovascular health.

USC announces a joint biomedical engineering department, bridging medical and engineering schools to accelerate health care innovation

Building on decades of collaboration between the USC Viterbi and the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the joint department reimagines the expansion of biomedical engineering into medicine.

To the Classroom and Beyond: USC Viterbi Students Develop Highly Accurate Spinal Disc Teaching Models

A novel teaching tool built by USC engineering students in collaboration with USC Keck Physical Therapy Professionals enables enhanced modeling and understanding of spinal cord mobility.

USC startup receives up to $3.7 million from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop an inner ear imaging device

AO Technologies, founded by USC researchers John Oghalai and Brian Applegate, has secured an ARPA-H small business award to develop a cochleoscope for clinical imaging of the inner ear.

Smarter, Safer Cancer Fighters

USC engineers have developed a new CAR T-cell therapy that can adapt to almost any solid tumor, attack with precision and spare healthy tissue.

Biomedical Engineering at USC

Welcome to the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering, a joint department of the Keck School of Medicine of USC and the 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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