Biomedical Engineering News

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.

USC Researcher to Lead $2.4M AI Core for Raynor Cerebellum Project Treating Cerebellar Disorders

USC Viterbi's Maryam Shanechi aims to develop AI models to improve neuromodulation and enable adaptive treatment for cerebellar disorders

Tiny Particles in Urine Could Be the Key to Treating a Deadly Childhood Kidney Disease

USC Viterbi researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring nanoparticle found in urine shows early promise as a treatment, and potentially a prenatal intervention, for a rare disease that kills newborns and has no approved therapy.

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.

At USC Viterbi, 170 newly minted Ph.Ds. stepped forward toward a bright future

The Class of 2026 gathered at Bovard Auditorium to celebrate years of research, discovery and impact.

A pacemaker without surgery? USC Viterbi’s Qifa Zhou and team’s ultrasound breakthrough could change heart care

A wearable, noninvasive device uses sound waves and gene therapy to regulate the heartbeat, no implants required

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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