Biomedical Engineering @ 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.
What Is Biomedical Engineering?
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Towards Acing the Turing Test: A Blueprint for Future AI and Robots that Learn Like Living Things
USC Viterbi researchers worked with a DARPA-supported multi-institution team to outline how the machines of the future can achieve lifelong learning, just like humans and other animals.
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A Coast-to-Coast Mission for Kidney Research Stops at USC
Ride for PKD cyclist Glenn Frommer meets USC Viterbi researchers using nanotechnology to find a cure for his genetic disorder.
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AI4Health: A Collab for the Future of Health Care
USC’s Information Sciences Institute launches the Center on AI Research for Health.
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$35 Million Gift: Era of the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering Begins
USC receives one of the largest naming gifts to a biomedical engineering department in the nation.
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Published on February 23rd, 2017
Last updated on November 17th, 2022