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, 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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Featured Research
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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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Expert in Engineered Cell-Based Cancer Therapies Appointed USC Viterbi BME Chair
Peter Yingxiao Wang, a specialist in CAR T-cell cancer therapies, joins USC in January 2023 as the new chair of the Department of Biomedical Engineering.
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Medical Imaging in Living Color – With 26 New Shades to Detect Disease
New molecular imaging method could change the game for detection and treatment of cancers and other diseases.
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Published on August 10th, 2022
Last updated on August 17th, 2022